CLUSTER INFORMATION Washington-Baldwin AL Geographic coverage:

This cluster includes the counties of Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties, with a total converge of 8,860 square miles and a total population of 713,278. Population centers:

The population centers include the cities of Bay Minette (county seat), with a population of 8,044; Daphne, with a population of 21,570; Fairhope, with a population of 15,326; Foley, with a population of 14,618; Gulf Shores, with a population of 9,741; Orange Beach, with a population of 5,441; Spanish Fort, with a population of 6,798; Jackson, with a population of 5,228; Evergreen (county seat), with a population of 3,944; Brewton (county seat), with a population of 5,408; Atmore, with a population of 10,194; Mobile (county seat), with a population of 195,111; Chickasaw, with a population of 6,106; Prichard, with a population of 22,659; Saraland, with a population of 13,405; Satsuma, with a population of 5,687; Monroeville (county seat), with a population of 6,519; Chatom (county seat), with a Ruralpopulation Areas: of 1,288.

Demographics:This cluster is made up of approximately 32% urban and 68% rural area.

63.2% white, 31.9% African American, >1% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic

Children: Under 5: 6.1% 5-9: 6.5% 10-14: 6.9% 15-19: 7.3% 20-24: 5.5% Infra-structure:25-29: 5.8%

Interstate: 10, 65, 165 U.S. Route: 29, 31, 43, 45, 84, 90, 98 State Road: 5, 17, 21, 41, 47, 56, 59, 69, 83, 104, 113, 136, 154, 158, 163, 177, 178, 180, 181, Colleges182, 188, and193, universities: 213, 217, 225, 287, 295 

University of South Alabama: a public research university, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in 100 programs of study. Doctoral level degrees are also  offered in several areas, including Business Administration; Nursing; Medicine; Marine Science; and Pharmacy.  Faulkner State Community College: a two-year college offering associate degrees & certificates  Columbia Southern University: an online university offering online degree programs at the associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate or certificate levels.  Bishop State Community College: a HBCU located in Mobile, Bishop State is a two- year, public college with 7 academic divisions and 4 technical divisions United States Sports Academy: a regionally accredited, sport-specific institution located in Daphne, AL. It offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs as well as certificate programs, in the areas of Sports Science and Sports Management Economy:

The top employers in this cluster are:   Baldwin County Board of Education  UTC Aerospace Systems  Thomas Hospital  South Baldwin Regional Medical Center  Marriott Grand Hotel  Scotch Plywood  Guyoung Tech USA (Auto parts)  Conecuh County School System  Poarch Band of Creek Indians  Escambia Co. Board of Education  Alabama Dept. of Corrections  Georgia-Pacific (papermill)  University of South Alabama  ThyssenKrupp (steel manufacturing)  Providence Hospital  ST Aerospace Mobile  Springhill Medical Center  RYLA Inc. (call center)  Austal USA (manufacturing)  Kimberly Clark Corp. (paper)  Evonik Degussa (chemical manufacturing)  Ciba Corp (part of BASF) (chemical manufacturing)  Atlantic Marine (ship building & repair)  Press Register (newspaper) Alabama River Cellulose, LLC. (wood pulp) Washington County Schools