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Admission to Statehood: December 10, 1817 (20th State)
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Area:
- Area: 48,434 sq.mi (125,444 sq.km.), 32nd
- Land: 46,914 sq.mi. (121,507 sq.km.), 31st
- Water: 1,520 sq.mi. (3,937 sq.km.), 25th
- Coastline: 44 mi. (71 km.), 18th
- Shoreline: 359 mi. (578 km.), 22nd
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Constitution: Mississippi's Constitution , 20th State
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Population (2019): 2,991,207; Rank: 31 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird: Mockingbird | List of State Birds
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Constitution: Mississippi's Constitution , 20th State
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The committee to design On November 3, 2020, the flag was approved by state referendum by the Commission to Redesign committee. The previous flag had an emblem of the confederate flag and was voted out after national public outcry. This new flag passed and became the official state flag of Mississippi on January 11, 2021. The design that features a white magnolia blossom, is the official state flower, and “In God We Trust” is the official Motto of the United States. The 20 stars signifies Mississippi's status as the 20th state admitted to the union, and a gold five-point star reflects Mississippi's indigenous Native American tribes. Get this Flag -
Flower: Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities: Jackson | Gulfport | Southaven | Hattiesburg | Biloxi | Meridian | Tupelo | Greenville | Olive Branch | Horn Lake
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Origin of State Name: Based on the Ojibwa Indian word messipi meaning "big river"
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Population (2019): 2,991,207; Rank: 31 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil: Natchez
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Song:
- "Go, Mississippi" | Words by: Houston Davis | Music by: Houston Davis
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Tree: Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | Other State Trees
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County Profile: Mississippi County Map Mississippi County Map , 82 Counties
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Area:
- Area: 48,434 sq.mi (125,444 sq.km.), 32nd
- Land: 46,914 sq.mi. (121,507 sq.km.), 31st
- Water: 1,520 sq.mi. (3,937 sq.km.), 25th
- Coastline: 44 mi. (71 km.), 18th
- Shoreline: 359 mi. (578 km.), 22nd
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County Profile: Mississippi County Map , 82 Counties
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Geographic Center: Leake, 9 miles westnorthwest of Carthage
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Highest Point: Woodall Mountain ; 806 feet, (246 m.), 47th tallest
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 32°48.9'N / 89°43'W
- Relative Center: Leake, 9 miles west northwest of Carthage
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Lowest Point: Mississippi; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
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Topography: Image | | Low, fertile delta between Yazoo and Mississippi rivers; loess bluffs streching around delta border; sandy gulf coastal terraces followed by piney woods and prairie; rugged high sandy hills in extream northeast, followed by black prairie belt, Pontotoc Ridge, and flatwoods into the North central highlands.
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- Agriculture: Cotton, poultry, cattle, catfish, soybeans, dairy products, rice.
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