Mississippi Quick Facts
Capital and largest city: Jackson
Statehood: December 10, 1817
Name for residents: Mississippians
Area: 47,716 square miles (123,584 square kilometers)
Population: 2,967,297 (as of 2010 Census)
Highest point: Woodall Mountain, 806 feet (246 meters)
Lowest point: Sea level
Major rivers: Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, Yazoo River
Major lakes: Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake, Grenada Lake
Bordering states: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee
Bordering body of water: Gulf of Mexico
Nickname: Magnolia State
Motto: Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms)
State bird: Mockingbird
State flower: Magnolia
State tree: Magnolia
State song: "Go, Mississippi"
