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Corpus Christi is the commercial, medical and educational center of a well-defined regional market serving an eight-county area with a population
of more than 600,000.
Located on the Texas Gulf Coast, Corpus Christi is 207 miles southwest of Houston, 143 miles southeast of San Antonio and 152 miles north of McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley. 
From a regional perspective, the eight-county surrounding Corpus Christi is a captive retail market. There is not a major competitive retail market within 140 miles of the Corpus Christi. Key components of the area's diverse economy are regional health care, a strong retirement community, higher education, the visitor and leisure industry, oil and gas exploration, port-related manufacturing including petroleum and chemical processing, military installations, agribusiness and seafood production. Corpus Christi is the 2nd most popular vacation city in Texas and ranks 6th in overall visitation with 4.7 million per year. The region has a diverse and growing set of visitor attractions and is a major destination for eco-tourism. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi had a fall 2007 enrollment of just under 8,600, making it currently the fastest growing state university in Texas. The Port of Corpus Christi is one of the nation's six busiest seaports in terms of tonnage. |