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According to the 2020 United States Census, Mississippi is the 32nd-most populous state, with 2,949,965 inhabitants and the 31st largest by land area, spanning 46,923.27 square miles (121,530.7 km 2) of land. [1] Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
The U.S. state of Mississippi has 82 counties. The first two counties, Adams County and Pickering County (renamed Jefferson County later), were established in 1799 in the Mississippi Territory. [1] 14 counties, all in the southwest, were created before the Mississippi Territory became a state in 1817. [1]
The State of Mississippi has a total of five metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are fully or partially located in the state. 17 of the state's 82 counties are classified by the United States Census Bureau as metropolitan. As of the 2000 census, these counties had a combined population of 1,194,522 (42.0% of the state's total population ...
An enlargeable map of the state of Mississippi. Names Common name: Mississippi. Pronunciation: / ˌ m ɪ s ɪ ˈ s ɪ p i / ⓘ Official name: State of Mississippi; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: MS; ISO 3166-2 code: US-MS; Internet second-level domain: .ms.us; Nicknames Hospitality State (previously used on license plates ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States that is divided into 82 counties and contains 63 census-designated places (CDPs) [1] in 2018. All population data is based on the 2010 census.
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The main article for this category is List of municipalities in Mississippi; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Mississippi (state) See also Mississippi and categories Towns in Mississippi, Villages in Mississippi, Census-designated places in Mississippi, Unincorporated communities in Mississippi