Mississippi State
| Mississippi (fr) | |
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Mississippi Map with red. | |
| Nickname | |
| The Magnolia State In French : The Magnolia State | |
| Currency | |
| Virtute et armis ( Latin ) ' | |
| Administration | |
| Country |  United States |
| Capital | Jackson |
| Governor | Haley Barbour (R) |
| Union membership | December 10, 1817 (20th state) |
| Geography | |
| Area | 125 546 km 2 ( 32 th ) |
| - Land | 121 606 km 2 |
| - Water (%) | 3 940 km 2 (3.1%) |
| Maximum altitude | 246 m, Woodall Mountain |
| Average elevation | 90 m |
| Minimum altitude | 0 m |
| Latitude | 30 13 'N to 35 N 275 km |
| Longitude | 88 07 'W 91 41' W 545 km |
| Demography | |
| Population (2000) | 2,697,243 inhab. ( 31st ) |
| Density | 23.42 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Largest city | Jackson |
| Language (s) Official | English |
| Politics | |
| Senators | Thad Cochran (R) Roger Wicker (R) |
| Number of Representatives | 4 |
| Other information | |
| ISO 3166-2 | US-MS |
| Time Zone | -6 |
| Official site | www.mississippi.gov |
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The state of Mississippi is located in the South of the United States. It is bordered to the west by Louisiana and Arkansas , on the north by Tennessee , east by the Alabama and south by the Gulf of Mexico. The state of Mississippi should not be confused with the Mississippi River.
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Origin of name
The name comes from the Indian State which means "great river".
History
Post-Columbian History
- 1699 : The first permanent French colony in Louisiana is based in Biloxi under the direction of Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville.
- 1720 : The capital of French Louisiana was moved from Mobile to Biloxi.
- 1723 : The capital of French Louisiana was transferred to New Orleans.
- 1763 : The Louisiana east of the river Mississippi was ceded to Great Britain.
- 1798 : Organization of the Mississippi Territory , from territory ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and later expanded by adding additional land.
- 1800 Two years after its creation, the Territory of Mississippi still has only 5 750 inhabitants, 4500 in the Natchez District and 1250 to Tombigbee west of Mobile .
The Alabama account at the same time 9,046 people including 2,565 slaves, a total of 38 000 inhabitants for the two future states . In 1820 it twice (74 693) and in 1830, 4 times more (183 208). Three times fewer people than Mississippi in 1810, the Alabama will have two times more inhabitants than him in 1830, thanks in particular to the French refugees from Santo Domingo in America.
- 1811 : 31,306 people, including 14,706 slaves living in five counties north of the Adams, on the current states of Mississippi, the Alabama and Louisiana.
- 1812 : first wave of immigration favored by the War of 1812 , which is driven by property speculation related to the rebound of Yazoo Land Scandal.
- 1814 : second wave of immigration Geography
Covering an area of 123,515 sq km, Mississippi has a population of 2,844,658 inhabitants (2000).
The capital of Mississippi is the main city is Jackson.
Major cities
Major rivers
Welcome sign at the entrance to the State
- The river Mississippi and its tributaries:
- River Pearl , which forms part of the border between Mississippi and Louisiana
- River Pascagoula
- River Tombigbee River, a tributary of the river Mobile
Politics
Mississippi is both one of the most conservative states and the poorest of the United States.
Mississippi has historically been a bastion of segregation in the South (in favor of discrimination racial) and also known as the Dixiecrats because they are politically represented by the Democratic Party to the right of states , a local trend of populist Democratic Party.
The laws on civil rights in the 60s put an end to the domination of the local Democratic Party , abandoned gradually by Christian fundamentalists and conservative whites.
Mississippi is now a national stronghold of the Christian right and Republican Party as well locally, the Democratic Party, dominated by the populist, still manages to maintain its dominance.
In 2004, Mississippi voters approved an amendment to the constitution banning gay marriage and 86% of votes, the highest proportion of all United States. The amendment also prohibits Mississippi to recognize gay marriages performed in other states and other countries From Democratic stronghold to Republican stronghold for presidential elections
From 1876 to 1944 , Mississippi has given their votes to candidates Democrats rarely with scores below 90% of votes
In 1948 , voters in Mississippi are the first prank, preferring to vote at 87.17% of their votes to Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond 10.09% against the Democratic President Harry Truman and 2.62% in the Republican candidate Thomas Dewey.
After a modest return to the fold of democratic presidential elections in 1952 and 1956 , they refused to choose between the Democratic and Republican elections of 1960.
In 1964 , the conservative Barry Goldwater was the first Republican to win the state with a score of 87.14% against historical 12.86% to Lyndon Johnson , elected nationally.
In 1968 , the segregationist Democrat George Wallace carried 63.23% of votes to the Democratic candidate Hubert Humphrey (23.02%) and Republican Richard Nixon (13.52%).
No Democratic candidate no one has stolen presidential election since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
During the 2004 presidential election , President George W. Bush won with 59.45% against 39.73% of the vote to Democratic candidate John Kerry.
Mississippi is now considered politically lost for many years for the Democrats.
A long one-party state
The aftermath of civil war and occupation have left a yankee deep resentment among the people of Mississippi against northerners and all that comes close to begin with the Republican party of Lincoln. Thus, for 116 years, from 1876 to 1992 , management of the state will know no political change and will be under the domination of one party regime, the Democratic Party whose members are all local to Southern Democrats called tower Dixiecrats and then, in fact segregationist Democrats, conservatives or populists.
It was not until the 1970s that the first Republican (often former Democrats like Trent Lott ) outweigh the national and local seats and 1992 for a Republican governor is elected.
Since 2004, the Republican governor Haley Barbour and Lt. Governor Amy Tuck (former Democrat went to Republicans in 2002). Four of the six other elected executive positions are held by Democrats.
The State Legislature is composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives majority Democrat. During the term 2007-2008, the House of Representatives of 122 members is dominated by 74 Democrats and 52 members of the Senate by 27 Democrats.
At the federal level in 2008 , the Mississippi is represented in the U.S. Senate by Republican Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran and two Democrats and two Republican House of Representatives.
Economy
Mississippi is a state that operates its many natural resources such as corn, sugarcane, soybeans and wheat as well as some large deposits of oil. Mississippi is also the third largest producer of cotton in the United States.
Society
Mississippi is one of the poorest states and most U.S. farm. Despite obtaining civil rights for African-American communitarianism exist de facto.
Culture
Education
- Alcorn State University
- Belhaven College
- Blue Mountain College
- Copiah-Lincoln Community College
- Delta State University
- East Central Community College
- Hinds Community College
- Holmes Community College
- Itawamba Community College
- Jackson State University
- Magnolia Bible College
- Millsaps College
- Mississippi College
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
- Mississippi State University
- Mississippi University for Women
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Northeast Mississippi Community College
- Reformed Theological Seminary
- Rust College
- Tougaloo College
- University of Mississippi - Medical Center
- University of Mississippi - Oxford
- University of Southern Mississippi
- Wesley Biblical Seminary
- Wesley College
- William Carey College
See also
External Links
References
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