MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. First explored for Spain by Hernando de Soto, who discovered the Mississippi River in 1540, the region was later claimed by France. In 1699, a French group under Sieur d'Iberville established the first permanent settlement near present-day Ocean Springs.
Great Britain took over the area in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars, ceding it to the U.S. in 1783 after the Revolution. Spain did not relinquish its claims until 1798, and in 1810 the U.S. annexed West Florida from Spain, including what is now southern Mississippi.
The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area. Its riverfront areas were cleared for slave-cultivated cotton production before the American Civil War, but after the war, the bottomlands were cleared mostly by freedmen. African Americans made up two-thirds of the property owners in the Delta by the end of the 19th century, but timber and railroad companies acquired much of the land. Clearing altered the ecology of the Delta, increasing the severity of flooding along the Mississippi. Much land is now held by agribusinesses.
A largely rural state with agricultural areas dominated by industrial farms, Mississippi is ranked low or last among the states in such measures as health, educational attainment, and median household income. The state's catfish aquaculture farms produce the majority of farm-raised catfish consumed in the United States.
Since the 1930s and the Great Migration, Mississippi has been majority white, albeit with the highest percentage of black residents (37%) of any U.S. state. From the early 19th century to that period, its citizenry was mostly black, a population that was composed largely of African American slaves before the American Civil War. In the first half of the 20th century, a total of nearly 400,000 rural blacks left the state for work and opportunities in northern and Midwestern cities, with another wave of migration around World War II to West Coast cities. African Americans are still a majority in many counties of the Mississippi-Yazoo Delta, an area of historic settlement during the plantation era.
Since 2011 Mississippi has been ranked as the most religious state in the country.
Population: 2,992,333 (2015 est.) Ranked 31st in the nation
Male: 1,441,240 (48.6%); Female: 1,526,057 (51.4%). White: 1,754,684 (59.1%); Black: 1,098,385 (37.0%); American Indian: 15,030 (0.5%); Asian: 25,742 (0.9%); Other race: 38,162 (1.3%); Two or more races: 34,107 (1.1%); Hispanic/Latino: 81,481 (2.7%). 2010 population 18 and over: 2,211,742; 65 and over: 380,407 (12.8%); Median age: 36.0.
Median Household Income: $36,646 (2009), Ranked 50th in the nation
Land area: 46,907 sq mi. (121,489 sq km)
Capital: Jackson
10 largest cities (2012): Jackson, 175,437; Gulfport , 70,113; Southhaven, 50,374 Hattiesburg , 47,169; ; Biloxi, 44,578; Meridian, 40,832; Tupelo, 35,490; Greenville, 33,418; Olive Branch, 34,485124; Horn Lake 26,529
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 36 (2015) - $106,880 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 49 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: For a little more than one hundred years, from shortly after the state's founding through the Great Depression, cotton was the undisputed king of Mississippi's largely agrarian economy (2nd only to Texas). Over the last half-century, however, Mississippi has diversified its economy by balancing agricultural output with increased industrial activity.
Today, agriculture continues as a major segment of the state's economy. For almost four decades soybeans occupied the most acreage, while cotton remained the largest cash crop. In 2001, however, more acres of cotton were planted than soybeans, The state's farmlands also yield important harvests of corn, peanuts, pecans, rice, sugar cane, and sweet potatoes as well as poultry, eggs, meat animals, dairy products, feed crops, and horticultural crops. Mississippi remains the world's leading producer of pond-raised catfish.
Industry has grown rapidly with the development of oil resources and has been helped by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by a state program to balance agriculture with industry, under which many communities have subsidized and attracted new industries. Revenue from industrial products, including chemicals, plastics, foods, and wood products, have exceeded those from agriculture in recent years. On the Gulf coast there is a profitable fishing and seafood processing industry, and gambling is important along the Gulf Coast and in long impoverished Tunica County, in the northwest. There are military air facilities at Columbus, Biloxi, and Meridian, as well as the Stannis Space Flight Center at Bay St. Louis. The state's per capita income, however, has been among the lowest in the nation for decades.
Tourism: Thanks to its temperate climate and wealth of waterways and wilderness, Mississippi is the perfect place for domestic and foreign tourists to enjoy the culture & history, as well as appreciate the nature and great outdoors.
