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Admitted to Union: December 10, 1817
Capital: Jackson
Nickname: Magnolia State, Bayou State, Mud-Cat State
Motto: Virtute et Armis, translated "By Valor and Arms"
Total Area: 48,434 square miles
Total Land Area: 46,914 square miles
Total Water Area: 1,520 square miles
Length: 340 miles
Width: 170 miles
Highest Point: 806 feet (Woodall Mountain)
Lowest Point: Sea level (Gulf of Mexico)
Mean Elevation: 300 feet
Highest Temp: 115 degrees on July 29, 1930 at Holly Springs
Lowest Temp: -19 degrees on January 30, 1966 at Corinth
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 92.5 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 34.9 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April,2000) 2,697,243