Title: Index of Mississippi-related articles
Content: Jackson, Mississippi, state capital since 1821 
Title: Index of Mississippi-related articles
Content: Capital of the state of Mississippi ; Capitol of the State of Mississippi ; commons:Category:Mississippi State Capitol ; Capital punishment in Mississippi ; Census statistical areas of Mississippi ; Cities in Mississippi ; commons:Category:Cities in Mississippi ; Climate of Mississippi ; Climate change in Mississippi Climate change in Mississippi Colleges and universities in Mississippi ; commons:Category:Universities and colleges in Mississippi ; commons:Category:Communications in Mississippi ; Congressional districts of Mississippi ; Constitution of the State of Mississippi ; commons:Category:Convention centers in Mississippi ; Counties of the state of Mississippi ; commons:Category:Counties in Mississippi ; commons:Category:Mississippi culture Counties of the state of Mississippi ; commons:Category:Counties in Mississippi ; commons:Category:Mississippi culture commons:Category:Mississippi culture 
Title: Outline of Mississippi
Content:  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi: Mississippi &ndash; U.S. state located in the Southern United States, named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson, which is also the state's largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which had been cleared for cotton cultivation in the 19th century.
Title: Outline of Mississippi
Content: The 82 counties of the state of Mississippi ; Municipalities in Mississippi ; Cities in Mississippi ; State capital of Mississippi: ; City nicknames in Mississippi ; Census-designated places in Mississippi 
Title: Mississippi
Content:  Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Mississippi is the 32nd largest and 34th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 580,166 in 2018. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union. By 1860, Mississippi was the nation's top cotton-producing state and slaves accounted for 55% of the state population. Mississippi 
Title: History of Mississippi
Content:  In 1817 elected delegates wrote a constitution and applied to Congress for statehood. On Dec. 10, 1817, the western portion of Mississippi Territory became the State of Mississippi, the 20th state of the Union. Natchez, long established as a major river port, was the first state capital. As more population came into the state and future growth was anticipated, in 1822 the capital was moved to the more central location of Jackson.
Title: Mississippi
Content:  in the West at large, school corporal punishment is not unusual in Mississippi, with 31,236 public school students paddled at least one time circa 2016. A greater percentage of students were paddled in Mississippi than in any other state, according to government data for the 2011–2012 school year. In 2007, Mississippi students scored the lowest of any state on the National Assessments of Educational Progress in both math and science. Jackson, the state's capital city, is the site of the state residential school for deaf and hard of hearing students. The Mississippi School for the Deaf was established by the state legislature in 1854 before the civil war.
Title: Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi
Content: Jackson (Principal City) ; Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Mississippi. It is one of the county seats of Hinds County (Raymond being the other). As of the 2010 census Jackson's population was 173,514. 2016 estimates show a slight decrease to 169,148. ; Clinton ; Madison ; Pearl 
Title: Jackson, Mississippi
Content:  Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. State of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond, Mississippi. The city of Jackson also includes around 3,000 acres (12.1 km2) comprising Jackson-Medgar Evers International Airport in Rankin County and a small portion of Madison County. The city has a population of 153,701 as of the 2020 census, down from 173,514 from the 2010 census. Jackson's population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New 
Title: Mississippi State Capitol
Content:  The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old statehouse in 1903. Located in Jackson, it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1986, a National Historic Landmark in 2016 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Question: What is the capital of Mississippi?
Answer: Jackson.
Jackson, Mississippi.
City of Jackson.