The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi:

Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

– U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 located in the Southern United States

Southern United States

The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...

, named after the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

 which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

, which is also the state's largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta

Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...

 area, which had been cleared for cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

 cultivation in the 19th century.

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Mississippi
    Mississippi
    Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
    
    
    • Pronunciation: ˌmɪsɨˈsɪpi
  • Official name: State of Mississippi
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: MS
    • ISO 3166-2 code: US-MS
    • Internet
      Internet
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       second-level domain
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      : .ms.us
  • Nicknames
    • Hospitality State (previously used on license plates)
    • Magnolia State
• Adjectival: Mississippi
  Mississippi
  Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
  
  
• Demonym: Mississippian

Geography of Mississippi

Main article: Geography of Mississippi

• Mississippi is: a U.S. state
  U.S. state
  A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
  
  , a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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  • Western hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • Americas
      Americas
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      • North America
        North America
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        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          Northern America
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          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              Contiguous United States
              The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
              
              
              • Central United States
                Central United States
                The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern United States and Western United States as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions of the Southern United States; the term is also sometimes used...
                
                
                • East South Central States
                  East South Central States
                  The East South Central States constitute one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions of the United States.Four states make up the division: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee...
                  
                  
              • Western United States
                Western United States
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              • Southern United States
                Southern United States
                The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
                
                
                • Deep South
                  Deep South
                  The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...
                  
                  
                  • Gulf Coast of the United States
                    Gulf Coast of the United States
                    The Gulf Coast of the United States, sometimes referred to as the Gulf South, South Coast, or 3rd Coast, comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...
                    
                    
                • South Central United States
                  South Central United States
                  The South Central United States or South Central states is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country. It evolved out of the archaic southwest, which originally was literally the western U.S. South...
                  
                  
• Population of Mississippi: 2,967,297 (2010 U.S. Census)
• Area of Mississippi:
• Atlas of Mississippi

Places in Mississippi

• Historic places in Mississippi
  • National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
• National Natural Landmarks in Mississippi
• National parks in Mississippi
• State parks in Mississippi

Environment of Mississippi

• Climate of Mississippi
• Superfund sites in Mississippi

Natural geographic features of Mississippi

• Rivers of Mississippi

Administrative divisions of Mississippi

• The 82 counties of the state of Mississippi
  • Municipalities in Mississippi
    • Cities in Mississippi
      • State capital of Mississippi:
      • City nicknames in Mississippi
  • Census-designated places in Mississippi

Government and politics of Mississippi

Main article: Government of Mississippi

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : U.S. state government
  State governments of the United States
  State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
  
  
• United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
  United States Congressional Delegations from Mississippi
  These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1801 - 1817: 1 non-voting delegate:...
  
  
• Mississippi State Capitol
  Mississippi State Capitol
  The Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of Mississippi, housing the Mississippi Legislature...
  
  

• Elections in Mississippi
  Elections in Mississippi
  - 2006 :* United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2006* United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2006- 2007 :* Mississippi primary election, 2007* Mississippi general election, 2007* Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007...
  
  
• Political party strength in Mississippi
  Political party strength in Mississippi
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Auditor*State Treasurer*Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce*Commissioner of Insurance...
  
  

Executive branch of the government of Mississippi

• Governor of Mississippi
  • Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
    Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
    The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is the second-highest ranking executive officer in Mississippi, right below the governor. The office of lieutenant governor was established when Mississippi became a state, abolished for a few decades in the first half of the 19th century, and restored later...
    
    
  • Secretary of State of Mississippi
    Secretary of State of Mississippi
    The Secretary of State of Mississippi is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Mississippi.It is a constitutional official originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of...
    
    
  • State Treasurer of Mississippi
    State Treasurer of Mississippi
    State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.The elected office of the...
    
    
• State departments
  • Mississippi Department of Transportation
    Mississippi Department of Transportation
    The Mississippi Department of Transportation is the operational agency of the Mississippi Transportation Commission tasked to maintain and improve the highway, rail, maritime, public transportation, and aviation infrastructure in the state...
    
    

Legislative branch of the government of Mississippi

• Mississippi Legislature
  Mississippi Legislature
  The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi Senate, with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four-year...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Mississippi Senate
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : Mississippi House of Representatives
    Mississippi House of Representatives
    The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....
    
    

Judicial branch of the government of Mississippi

• Supreme Court of Mississippi

Law and order in Mississippi

Main article: Law of Mississippi

• Capital punishment in Mississippi
  Capital punishment in Mississippi
  Capital punishment in Mississippi uses lethal injection. Currently executions occur at the Mississippi Department of Corrections Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi...
  
  
  • Individuals executed in Mississippi
• Constitution of Mississippi
• Crime in Mississippi
  Crime in Mississippi
  -Statistics:In 2008 there were 94,781 crimes reported in Mississippi including 237 murders a full list can be found...
  
  
• Gun laws in Mississippi
• Law enforcement in Mississippi
  • Law enforcement agencies in Mississippi

Military in Mississippi

• Mississippi Air National Guard
  Mississippi Air National Guard
  The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard...
  
