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Mississippi Fun Facts
Capital: Jackson
State abbreviation/Postal code: Miss./MS
Governor: Haley Barbour, R (to Jan. 2012)Lieut. Governor: Phil Bryant, R (to Jan. 2012)
Senators: Thad Cochran, R (to Jan. 2015); Roger Wicker, R (to Jan. 2015)
U.S. Representatives: 4
Historical biographies of Congressional members
Secy. of State: Delbert Hosemann, R (to Jan. 2012)
Treasurer: Tate Reeves R (to Jan. 2012)
Atty. General: Jim Hood, D (to Jan. 2012)
Read more: Mississippi: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108232.html#ixzz1P0sLqg8M
Organized as territory: April 7, 1798
Entered Union (rank): Dec. 10, 1817 (20)
Present constitution adopted: 1890
Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
State symbols:
| flower | flower or bloom of the magnolia or evergreen magnolia (1952) |
| wildflower | coreopsis (1991) |
| tree | magnolia (1938) |
| bird | mockingbird (1944) |
| song | “Go, Mississippi” (1962) |
| stone | petrified wood (1976) |
| fish | largemouth or black bass (1974) |
| insect | honeybee (1980) |
| shell | oyster shell (1974) |
| water mammal | bottlenosed dolphin or porpoise (1974) |
| fossil | prehistoric whale (1981) |
| land mammal | white-tailed deer (1974), red fox (1997) |
| waterfowl | wood duck (1974) |
| beverage | milk (1984) |
| butterfly | spicebush swallowtail (1991) |
| dance | square dance (1995) |
Nickname: Magnolia State
Origin of name: From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Jackson, 177,977; Gulfport, 72,464; Biloxi, 50,209; Hattiesburg, 47,176; Southhaven, 38,840; Greenville, 38,724; Meridian, 38,605; Tupelo, 35,673; Olive Branch, 27,964; Clinton, 26,017
Land area: 46,907 sq mi. (121,489 sq km)
Geographic center: In Leake Co., 9 mi. WNW of Carthage
Number of counties: 82
Largest county by population and area: Hinds, 249,345 (2005); Yazoo, 920 sq mi.
State parks: 24
Residents: Mississippian
2005 resident population est.: 2,921,088
2000 resident census population (rank): 2,844,658 (31). Male: 1,373,554 (48.3%); Female: 1,471,104 (51.7%). White: 1,746,099 (61.4%); Black: 1,033,809 (36.3%); American Indian: 11,652 (0.4%); Asian: 18,626 (0.7%); Other race: 13,784 (0.5%); Two or more races: 20,021 (0.7%); Hispanic/Latino: 39,569 (1.4%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 72.7; 65 and over: 12.1; median age: 33.8.
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