The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi:
Mississippi – U.S. state located in the Southern United States, named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary. The capital is Jackson, which is also the state's largest city. The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area, which had been cleared for cotton cultivation in the 19th century.
General reference
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An enlargeable map of the State of Mississippi
- Names
- Common name: Mississippi
- Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/ (
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- Pronunciation: /ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpi/ (
- Official name: State of Mississippi
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Hospitality State (previously used on license plates)
- Magnolia State
- Common name: Mississippi
- Adjectival: Mississippi
- Demonym: Mississippian
Geography of Mississippi
- Mississippi is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Mississippi: 2,967,297 (2010 U.S. Census[1])
- Area of Mississippi:
- Atlas of Mississippi
Places in Mississippi
- Historic places in Mississippi
- National Natural Landmarks in Mississippi
- National parks in Mississippi
- State parks in Mississippi
Environment of Mississippi
Natural geographic features of Mississippi
Regions 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
- Cities in Mississippi
- Census-designated places in Mississippi
- Municipalities in Mississippi
Demography of Mississippi
Government and politics of Mississippi
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
- Mississippi State Capitol
- Elections in Mississippi
- Political party strength in Mississippi
Branches of the government of Mississippi
Executive branch of the government of Mississippi
- Governor of Mississippi
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Mississippi
Judicial branch of the government of Mississippi
Law and order in Mississippi
- Cannabis in Mississippi
- Capital punishment in Mississippi
- Constitution of Mississippi
- Crime in Mississippi
- Gun laws in Mississippi
- Law enforcement in Mississippi
Military in Mississippi
History of Mississippi
History of Mississippi, by period
- Prehistory of Mississippi
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
- British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Colony of West Florida south of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
- British Indian Reserve north of latitude 32°22′N, 1763–1783
- 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 of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802
- Spanish 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, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- United States unilaterally annexes Mobile District of Spanish Florida Occidental, 1812
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Creek War, 1813–1814
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- 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 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 the Confederate 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 the American Civil War
- 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
- by county
History of Mississippi, by subject
Culture of Mississippi
The Arts in Mississippi
Sports in Mississippi
Economy and infrastructure of Mississippi
- Communications in Mississippi
- Health care in Mississippi
- Transportation in Mississippi
- Airports in Mississippi
- Roads in Mississippi
Education in Mississippi
- Schools in Mississippi
See also
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Mississippi
- All pages with titles containing Mississippi
References
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Mississippi". Archived from the original on 2012-11-01.