Mississippi
Mississippi | |
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| State of Mississippi | |
| Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State", "The Hospitality State" | |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem:Go, Mississippi | |
 Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Mississippi Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | December 10, 1817 (20th) |
| Capital (and largest city) | Jackson |
| Largest metroandurbanareas | 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 |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 340 mi (545 km) |
| • Width | 170 mi (275 km) |
| 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 |
| Demonym | Mississippian |
| Language | |
| •Official language | English |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00(Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00(CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | MS |
| ISO 3166 code | US-MS |
| Traditional abbreviation | Miss. |
| Latitude | 30°12′ N to 35° N |
| Longitude | 88°06′ W to 91°39′ W |
| Website | www |
| Mississippi state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
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| Butterfly |
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| Flower | Magnolia |
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| Mammal | White-tailed deer(Odocoileus virginianus) |
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| Inanimate insignia | |
| 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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| State quarter | |
 Released in 2002 | |
| Lists of United States state symbols | |
Mississippiis one of the states of theUnited States.Itscapitaland largestcityisJackson.The stateflowerandtreeare themagnolia.Other large cities areBiloxi,Greenville,Gulfport,Hattiesburg,Meridian,Pascagoula,Southaven,Tupelo,Starkville,andVicksburg.It touchesArkansas(by theMississippi River),Louisiana,Tennessee,andAlabama.
The climate of Mississippi issubtropical.
The first people to settle in Mississippi wereNative Americansbefore the arrival of Europeans. African slaves worked on cotton plantations in the state. Mississippi has the highest percentage ofAfrican Americansof any state.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toMississippi (state).
- ↑"Knob Reset".NGS data sheet.U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
- ↑2.02.1"Elevations and Distances in the United States".United States Geological Survey.2001. Archived fromthe originalon October 15, 2011.RetrievedOctober 24,2011.
- ↑Elevation adjusted toNorth American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑"Median Annual Household Income".The US Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 27,2020.
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