In the early 21st century, Mississippi ranked among America's poorest states.
- Date of Statehood: December 10, 1817.
- Capital: Jackson.
- Population: 2,967,297 (2010)
- Size: 48,432 square miles.
- Nickname(s): Magnolia State.
- Motto: Virtute et armis (“By valor and arms”)
- Tree: Magnolia.
- Flower: Magnolia.
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HISTORY. People have lived on the land now called Mississippi for at least 12,000 years. Native Americans have lived on the land for thousands of years ...
Mississippi, constituent state of the United States of America. Its name derives from a Native American word meaning “great waters” or “father of waters.
Mississippi was one of the largest slave states in the country, building up most of its economy around plantation agriculture. The Civil War disrupted the ...