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The South > Mississippi > Geography

MISSISSIPPI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 123,515 [32nd of 55]
Area > Percentage water 3.15 [29th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 125,434 [32nd of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 48,430 [32nd of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 3,945 [24th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,821
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,817
Capitals > Metropolitan population 529,456 [26th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city Yes
Capitals > Municipal population 184,256 [22nd of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
9 miles westnorthwest of Carthage
Geographic regions
The South
Land Acreage > Total 30.03 million acres [28th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 6.857 million acres [18th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 18.605 million acres [11th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 4.572 million acres [20th of 43]
Land area 46,907 sq mi [31st of 56]
Land borders
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas
Largest cities (with populations) Jackson - 179,298
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 2 [22nd of 26]
Mean County Area 1,529.67 sq.km. [36th of 49]
Percentage of area water 3.15% [27th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Jackson - 179,298
Tornadoes > Fatalities 386 [2nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 132.143 per 1 million people [1st of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 5,344 [2nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 1,829.455 per 1 million people [1st of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $541,601,536.00 [16th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $71,071.65 per $10 million of GDP [5th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $18,541.09 per 100 people [9th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,039 [12th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 35.569 per 100,000 people [8th of 55]
Total area 48,430 sq mi [32nd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 37 [25th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 37 [25th of 51]
Water area 1,523 sq mi [24th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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