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
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fossil
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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
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Magnolia grandiflora
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| flower |
Magnolia |
| flower scientificname |
Magnolia |
| fish | Largemouth bass
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| fish binomial nomenclature | Micropterus salmoides
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| bird | Mockingbird
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| shell | Eastern oyster
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| reptile | American alligator
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| reptile scientific name | Alligator mississippiensis
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| insect | European honey bee
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| insect scientific name | Apis mellifera
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| butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail
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| butterfly binomial nomenclature | Papilio troilus
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| land mammal | White-tailed deer
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| marine mammal | Bottlenosed dolphin
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| rock or stone | Petrified wood
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| 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 |
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| Map |
City |
Population |
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Jackson |
170,674 |
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Gulfport |
71,856 |
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Southaven |
52,589 |
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Hattiesburg |
46,805 |
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Biloxi |
45,637 |
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Meridian |
39,661 |
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Olive Branch |
36,010 |
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Tupelo |
35,680 |
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Greenville |
32,156 |
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Horn Lake |
26,915 |
| 82 counties in Mississippi see all |
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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 |
