Mississippi
Mississippi is one of the states of the United States. Its capital and largest city is Jackson. The state flower and tree are the magnolia. Other large cities are Biloxi, Greenville, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Meridian, Pascagoula, Southaven, Tupelo, Starkville, and Vicksburg. It touches Arkansas (by the Mississippi River), Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama.
| State of Mississippi | |
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| Anthem: Go, Mississippi | |
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| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Mississippi Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | December 10, 1817 (20th) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Jackson |
| Largest metro | Greater Jackson |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tate Reeves (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Delbert Hosemann (R) |
| Legislature | Mississippi Legislature |
| • Upper house | State Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Roger Wicker (R) Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 1: Trent Kelly (R) 2: Bennie Thompson (D) 3: Michael Guest (R) 4: Steven Palazzo (R) (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48,430 sq mi (125,443 km2) |
| • Land | 46,952 sq mi (121,607 km2) |
| • Water | 1,521 sq mi (3,940 km2) 3% |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| Elevation | 300 ft (90 m) |
| Highest elevation | 807 ft (246.0 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 2,976,149 |
| • Rank | 34th |
| • Density | 63.5/sq mi (24.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Median household income | $43,567 [4] |
| • Income rank | 50th |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | MS |
| ISO 3166 code | US-MS |
| Trad. abbreviation | Miss. |
| Latitude | 30°12′ N to 35° N |
| Longitude | 88°06′ W to 91°39′ W |
| Website | www |
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| Flower | Magnolia |
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| Mammal | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
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| Beverage | Milk |
| Colors | red and blue |
| Dance | Clogging |
| Food | Sweet potato |
| Gemstone | Emerald |
| Mineral | Gold |
| Rock | Granite |
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| Slogan | First Flight (unofficial) |
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The climate of Mississippi is subtropical.
The first people to settle in Mississippi were Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans. African slaves worked on cotton plantations in the state. Mississippi has the highest percentage of African Americans of any state.
Mississippi Media
Choctaw Village by Francois Bernard
Pushmataha high resolution
D'Evereux Hall in Natchez. Built in 1840, the mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Confederate lines, Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. Shows assault by US 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry.
The legislature of the state of Mississippi in 1890
Child workers, Pass Christian, 1911, by Lewis Hine
Mexican American boy and African American man at the Knowlton Plantation, Perthshire, Mississippi, in 1939, by Marion Post Wolcott
Dancing at a juke joint near Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1939, by Marion Post Wolcott
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Flagpoles standing behind Hattiesburg, Mississippi sign, 2016
- Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg
The previous flag of Mississippi, used until June 30, 2020, featured the Confederate battle flag.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Knob Reset". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=EG1487.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ↑ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
Other websites
Media related to Mississippi (state) at Wikimedia Commons
Mississippi travel guide from Wikivoyage
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