Mississippi
established Dec. 10, 1817
formerly known as Mississippi Territory
Mississippi two letter code: MS
population:
2,989,260
( 63.50 people per square mile )
Nicknames:
Hospitality State
Magnolia State
The Birthplace of America's Music
The Bayou State
4 Neighboring States:
Alabama
Arkanssas
Louisiana
Tennessee
4 Areacodes:
228
601
662
769
Airport :
187
Heliport :
44
Electoral Votes: 6
State Motto: Virtute et armis
english translation: By valor and arms
Highest point in Mississippi: Woodall Mountain
, 806 feet
fossil
|
Basilosaurus and Zygorhiza whales
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fossil scientific name
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Basilosaurus cetoides Zygorhiza kochii
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tree | Southern Magnolia |
tree binomial nomenclature
|
Magnolia grandiflora
|
flower |
Magnolia |
flower scientificname |
Magnolia |
fish | Largemouth bass
|
fish binomial nomenclature | Micropterus salmoides
|
bird | Mockingbird
|
shell | Eastern oyster
|
reptile | American alligator
|
reptile scientific name | Alligator mississippiensis
|
insect | European honey bee
|
insect scientific name | Apis mellifera
|
butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail
|
butterfly binomial nomenclature | Papilio troilus
|
land mammal | White-tailed deer
|
marine mammal | Bottlenosed dolphin
|
rock or stone | Petrified wood
|
Crime Chart |
Mississippi Crime (2014) | USA Crime (2014) |
population | 2,994,079 | 318,857,056 |
violent crimes | 8,338 | 1,197,987 |
violent crime rate | 278.5 | 375.7 |
murder and manslaughter | 258 | 14,249 |
murder and manslaughter rate | 8.6 | 4.5 |
rape | 1,058 | 116,645 |
rape rate | 35.3 | 36.6 |
robbery | 2,430 | 325,802 |
robbery rate | 81.2 | 102.2 |
aggravated assault | 4,592 | 741,291 |
aggravated assault rate | 153.4 | 232.5 |
property crimes | 87,462 | 8,277,829 |
property crime rate | 2921.2 | 2596.1 |
burglary | 24,352 | 1,729,806 |
burglary rate | 813.3 | 542.5 |
larceny theft | 58,591 | 5,858,496 |
larceny theft rate | 1956.9 | 1837.3 |
motor vechicle theft | 4,519 | 689,527 |
motor vehicle theft rate | 150.9 | 216.2 |
362 cities in Mississippi see all |
Map |
City |
Population |
|
Jackson |
170,674 |
|
Gulfport |
71,856 |
|
Southaven |
52,589 |
|
Hattiesburg |
46,805 |
|
Biloxi |
45,637 |
|
Meridian |
39,661 |
|
Olive Branch |
36,010 |
|
Tupelo |
35,680 |
|
Greenville |
32,156 |
|
Horn Lake |
26,915 |
82 counties in Mississippi see all |
County |
Population |
Hinds |
231,840 |
Harrison |
208,080 |
DeSoto |
184,945 |
Rankin |
155,271 |
Jackson |
143,617 |
Madison |
106,272 |
Lee |
85,436 |
Forrest |
74,897 |
Lauderdale |
74,125 |
Jones |
68,098 |