Statehood:  December 10, 1817 (20^th State)

State song: "Go, Mississippi " (1962)

State bird: mockingbird (1944)

State tree: magnolia (1938)

State flower: flower or bloom of the magnolia or evergreen magnolia (1952)

State Wildflower: coreopsis (1991);

State Stone: petrified wood (1976);

State Fish: largemouth or black bass (1974);

State Insect: honeybee (1980);

State Shell: oyster shell (1974);

State Water mammal: bottlenosed dolphin or porpoise (1974);

State Fossil: prehistoric whale (1981);

State Land mammal: white-tailed deer (1974), red fox (1997);

State Waterfowl: wood duck (1974);

State Beverage: milk (1984);

State Butterfly: spicebush swallowtail (1991);

State Dance: square dance (1995)

State Nickname: Magnolia State

State Motto: "Virtute et armis" - By valor and arms

Highest Point: The highest point in Mississippi is Woodall Mountain . Hardly a mountain, Woodall Mountain is only 806 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Mississippi is along the shore at the Gulf of Mexico ; sea level

Largest cities: Jackson, 177,977; Gulfport, 72,464; Biloxi, 50,209; Hattiesburg, 47,176; Southhaven, 38,840; Greenville, 38,724; Meridian, 38,605; Tupelo, 35,673; Olive Branch, 27,964; Clinton, 26,017

Famous Mississippians:

Red Barber sportscaster, Columbus
Lance Bass singer, Laurel
Theodore Bilbo public official, Poplarville
Jimmy Buffett singer, songwriter, Pascagoula
Craig Claiborne columnist, restaurant critic, Sunflower
Bo Diddley guitarist, McCombs
Charles Evers civil rights leader, Decatur
Medgar Evers civil rights leader, Decatur

Population (Quick Facts): 2,910,540:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28000.html

Official State website:

http://www.mississippi.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.ls.state.ms.us/

Capital of Mississippi : Jackson, MS:

http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/main?OpenForm

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.ms.htm

Transportation:

http://www.gomdot.com/Home/

Natural Resources:

http://www.ms.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of Mississippi:

http://geology.com/cities-map/mississippi.shtml

Mississippi State Job link:

http://www.mississippi.jobopenings.net/

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=6

State Parks: 

http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=40

Museums:

http://www.visitmississippi.org/cultural_historical/cultural_museums.asp

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/mississippi.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/MS/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/msnews.php

Universities and Colleges in Mississippi: