Gautier MS Commercial Real Estate

Gautier, Mississippi is a city that can be found in Harrison County and is on Real Estate In

Gautier Mississippi of the Pascagoula River, 8 miles West of Pascagoula which is the

Harrison county seat. The community of Gautier was incorporated in 1986. According to the

United States Census Bureau, the entire population of Gautier was projected to be 18,413 in

2010.

Descendants of the Gautier family, for whom the community is known as, still are located

within this area.

The lovely, substantial homestead that Fernando Upton Gautier created at the mouth of the

Pascagoula River Basin in 1867 still stands today. Fernando Gautier developed started an

extremely lucrative sawmill business in this region and the town developed from that

enterprise. The house is called the The Old Place, and continues to be owned by the

descendants of Fernando Upton Gautier. The property can be used today for both private

and public occasions.

Gautier remained a rural community until the start of World War II when shipyard workers

began to move to the area to construct ships to support the war efforts at the local shipyard.

This shipyard was Ingalls, that was owned by Bob Ingalls. Even today, this shipyard is

among the most substantial shipyards in the United States.

Today, Gautier is well known because of its magnificent, stately homes that are encircled by

centuries old live oak trees. Gautier is a bedroom resort community with two substantial golf

courses and the many historic properties are surrounded by bayous and wetlands on three

sides. Gautiers beautiful natural environment provides many opportunities for recreation and

eco-tourism.

Gautier is located in a convenient location and is only a two hour drive to New Orleans and a

45 minuteautomobile drive to Mobile. And, Gautier is a 5 minute drive to the most beautiful

sugar white sand seashore on the whole Mississippi Gulf Coast along with the availability of

a vast array of first rate restaurants, outdoor attractions, and scenic byways and the

enjoyment of 9 non-stop gambling casinos in nearby Harrison County.

And, the price of real estate is among the lowest along the whole Mississippi Coast.