[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”10px||||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Mississippi Page” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”||||on||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Magnolia State\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Statehood:<\/strong>\u00a0December 10, 1817 Motto<\/strong>:\u00a0By valor and arms Climate<\/strong>:\u00a0Moderate, with January\u2019s temperature reaching 50\u00b0F (10\u00b0C) and summer\u2019s sometimes stretching to 90\u00b0F (32\u00b0C). The year-round average is 64\u00b0F (18\u00b0C).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”40px” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” link_font=”||||on||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Economy<\/strong>: Geographic Center<\/strong>: Leake, 9 miles WNW of Carthage.<\/p>\n Topography<\/strong>: Low fertile delta between the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers. Loess (buff to yellowish brown loamy deposits left by the wind) bluffs stretch around the delta border, followed by sandy Gulf coastal terraces, piney woods, and prairie. High sandy hills in the northeast and black prairie belt, Pontotoc Ridge, and flatlands turning north to the central highlands.<\/p>\n Area Codes<\/strong>:\u00a0228, 601, 662<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mississippi.gif” alt=”Map of Mississippi with all counties shaded in blue, shown alongside a small U.S. map highlighting the state.” title_text=”mississippi” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cThe Magnolia State\u201d Statehood:\u00a0December 10, 1817Capital City:\u00a0JacksonLongitude: 88\u00b0 7\u2032 W to 91\u00b0 41\u2032 WLatitude:\u00a030\u00b0 13\u2032 N to 35\u00b0 NArea:\u00a046,907 square milesPopulation: 2,967,297 Motto:\u00a0By valor and armsState ConstitutionSymbols Climate:\u00a0Moderate, with January\u2019s temperature reaching 50\u00b0F (10\u00b0C) and summer\u2019s sometimes stretching to 90\u00b0F (32\u00b0C). The year-round average is 64\u00b0F (18\u00b0C).Economy:Agriculture \u2013 Cotton, poultry, cattle, catfish, soybeans, dairy products, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-729","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2305,"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/729\/revisions\/2305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Capital City:<\/strong>\u00a0Jackson
Longitude:<\/strong> 88\u00b0 7\u2032 W to 91\u00b0 41\u2032 W
Latitude<\/strong>:\u00a030\u00b0 13\u2032 N to 35\u00b0 N
Area<\/strong>:\u00a046,907 square miles
Population<\/strong>: 2,967,297<\/p>\n
State Constitution<\/a>
Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n
Agriculture \u2013 Cotton, poultry, cattle, catfish, soybeans, dairy products, rice.
Industry \u2013 Apparel, furniture, lumber and wood products, food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment.<\/p>\n