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Theseal of Mississippi

Coat of arms of Mississippi

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

Mississippi –U.S. state located in theSouthern United States, named after theMississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital isJackson, which is also the state's largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of theMississippi Delta area, which had been cleared forcotton cultivation in the 19th century.

• Names
  • Common name:Mississippi
    • Pronunciation:/ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/ ^ⓘ
  • Official name:State of Mississippi
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: MS
    • ISO 3166-2 code:US-MS
    • Internetsecond-level domain:.ms.us
  • Nicknames
    • Hospitality State (previously used onlicense plates)
    • Magnolia State
• Adjectival:Mississippi
• Demonym:Mississippian

Geography of Mississippi

• Mississippi is: aU.S. state, afederal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Central United States
                • East South Central States
              • Western United States
              • Southern United States
                • Deep South
                  • Gulf Coast of the United States
                • South Central United States
• Population of Mississippi: 2,967,297 (2010 U.S. Census^[1])
• Area of Mississippi:
• Atlas of 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

• Climate of Mississippi
• Superfund sites in Mississippi

• Rivers of Mississippi

• Southern Mississippi

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

Demographics of Mississippi

Government of Mississippi

• Form of government:U.S. state government
• Mississippi's congressional delegations
• Mississippi State Capitol
• Elections in Mississippi
• Political party strength in Mississippi

Government of Mississippi

• Governor of Mississippi
  • Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
  • Secretary of State of Mississippi
  • State Treasurer of Mississippi
• State departments
  • Mississippi Department of Transportation

• Mississippi Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house:Mississippi Senate
  • Lower house:Mississippi House of Representatives

Courts of Mississippi

• Supreme Court of Mississippi

Law of Mississippi

• Cannabis in Mississippi
• Capital punishment in Mississippi
  • Individuals executed in Mississippi
• Constitution of Mississippi
• Crime in Mississippi
• Gun laws in Mississippi
• Law enforcement in Mississippi
  • Law enforcement agencies in Mississippi

• Mississippi Air National Guard
• Mississippi Army National Guard

History of Mississippi

• Prehistory of Mississippi
  • Indigenous peoples
• Spanish colony ofFlorida, 1565–1763
• French colony ofLouisiane, 1699–1763
• BritishColony of Georgia, 1732–1776
• French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• BritishColony of West Florida south of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
• BritishIndian Reserve north of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
  • Royal Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
  • United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
  • Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
• Territorial claims ofState of Georgia from31st parallel north to35th parallel north, 1776–1802
• Spanish colony ofFlorida Occidental, 1783–1821
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
  • Republic of West Florida, 1810
• Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
  • War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
    • United States unilaterally annexesMobile District ofSpanishFlorida Occidental, 1812
    • Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
  • Creek War, 1813–1814
• State of Mississippi becomes20th State admitted to theUnited States of America on December 10, 1817
  • First Seminole War, 1817–1818
  • Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
  • Trail of Tears, 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 theConfederate States of America on February 8, 1861
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Mississippi in the American Civil War
      • Siege of Corinth, April 29 – May 30, 1862
      • Siege of Vicksburg, May 18 – July 4, 1863
  • Mississippi in Reconstruction, 1865–1870
    • • Ninth formerConfederate state readmitted to the United States on February 23, 1870

• by city
  • History of Jackson, Mississippi
  • History of Meridian, Mississippi
  • History of Oxford, Mississippi
• by county

• History of the Italians in Mississippi
• List of Mississippi state legislatures

Culture of Mississippi

• Museums in Mississippi
• Religion in Mississippi
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mississippi
  • Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
• Scouting in Mississippi
• State symbols of Mississippi
  • Flag of the State of Mississippi
  • Great Seal of the State of Mississippi

• Music of Mississippi

Sports in Mississippi

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

• Schools in Mississippi
  • School districts in Mississippi
    • High schools in Mississippi
  • Private schools in Mississippi
  • Colleges and universities in Mississippi
    • University of Mississippi
    • Mississippi State University

• Topic overview:
  • Mississippi
  • Index of Mississippi-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning withMississippi
• All pages with titles containingMississippi

Wikimedia Atlas of Mississippi

• Outlines of U.S. states
• Outlines
• Mississippi-related lists

• Pages using the Phonos extension
• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Pages including recorded pronunciations
• Pages using Sister project links with default search