| Capital
City: |
Jackson |
|
| Nickname: |
Magnolia State |
| Motto: |
Virtute et Armis
(By valor and arms) |
| Statehood: |
December 10,
1817 (20th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Possible based
on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning
"great river" or "gathering in of all water" |
| Largest
Cities: |
Jackson, Biloxi,
Greenville, Hattiesburg, Gulfport |
| Border
States: |
Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee |
| Land
Area: |
46,914 sq. mi.;
31st largest |
| State
Bird: |
Mockingbird |
| State
Flower: |
Magnolia
(magnolia grandiflora) |
| State
Tree: |
Magnolia (
magnolia grandiflora) |
| State
Song: |
Go Mis-sis-sip-pi |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 112th Congress
U.S. Senate: 112th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
