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Mississippi. Mississippi (/ ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi / ⓘ MISS-ə-SIH-pee) [6] is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest.
Mississippi State in 1914. The university began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering ...
County government. Subdivisions. cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place. There are 82 counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Mississippi is tied with Arkansas for the most counties with two county seats, at 10. Mississippi's postal abbreviation is MS and its FIPS state code is 28.
Outline of Mississippi. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi: Mississippi – U.S. state located in the Southern United States, named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson, which is also the state's largest city.
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States.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]
Casey Jones State Park. Fort Maurepas State Park. Grand Gulf Military Monument Park, Port Gibson. Gulf Marine State Park. Nanih Waiya State Park, transferred to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw 2006. Sam Dale State Park. Winterville Mounds, 1960–2000, transferred to Department of Archives and History.
MS 534 - MS 15 in Larel via Lower Myrick Road and Mill Creek Road. MS 539 - US 84 in Collins to MS 532 via Salem Church Road. MS 543 - MS 35 in Raleigh west via current MS 540; then followed Dry Creek Road. MS 551 - Liberty Road from US 61 (no longer part of it now) in Natchez to MS 33.
The Mississippi State Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The Senate is composed of 52 senators representing an equal number of constituent ...