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The twentieth state to enter into the union.
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{{USState
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|name=Mississippi
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|flag=Mississippi_State_Flag.gif
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|motto="Virtute et armis" (By valor and arms)
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|nick=The Magnolia State
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|capital=Jackson
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|language=English
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|governor=Phil Bryant
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|gparty=Republican
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|senator1=Thad Cochran
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|s1party=Republican
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|s1phone=(202) 224-5054
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|s1email=http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm Contact
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|senator2=Roger Wicker
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|s2party=Republican
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|s2phone=(202) 224-6253
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|s2email=http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EMailSenatorWicker Contact
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|population=
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|date=December 10, 1817 (20th)
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'''Mississippi''' is located in the South of the [[United States]] and on December 10, 1817 became the twentieth state to enter the Union. Mississippi was once a member of the [[Confederate States of America]]. The capital of Mississippi is [[Jackson]] which is also its largest city. The current governor of Mississippi is [[Haley Barbour]], a [[Republican]]. It was the third most [[Obesity|obese]] state in 2011.
  
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[[Category:US state]]
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==Elected Officials==
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===Federal===
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*Sen. [[Thad Cochran]] (R)
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*Sen. [[Roger Wicker]] (R)
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*Rep. [[Alan Nunnelee]] [R, MS-01]
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*Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]] [D, MS-02]
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*Rep. [[Gregg Harper]] [R, MS-03]
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*Rep. [[Steven Palazzo]] [R, MS-04]
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===Statewide===
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*Governor [[Haley Barbour]] (R)
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*Lt. Governor [[Phil Bryant]] (R)
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*Attorney General [[Jim Hood]] (D)
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*Secretary of State [[Delbert Hosemann]] (R)
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*State Auditor [[Stacey Pickering]] (R)
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*State Treasurer [[Tate Reeves]] (R)
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==Economy==
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Although Mississippi's [[economy]] has traditionally been heavily agriculture-based, the state has experienced some industrial growth in recent years. The economy near the southern coastline of the state was severely disrupted by [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005.<ref>http://www.usm.edu/afterkatrina/Baugh.html</ref> Mississippi is currently the most impoverished state in the Union, with 20% of the populace under the poverty line and a $36,000 median salary.<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/economy/Americas_wealthiest_states/index.htm</ref>
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==Higher Education==
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Mississippi's public universities include:
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*Alcorn State University
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*Delta State University
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*Jackson State University
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*Mississippi State University (MSU)
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*Mississippi University for Women (now a co-ed university)
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*Mississippi Valley State University
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*[[University of Mississippi]] (also has a law and medical school)
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*University of Southern Mississippi
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Private universities include:
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*Belhaven College (affiliated with the conservative Presbyterian Church (PCA))
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*Blue Mountain College
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*Millsaps College
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*Mississippi College (Ole Miss)
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*Rust College
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*Tougaloo College
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*William Carey University
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<ref>http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=26</ref>
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==Notable people from Mississippi==
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*[[Minnesota Vikings]] quarterback [[Brett Favre]] is from Kiln.
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*[[Confederate]] general [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]] was from Mississippi.
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*Actor James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla.
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*Former [[United States Senate]] Majority Leader [[Trent Lott]] represented Mississippi in the Senate from 1989 to 2007.
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*[[James Meredith]] made headlines as the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi in 1962.
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*[[Oprah Winfrey]] was born in Kosciusko.
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*[[Elvis Presley]] was born in Tupelo.
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*Muppets creator Jim Henson was born in Greenville.
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==References==
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{{reflist|2}}
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{{USstates}}
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[[Category:Mississippi]]
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[[Category:Red States]]
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[[Category:The South]]
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[[Category:Southern United States]]
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[[Category:Gulf Coast of the United States]]
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[[Category:Regions of the United States]]
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[[Category:United States Geography]]
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[[Category:United States of America]]
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[[Category:Geography]]

Revision as of 05:53, September 1, 2016

Mississippi
Capital Jackson
Nickname The Magnolia State
Official Language English
Governor Phil Bryant, R
Senator Thad Cochran, R
(202) 224-5054
Contact
Senator Roger Wicker, R
(202) 224-6253
Contact
Ratification of Constitution/or statehood December 10, 1817 (20th)
Flag of Mississippi Motto: "Virtute et armis" (By valor and arms)

Mississippi is located in the South of the United States and on December 10, 1817 became the twentieth state to enter the Union. Mississippi was once a member of the Confederate States of America. The capital of Mississippi is Jackson which is also its largest city. The current governor of Mississippi is Haley Barbour, a Republican. It was the third most obese state in 2011.

Elected Officials

Federal

Statewide

Economy

Although Mississippi's economy has traditionally been heavily agriculture-based, the state has experienced some industrial growth in recent years. The economy near the southern coastline of the state was severely disrupted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[1] Mississippi is currently the most impoverished state in the Union, with 20% of the populace under the poverty line and a $36,000 median salary.[2]

Higher Education

Mississippi's public universities include:

  • Alcorn State University
  • Delta State University
  • Jackson State University
  • Mississippi State University (MSU)
  • Mississippi University for Women (now a co-ed university)
  • Mississippi Valley State University
  • University of Mississippi (also has a law and medical school)
  • University of Southern Mississippi

Private universities include:

  • Belhaven College (affiliated with the conservative Presbyterian Church (PCA))
  • Blue Mountain College
  • Millsaps College
  • Mississippi College (Ole Miss)
  • Rust College
  • Tougaloo College
  • William Carey University

[3]

Notable people from Mississippi


References

  1. ↑ http://www.usm.edu/afterkatrina/Baugh.html
  2. ↑ http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/16/news/economy/Americas_wealthiest_states/index.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=26


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