Mississippi is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary.
Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges:
Alcorn State University
Belhaven College
Blue Mountain College
Coahoma Community College
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Delta State University
East Central Community College
East Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College
Holmes Community College
Itawamba Community College
Jackson State University
Jones County Junior College
Magnolia Bible College
Meridian Community College
Millsaps College
Mississippi College
Mississippi Delta Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Mississippi State University
Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi Valley State University
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Pearl River Community College
Reformed Theological Seminary
Rust College
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Tougaloo College
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
The University of Southern Mississippi
Wesley Biblical Seminary
Wesley College
William Carey University
Mississippi City Population Rankings:
1. Jackson, Mississippi (177,977)
2. Gulfport, Mississippi (72,464)
3. Biloxi, Mississippi (50,209)
4. Hattiesburg, Mississippi (47,176)
5. Meridian, Mississippi (39,968)
6. Southaven, Mississippi (38,840)
7. Greenville, Mississippi (38,724)
8. Tupelo, Mississippi (35,930)
9. Olive Branch, Mississippi (27,964)
10. Pascagoula, Mississippi (26,932)
11. Clinton, Mississippi (24,425)
12. Columbus, Mississippi (21,000)
Areas under the management of the National Park Service include:
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site near Baldwyn
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Natchez National Historical Park in Natchez
Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo National Battlefield in Tupelo
Vicksburg National Cemetery in Vicksburg
Vicksburg National Military Park also in Vicksburg
Most of Mississippi is part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, and the rest of the state is made up of a section of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The East Gulf Coastal Plain is generally composed of low hills, such as the Pine Hills in the south and the North Central Hills. Somewhat higher elevations are in the Pontotoc Ridge and the Fall Line Hills in the northeast. Yellow-brown loess soil is in the west, and a region of fertile black earth, part of the Black Belt, is in the northeast. The coastline, which includes large bays at Bay Saint Louis, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, is separated from the Gulf of Mexico proper by the shallow Mississippi Sound, which is partially enclosed by Petit Bois, Horn, Ship, and Cat islands. The Mississippi Alluvial Plain, known also as the Mississippi Delta, is narrow in the south and widens north of Vicksburg. The region has rich soil, partly made up of silt deposited by floodwaters of the Mississippi River.
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