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Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor [1] of Jackson, Mississippi, [2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. He was first elected in 2017. In the primary election, Lumumba soundly [3] won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent ...
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
Columbus – Possum Town [7] Greenwood – Cotton Capital of the World. [8] Gulfport. Root Beer Capital of the World. [4] Where Your Ship Comes In [9] Hattiesburg – Hub City [10] Jackson.
Flag. Flag of Mississippi. 2021 [3] Seal. Seal of Mississippi. 2014 [4] Coat of arms. Coat of arms of Mississippi.
Pig Foot Mary (1870–1929), culinary entrepreneur ( Mississippi Delta) Robert Pittman (born 1953), founder of MTV, executive at AOL ( Jackson) J. H. Rush (1868–1931), founder of Rush's Infirmary ( De Kalb) Fred Smith (born 1944), founder of FedEx ( Marks) James Breckenridge Speed (1844–1912), industrial pioneer.
Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi (1 C, 63 P) R. Roman Catholic bishops of Jackson (11 P) S. Sportspeople from Jackson, Mississippi (4 C, 38 P) W.
The largest municipality by land area is Jackson, which spans 111.05 sq mi (287.6 km 2), while Sidon is the smallest, at 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km 2). The city of Natchez is the oldest municipality in Mississippi, incorporated on March 10, 1803, and the city of Gluckstadt is the state's newest municipality, incorporated in June 2021.
Government. 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 .