From the birthplace of Elvis Presley (Tupelo), and the home of William Faulkner - the Hills Region of Mississippi, offer great outdoor fun at the natural wooded forests and peaceful waters of Pickwick Lake. The Delta Region, with its blend of quaint towns, wide open fields of cotton and one of the top casino destinations between Las Vegas and Atlantic City, is often considered magical & mysterious – taking you back thousands of years in its natural beauty. The Coastal Region of Mississippi offers world’s largest man-made beach, with its own wealth of bustling shopping, entertainment, and fun.
Mississippi is world famous for its music – the “Mississippi Blues” Jimmie Rodgers, a native of Meridian and guitarist/singer/songwriter known as the "Father of Country Music", played a significant role in the development of the blues. Mississippi musicians created new forms by combining and creating variations on musical traditions from Africa with the musical traditions of white Southerners, a tradition largely rooted in Scots–Irish music.
Jackson, the capital city offers great sightseeing with not only one, but two State Capitol buildings—the “old” and the “new,” and both are open for fascinating tours that will give you new insights into Mississippi’s history. In Jackson, visit the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty and enjoy authentic Southern home cooking at restaurants like Two Sisters Kitchen and Fannin Mart Restaurant. Don’t forget to try some famous Mississippi catfish at Cock of the Walk on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. For haute cuisine, try the acclaimed Parlor Market, BRAVO! or Walker’s Drive-In.
Along the mighty Mississippi River, Civil War history buffs and foodies alike flock to Vicksburg and Natchez. Be sure your itinerary includes the Vicksburg National Military Park and the antebellum homes Monmouth Plantation and Dunleith in Natchez, which feature fine dining restaurants. Freshly made tamales are always on the menu at Solly’s Tamales in Vicksburg and Fat Mama’s in Natchez.
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Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/mississippi-state-united-states.html
Mississippi Info: https://www.mississippi.gov/content/pages/government.aspx
Government – State: www.mississippi.gov
Government – City of Jackson: www.jacksonms.gov
Economic Development: http://www.mississippi.org/
Healthcare: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/
Tourism: http://www.visitmississippi.org/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
Mississippi is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Mississippi is the 32nd most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. First explored for Spain by Hernando de Soto, who discovered the Mississippi River in 1540, the region was later claimed by France. In 1699, a French group under Sieur d'Iberville established the first permanent settlement near present-day Ocean Springs.
Great Britain took over the area in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars, ceding it to the U.S. in 1783 after the Revolution. Spain did not relinquish its claims until 1798, and in 1810 the U.S. annexed West Florida from Spain, including what is now southern Mississippi.
The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area. Its riverfront areas were cleared for slave-cultivated cotton production before the American Civil War, but after the war, the bottomlands were cleared mostly by freedmen. African Americans made up two-thirds of the property owners in the Delta by the end of the 19th century, but timber and railroad companies acquired much of the land. Clearing altered the ecology of the Delta, increasing the severity of flooding along the Mississippi. Much land is now held by agribusinesses.
A largely rural state with agricultural areas dominated by industrial farms, Mississippi is ranked low or last among the states in such measures as health, educational attainment, and median household income. The state's catfish aquaculture farms produce the majority of farm-raised catfish consumed in the United States.
Since the 1930s and the Great Migration, Mississippi has been majority white, albeit with the highest percentage of black residents (37%) of any U.S. state. From the early 19th century to that period, its citizenry was mostly black, a population that was composed largely of African American slaves before the American Civil War. In the first half of the 20th century, a total of nearly 400,000 rural blacks left the state for work and opportunities in northern and Midwestern cities, with another wave of migration around World War II to West Coast cities. African Americans are still a majority in many counties of the Mississippi-Yazoo Delta, an area of historic settlement during the plantation era.
Since 2011 Mississippi has been ranked as the most religious state in the country.
Population: 2,992,333 (2015 est.) Ranked 31st in the nation
Male: 1,441,240 (48.6%); Female: 1,526,057 (51.4%). White: 1,754,684 (59.1%); Black: 1,098,385 (37.0%); American Indian: 15,030 (0.5%); Asian: 25,742 (0.9%); Other race: 38,162 (1.3%); Two or more races: 34,107 (1.1%); Hispanic/Latino: 81,481 (2.7%). 2010 population 18 and over: 2,211,742; 65 and over: 380,407 (12.8%); Median age: 36.0.
