Mississippi
Became a state: December 10, 1817 (20th state)
Area: 48,434 sq mi (ranked 32nd in size)
Population: 2,844,658 (ranked 31st in population)
Capital: Jackson
Largest City: Jackson (population 184,256)
Bordering States: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee
Origin of state name: The name Mississippi comes from the French "Messipi" - the French rendering of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, "Misi-ziibi," meaning "Great River."
State Nickname: Magnolia State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Magnolia
State Tree: Magnolia
State Stone: Petrified Wood
Trivia: The most significant landmark of Tupelo's modern history is a modest, two-room house where the King of Rock & Roll was born on January 8, 1935. From this humble beginning, Elvis Presley began his swift rise to become the world's most popular entertainer.
The house where Elvis was born, built by his father with $180, draws over 50,000 visitors each year from across the world.
Tupelo bought the house and land with money provided from a 1957 Tupelo concert by Elvis himself, who wanted a park for neighborhood children. As an official Mississippi landmark, the birthplace of Elvis is part of the 15-acre Elvis Presley Park. It includes expansion of the main parking lot to accommodate motorcoaches, a garden walkway system, new entrance signs, an expanded gift shop and beautiful landscaping.
Abbreviation: MS
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