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Mississippi (state)

State of Mississippi
Flag of Mississippi State seal of Mississippi
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State", "The Hospitality State"
Motto(s): Virtute et Armis
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Mississippian
Capital
(and largest city)
Jackson
Area Ranked 32nd
 • Total 48,430 sq mi
(125,443 km2)
 • Width 170 miles (275 km)
 • Length 340 miles (545 km)
 • % water 3%
 • Latitude 30° 12′ N to 35° N
 • Longitude 88° 06′ W to 91° 39′ W
Population Ranked 32nd
 • Total 2,992,333 (2015 est)
 • Density 63.5/sq mi  (24.5/km2)
Ranked 32nd
 • Median household income $40,037 (51st)
Elevation
 • Highest point Woodall Mountain
807 ft (246.0 m)
 • Mean 300 ft  (90 m)
 • Lowest point Gulf of Mexico
sea level
Before statehood Mississippi Territory
Admission to Union December 10, 1817 (20th)
Governor Phil Bryant (R)
Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves (R)
Legislature Mississippi Legislature
 • Upper house State Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators
U.S. House delegation 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list)
Time zone Central: UTC −6/−5
ISO 3166 US-MS
Abbreviations MS, Miss.
Website www.ms.gov
Mississippi state symbols
Flag of Mississippi.svg
Seal of Mississippi (2014).svg
Coat of arms of Mississippi.svg
Living insignia
Bird
Butterfly
Fish
Flower Magnolia
Insect
Mammal White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Reptile
Tree
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk
Colors red and blue
Dance Clogging
Food Sweet potato
Gemstone Emerald
Mineral Gold
Motto Virtute et armis
Rock Granite
Shell
Slogan First Flight (unofficial)
Song "Go, Mississippi"
State route marker
Mississippi state route marker
State quarter
Mississippi quarter dollar coin
Released in 2002
Lists of United States state symbols
Mississippi state symbols
Flag of Mississippi.svg
Seal of Mississippi (2014).svg
Living insignia
Bird Mockingbird (1944)
Wood duck (1974)
Butterfly Spicebush swallowtail (1991)
Fish Largemouth bass (1974)
Flower Magnolia (1952)
Coreopsis (tickseed) (1991)
Insect Honey bee (1980)
Mammal White-tailed deer (1974)
Red fox (1997)
Bottlenose dolphin (1974)
Reptile American alligator (2005)
Tree Magnolia (1938)
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Milk (1984)
Dance American folk dance (1995)
Fossil Basilosaurus (1981)
Zygorhiza (1981)
Rock Petrified wood (1976)
Shell Oyster (1974)
Slogan Virtute et armis
Soil Natchez silt loam (2003)
Song "Go, Mississippi" (1962)
Toy Teddy bear (2003)
Other Grand Opera House of Meridian (1993)
Tupelo Auto Museum (2003)
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum (1972)
State route marker
Mississippi state route marker
State quarter
Mississippi quarter dollar coin
Released in 2002
Lists of United States state symbols

Mississippi Listeni/ˌmɪsˈsɪpi/ is a state in the southern region of the United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River.

The state has a population of approximately 3 million. It is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. Located in the center of the state, Jackson is the state capital and largest city, with a population of approximately 175,000 people.

The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Before the American Civil War, most development in the state was along riverfronts, where slaves worked on cotton plantations. After the war, the bottomlands to the interior were cleared, mostly by freedmen. By the end of the 19th century, African Americans made up two-thirds of the Delta's property owners, but timber and railroad companies acquired much of the land after a financial crisis.


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