Median Household Income: $36,646 (2009), Ranked 50th in the nation
Land area: 46,907 sq mi. (121,489 sq km)
Capital: Jackson
10 largest cities (2012): Jackson, 175,437; Gulfport , 70,113; Southhaven, 50,374 Hattiesburg , 47,169; ; Biloxi, 44,578; Meridian, 40,832; Tupelo, 35,490; Greenville, 33,418; Olive Branch, 34,485124; Horn Lake 26,529
U. S. Rankings:
Grosse Domestic Product (GDP): 36 (2015) - $106,880 in millions. Source: http://www.bea.gov
Education: State Education Data Profile: Source: http://nces.ed.gov
Health: 49 (2015) – Source: http://americashealthrankings.org
Economy: For a little more than one hundred years, from shortly after the state's founding through the Great Depression, cotton was the undisputed king of Mississippi's largely agrarian economy (2nd only to Texas). Over the last half-century, however, Mississippi has diversified its economy by balancing agricultural output with increased industrial activity.
Today, agriculture continues as a major segment of the state's economy. For almost four decades soybeans occupied the most acreage, while cotton remained the largest cash crop. In 2001, however, more acres of cotton were planted than soybeans, The state's farmlands also yield important harvests of corn, peanuts, pecans, rice, sugar cane, and sweet potatoes as well as poultry, eggs, meat animals, dairy products, feed crops, and horticultural crops. Mississippi remains the world's leading producer of pond-raised catfish.
Industry has grown rapidly with the development of oil resources and has been helped by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by a state program to balance agriculture with industry, under which many communities have subsidized and attracted new industries. Revenue from industrial products, including chemicals, plastics, foods, and wood products, have exceeded those from agriculture in recent years. On the Gulf coast there is a profitable fishing and seafood processing industry, and gambling is important along the Gulf Coast and in long impoverished Tunica County, in the northwest. There are military air facilities at Columbus, Biloxi, and Meridian, as well as the Stannis Space Flight Center at Bay St. Louis. The state's per capita income, however, has been among the lowest in the nation for decades.
Tourism: Thanks to its temperate climate and wealth of waterways and wilderness, Mississippi is the perfect place for domestic and foreign tourists to enjoy the culture & history, as well as appreciate the nature and great outdoors.
From the birthplace of Elvis Presley (Tupelo), and the home of William Faulkner - the Hills Region of Mississippi, offer great outdoor fun at the natural wooded forests and peaceful waters of Pickwick Lake. The Delta Region, with its blend of quaint towns, wide open fields of cotton and one of the top casino destinations between Las Vegas and Atlantic City, is often considered magical & mysterious – taking you back thousands of years in its natural beauty. The Coastal Region of Mississippi offers world’s largest man-made beach, with its own wealth of bustling shopping, entertainment, and fun.
Mississippi is world famous for its music – the “Mississippi Blues” Jimmie Rodgers, a native of Meridian and guitarist/singer/songwriter known as the "Father of Country Music", played a significant role in the development of the blues. Mississippi musicians created new forms by combining and creating variations on musical traditions from Africa with the musical traditions of white Southerners, a tradition largely rooted in Scots–Irish music.
Jackson, the capital city offers great sightseeing with not only one, but two State Capitol buildings—the “old” and the “new,” and both are open for fascinating tours that will give you new insights into Mississippi’s history. In Jackson, visit the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty and enjoy authentic Southern home cooking at restaurants like Two Sisters Kitchen and Fannin Mart Restaurant. Don’t forget to try some famous Mississippi catfish at Cock of the Walk on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. For haute cuisine, try the acclaimed Parlor Market, BRAVO! or Walker’s Drive-In.
Along the mighty Mississippi River, Civil War history buffs and foodies alike flock to Vicksburg and Natchez. Be sure your itinerary includes the Vicksburg National Military Park and the antebellum homes Monmouth Plantation and Dunleith in Natchez, which feature fine dining restaurants. Freshly made tamales are always on the menu at Solly’s Tamales in Vicksburg and Fat Mama’s in Natchez.
*****SEE TOURISM PAGES FOR CONTACTS, OPPORTUNITIES, VIDEOS AND ADS
Local Information / Contacts & Website
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/us/mississippi-state-united-states.html
Mississippi Info: https://www.mississippi.gov/content/pages/government.aspx
Government – State: www.mississippi.gov
Government – City of Jackson: www.jacksonms.gov
Economic Development: http://www.mississippi.org/
Healthcare: http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/
Tourism: http://www.visitmississippi.org/
Multicultural Chamber of Commerce: info@multiculturalchamber.org - www.multiculturalchamber.org
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