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| | | MISSISSIPPI: The Magnoila State
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| State Home Page: | | http://www.state.ms.us/ | | Capital: | | Jackson | | Year Admitted to Union: | | 1817 - 20th | | Population: | | 2,921,088 (2005) |
| Density: | | 60.6 persons per sq. mi. (32nd) | | Per Capita Income: | | $23,343 (50th) | | Land Area: | | 47,689 sq mi (31st) | | Percent of Land Federally Owned: | | 5.5 | | Governor: | | Haley Barbour (R) | | Lottery start-up year: | | N/A | |
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| | Ethnicity | | White persons: | | 1,787,706 (61.2%) |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin: | | 49,658 (1.7%) |
| African-American or Black persons: | | 1,077,881 (36.9%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native persons: | | 11,684 (0.4%) |
| Asian, Pacific Islander & Native Hawaiian persons: | | 20,448 (0.7%) |
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| | Legislature | | Seats in House:
| | 122 | | Seats in Senate: | | 52 | | Number of Constitutions: | | 4 | | Effective Date of Present Constitution: | |
Nov. 1, 1890 | | U.S. Congressional Representatives: | | 4 | | Curious Facts:
| | The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi. |
| | | Clarksdale is home to the world's oldest Holiday Inn | | | | Mississippi Delta is the birthplace of the Blues, music original to America | | | | 1894, Coca-Cola first bottled by Joseph A. Biedenharn in Vicksburg | |
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