Mississippi

**Mississippi** is one of the states of the Southern 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.

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.

## Related pages

- Mississippi River
- William Faulkner

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: Mississippi
- **official name**: State of Mississippi
- **image flag**: Flag of Mississippi ("New Magnolia Flag").svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Mississippi 2014.svg
- **seal link**: Seal of Mississippi
- **image map**: Mississippi in United States.svg
- **nickname**: "The Magnolia State", "The Hospitality State"
- **motto**:
 (By valor and arms)
- **mottoenglish**: By Valor and Arms
- **anthem**: Go, Mississippi
- **former**: Mississippi Territory
- **music**: Mississippi is known for the blues
- **population demonym**: Mississippian
- **seat**: Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson
- **officiallang**: Template:Official languages of U.S. states and territories, English
- **largestcity**: capital
- **largestmetro**: Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Greater Jackson
- **legislature**: Mississippi Legislature
- **upperhouse**: Mississippi State Senate, State Senate
- **lowerhouse**: Mississippi House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **senators**:

- **representative**:

- **postal code**: MS
- **tradabbreviation**: Miss.
- **area rank**: 32nd
- **area total sq mi**: 48,430
- **area total km2**: 125,443
- **area land sq mi**: 46,952
- **area land km2**: 121,607
- **area water sq mi**: 1,521
- **area water km2**: 3,940
- **area water percent**: 3
- **population as of**: 2019
- **population rank**: 34th
- **2010pop**: 2,976,149
- **population density rank**: 32nd
- **2000densityus**: 63.5
- **2000density**: 24.5
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $43,567
- **incomerank**: 50th
- **admittanceorder**: 20th
- **admittancedate**: December 10, 1817
- **timezone1**: Central Time Zone (North America), Central
- **utc offset1**: −06:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Central Daylight Time, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −05:00
- **latitude**: 30°12′ N to 35° N
- **longitude**: 88°06′ W to 91°39′ W
- **width mi**: 170
- **width km**: 275
- **length mi**: 340
- **length km**: 545
- **elevation max point**: Woodall Mountain
- **elevation max ft**: 807
- **elevation max m**: 246.0
- **elevation ft**: 300
- **elevation m**: 90
- **elevation min point**: Gulf of Mexico
- **elevation min ft**: 0
- **elevation min m**: 0
- **iso code**: US-MS
- **website**: www.ms.gov


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **seal**: Seal of Mississippi 2014.svg
- **coat of arms**: Coat of arms of Mississippi.svg
- **name**: Mississippi
- **flower**: Magnolia
- **mammal**: White-tailed deer (_Odocoileus virginianus_)
- **beverage**: Milk
- **colors**: red and blue
- **dance**: Clogging
- **food**: Sweet potato
- **gemstone**: Emerald
- **mineral**: Gold
- **rock**: Granite
- **slogan**: _First Flight_ (unofficial)
- **route marker**: Ellipse sign 15.svg
- **quarter**: 2002 MS Proof.png
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2002