MISSISSIPPI QUICK FACTS Name Mississippi is named after the Mississippi River which flows down the western border of the state Mississippi is an Ojibwe Native American word that means great river or father of waters State Capital Jackson population 171,155 Date of Statehood December 10 1817 20th state Population 2,992,333 32nd-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 48,432 square miles 125,438 sq km 32nd-largest state Largest City Jackson population 171,155 Nickname The Magnolia State or The Hospitality State Motto Virtute et armis By Valor and Arms State Bird Mockingbird 6 MISSISSIPPI
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Magnolia State Rock Petrified Wood State Tree Magnolia State Song Go Mississippi Petrified Wood Magnolia Tree Highest Point Woodall Mountain 806 feet 246 m Lowest Point Gulf of Mexico 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature 91 F 33 C Record High Temperature 115 F 46 C in Holly Springs on July 29 1930 Average January Low Temperature 34 F 1 C Record Low Temperature 19 F 28 C in Corinth on January 30 1966 Woodall Mountain Average Annual Precipitation 58 inches 147 cm Gulf of Mexico Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 4 U S Postal Service Abbreviation MS QUICK FACTS 7
MISSISSIPPI GEOGRAPHY Mississippi Mississippi lies along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the southeastern United States It is part of a region called the Deep South The state’s neighbor to the east is Alabama To the north is Tennessee To the south is the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana The Mississippi River winds its way down most of Mississippi’s western border Across the river to the west are Arkansas and more of Louisiana Mississippi’s total land and water area is 48,432 square miles 125,438 sq km That makes it the 32nd-largest state in the United States The land in Mississippi is mostly flat Because the elevation is so low there can be a lot of waterlogged areas during heavy rains WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI Mississippi is mostly low and flat Rain can cause areas to become waterlogged 8 MISSISSIPPI
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TENNESSEE 100 km Tallahatchie River Yalobusha River 100 miles ARKANSAS Mississippi Delta Greenville MISSISSIPPI Yazoo River Big Black River Jackson Meridian 20 55 59 Mississippi River Pearl River ALABAMA LOUISIANA Gulfport Biloxi GULF OF MEXICO Mississippi’s total land and water area is 48,432 square miles 125,438 sq km It is the 32nd-largest state The state capital is Jackson GEOGRAPHY 9
