
Mississippi
"Magnolia State"
- Motto
- Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
- Capitol
- Jackson
- Name Origin
- From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters”
- Statehood Date
- Dec. 10, 1817 (20th)
Cities in Mississippi
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Mississippi along with the year they became official.
Flower | Flower Or Bloom Of The Magnolia Or Evergreen Magnolia (1952) |
Wildflower | Coreopsis (1991) |
Tree | Magnolia (1938) |
Bird | Mockingbird (1944) |
Song | “Go, Mississippi” (1962) |
Stone | Petrified Wood (1976) |
Fish | Largemouth Or Black Bass (1974) |
Insect | Honeybee (1980) |
Shell | Oyster Shell (1974) |
Water Mammal | Bottlenosed Dolphin Or Porpoise (1974) |
Fossil | Prehistoric Whale (1981) |
Land Mammal | White-Tailed Deer (1974), Red Fox (1997) |
Waterfowl | Wood Duck (1974) |
Beverage | Milk (1984) |
Butterfly | Spicebush Swallowtail (1991) |
Dance | Square Dance (1995) |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 60.6 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 46,907 sq mi. (121,489 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 300 ft (91.44 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 115°F (46°C) on July 29, 1930
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –19°F (–28°C) on January 30, 1966