  
• Mississippi Army National Guard
  Mississippi Army National Guard
  The Mississippi Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Mississippi National Guard. It was originally formed in 1798. It is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard...
  
  

History of Mississippi, by period

• Prehistory of Mississippi
  • Indigenous peoples
• Spanish
  Spain
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   colony of Florida
  Spanish Florida
  Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...
  
  , 1565–1763
• French
  France
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   colony of Louisiane
  Louisiana (New France)
  Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
  
  , 1699–1763
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
• French and Indian War
  French and Indian War
  The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
  
  , 1754–1763
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
    Treaty of Paris (1763)
    The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Colony of West Florida south of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
• British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   Indian Reserve
  Indian Reserve (1763)
  The Indian Reserve was a territory under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians between 1763 and 1783....
  
   north of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
    Royal Proclamation of 1763
    The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...
    
    
• American Revolutionary War
  American Revolutionary War
  The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
  
  , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence
    United States Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
    
    , July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Paris (1783)
    The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
    
    , September 3, 1783
• Territorial claims
  State cessions
  The state cessions are those areas of the United States that the separate states ceded to the federal government in the late 18th and early 19th century...
  
   of State of Georgia
  Georgia (U.S. state)
  Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
  
   from 31st parallel north
  31st parallel north
  The 31st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 31 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.Part of the border between Iran and Iraq is defined by the parallel....
  
   to 35th parallel north
  35th parallel north
  The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean....
  
  , 1776–1802
• Spanish
  Spain
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   colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
  • Republic of West Florida, 1810
• Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
  • War of 1812
    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
    
    , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • United States
      United States
      The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
      
       unilaterally annexes Mobile District
      Mobile District
      The Mobile District was an administrative region of the Spanish territory of West Florida, which became part of the independent Republic of West Florida on September 23, 1810. The region was bounded in the north by the 31st parallel, in the south by the Gulf of Mexico, in the east by the Perdido...
      
       of Spanish
      Spain
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       Florida Occidental, 1812
    • Treaty of Ghent
      Treaty of Ghent
      The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
      
      , December 24, 1814
  • Creek War
    Creek War
    The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
    
    , 1813–1814
• State of Mississippi becomes 20th State admitted to the United States of America on December 10, 1817
  • First Seminole War, 1817–1818
  • Adams-Onís Treaty
    Adams-Onís Treaty
    The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...
    
     of 1819
  • Trail of Tears
    Trail of Tears
    The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...
    
    , 1830–1838
  • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • Second state to declare secession from the United States on January 9, 1861
    • Founding state of the Confederate States of America
      Confederate States of America
      The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
      
       on February 8, 1861
  • American Civil War
    American Civil War
    The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
    
    , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Mississippi in the American Civil War
      • Siege of Corinth
        Siege of Corinth
        The Siege of Corinth was an American Civil War battle fought from April 29 to May 30, 1862, in Corinth, Mississippi.-Background:...
        
        , April 29 – May 30, 1862
      • Siege of Vicksburg, May 18 – July 4, 1863
  • Mississippi in Reconstruction, 1865–1870
    • • Ninth former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on February 23, 1870

History of Mississippi, by region

• by city
  • History of Jackson, Mississippi
  • History of Meridian, Mississippi
    History of Meridian, Mississippi
    The history of Meridian, Mississippi begins in the early 19th century before European-American settlement. Originally settled by the Choctaw Indians, the land was bought by the United States according to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830...
    
    
  • History of Oxford, Mississippi
• by county

Culture of Mississippi

Main article: Culture of Mississippi

• Museums in Mississippi
• Religion in Mississippi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi
    As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 20,377 members, 4 stakes, 28 wards, and 16 branches in Mississippi.-History:...
    
    
  • Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
    Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
    The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, created in 1850, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the entire state of Mississippi. It is in Province 4 and its cathedral, St...
    
    
• Scouting in Mississippi
  Scouting in Mississippi
  Scouting in Mississippi has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...
  
  
• State symbols of Mississippi
  • Flag of the State of Mississippi  
  • Great Seal of the State of Mississippi 

Economy and infrastructure of Mississippi

Main article: Economy of Mississippi

• Communications in Mississippi
  • Newspapers in Mississippi
  • Radio stations in Mississippi
  • Television stations in Mississippi
• Health care in Mississippi
  • Hospitals in Mississippi
• Transportation in Mississippi
  • Airports in Mississippi
  • Roads in Mississippi
    • Interstate Highways in Mississippi

Education in Mississippi

Main article: Education in Mississippi

Education in Mississippi

From the early 19th century, education in Mississippi has been an opportunity for youth to grow academically. Social injustice and the rural layout of the state have caused hindrances to the development of education. Today, Mississippi struggles with meeting national assessment standards and the...

• Schools in Mississippi
  • School districts in Mississippi
    • High schools in Mississippi
  • Private schools in Mississippi
  • Colleges and universities in Mississippi
    • University of Mississippi
      University of Mississippi
      The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
      
      
    • Mississippi State University
      Mississippi State University
      The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
      
      

See also

• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
  • Outline of North America
    • Outline of the United States
• Index of Mississippi-related articles

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