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Atchafalaya

(Encyclopedia) AtchafalayaAtchafalayaəchăˈfəlīˌə [key], navigable river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, S central La. The Atchafalaya meanders south, in a former channel of the Mississippi, to the Gulf of…

Mississippi, river, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising E of the Kawartha Lakes, S Ont., Canada, and flowing NE through Mississippi Lake, then N to the Ottawa River near Arnprior. It is…

Mississippi, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, river, principal river of the United States, c.2,350 mi (3,780 km) long, exceeded in length only by the Missouri, the chief of its numerous tributaries. The combined…

Brewer's: Mississippi Bubble

The French “South-Sea Scheme,” and equally disastrous. It was projected by John Law, a Scotchman, and had for its object the payment of the National Debt of France, which amounted to 208…

Census Maps of Mississippi

Mississippi: Persons per square mile, 2000 Mississippi: White persons, percent, 2000 Mississippi: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Mississippi: American Indian and Alaska Native persons,…

Mississippi Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities228Gulfport, Biloxi601Jackson, Vicksburg662Tupelo, GreenvilleSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com . To find phone numbers, area code…

Mississippi Census Data

Mississippi Atlas People QuickFacts Mississippi USA Population, 2005 estimate 2,921,088 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.7%…

Mississippi Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over2,158,941100.0In labor force1,282,75759.4Civilian labor force1,267,09258.7Employed1,173,31454.3Unemployed93,7784.3Percent of civilian…

Mississippi Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units1,161,953100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached791,56968.11-unit, attached20,1451.72 units28,4012.43 or 4 units38,5943.35 to 9 units39,0253.410 to 19 units17,…