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Modern Mississippi Chapters 10-11 MS state flag, seal and Coat of Arms Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 2 Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 3 Modern Mississippi Statistics As of the year 2000, MS had a population of 2,844,658. The largest city

  1. Modern Mississippi Chapters 10-11

  2. MS state flag, seal and Coat of Arms Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 2

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  4. Modern Mississippi Statistics • As of the year 2000, MS had a population of 2,844,658. • The largest city in MS is Jackson. • 51.2% of Mississippi's population is rural. • It is common for MS cities to annex neighboring land as population increases. • Population is concentrated in two major, five minor, and two mini areas. • These nine areas contain 70% of the entire MS population. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 4

  5. Population Distribution • Two major = (30% of the Total Population) – Jackson Metro area – Gulf Coast • Five minor = – Tupelo/Golden Triangle area – Hattiesburg/Laurel area – Memphis Sphere – The Delta – Meridian • Two Mini = – McComb-Brookhaven – Natchez • Net Migration = the difference between the number of persons that leave an area and the number of persons that move into an area Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 5

  6. Population Concentration Areas (2000) Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 6

  7. County Population (2000) Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 7

  8. MS Counties • MS has 82 counties. • Each county has a county seat (administrative center for a county ) • Hinds County is the most populated country in MS (249,012 ), followed by Harrison county (171,875 ). • Harrison county is named after President William Henry Harrison. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 8

  9. Mississippi’s 82 counties Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 9

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  11. MS Interstate Highways • MS has fourteen main U.S. Routes • Mississippi is served by eight interstate highways: – Interstate 10, Interstate 20, Interstate 22, Interstate 55, Interstate 59, Interstate 69 Interstate 110, Interstate 220 Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 11

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  14. Mississippi People • Many different ethnic groups live in Mississippi. • 2000 census population figures: – Caucasians = 61.4% – African Americans = 36.3% – Latino/Hispanic = 1.4% – Asian decent = .7% – Native Americans = .4% • Many different cultural groups are celebrated in MS. – Scottish Highland games - German Oktoberfest -Neshoba County Fair - Chinese New Year - Cinco De Mayo - Mardi Gras. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 14

  15. Mardi Gras Choctaw girl at Caber tossing at the the Neshoba highland games county fair Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 15

  16. The Choctaw today • The largest Choctaw community in MS is in Pearl River. • Choctaw are able to balance modern culture with their own. • Children attend both tribal and public schools. • Gaming (casinos) is the major business of the Choctaw today. • Traditional Choctaw culture includes: – basket weaving, stickball, and tribal songs. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 16

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  18. Mississippi’s Asian Culture • The Chinese came to the MS Delta region around 1870. • They came in as sharecroppers, but quickly changed over to service industry jobs (grocery stores) • The first Vietnamese came to MS in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. • Because most were fisherman in Vietnam, they settled along the Gulf Coast region. • Half of the Vietnamese population in MS lives in Biloxi. • In MS there also many Asian Indians, Filipinos, Koreans, and Japanese. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 18

  19. all-Chinese school in Bolivar County, Mississippi, 1938 Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 19

  20. Hispanics (Latinos) in MS • Since 1990, the largest population growth in Mississippi has been made by Hispanics (Latinos). • Many Latinos may be undocumented workers and their numbers are difficult to determine. • Most are of Mexican decent. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 20

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  22. Language and Religion in MS • Most Mississippians speak English. • Only about 6% of households speak a different language. • 70% of all Mississippians are Baptist. • Methodist, Catholics, and Presbyterians are the next largest denominations in the state. • Christianity has played a large role in the development of the state. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 22

  23. MS Economics • Economics is divided into 3 sectors: – Primary (Agribusiness) • Agriculture, fishing, forestry, and mining – Secondary (manufacturing) • Shipbuilding, furniture making, etc. – Tertiary (service industry) • Providing services to people or businesses. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 23

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  25. Agribusiness • Agribusiness deals with the extraction (removal) of resources directly form the earth. • 5% of the MS workforce is currently engaged in Agribusiness. • In the past this number was much higher. (1950 = 40%) • The number of farms are also declining. – 1940 = 400,000 farms – 2000 = 43,000 farms • The Delta is the major farming region of MS. • The largest crop in Mississippi is cotton. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 25

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  28. Kudzu Kudzu proved effective in preventing soil erosion, but its rapid and uncontrolled growth caused other problems. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 28

  29. Catfish Farming • Catfish farming is a relatively new and growing business in Mississippi. • MS is the #1 catfish producer in the U.S. (75% of all Catfish in U.S. come from MS) • 80% of MS catfish are raised in the delta. • The Delta is a good location for catfish farms because the soil there holds water well. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 29

  30. MS catfish farms Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 30

  31. Catfish industry in Mississippi Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 31

  32. Lumber Industry • Between 1880 & 1930 MS became one of the nation’s largest lumber-producing states • The growth of towns in the Piney Woods was greatly affected by the lumber industry. • By 1930 the Piney Woods were gone and replanting occurred. • Lumber and wood industry is still an important part of the state’s economy. – Timber harvesting = $1.1 billion a year – Lumber and wood products = $2.6 billion a year – Paper products = $1.7 billion a year • A little more than half of the land in MS is forested. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 32

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  34. Mining in MS • Mississippi is an important producer of oil and gas. • Many oil wells in the state have been capped off because they have become unprofitable. • The state also has thick deposits of gravel and clay. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 34

  35. Industry (manufacturing) in MS • Early industry in MS consisted only of lumber and cotton seed oil production • Balancing Agriculture With Industry (BAWI) was created by Gov. Hugh L. White in 1936 to attract outside Industry to MS – Offered tax exemptions to factories – Leasing of new buildings – Low labor wages • Ingalls Shipbuilding was the biggest industry that came to MS through BAWI. • Other industries that were created were: – Camp Shelby came to Hattiesburg – Keesler Air Force Base came to Biloxi • Population booms followed Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 35

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  38. Industry (manufacturing) in MS • 29% of the workforce in MS is engaged in Manufacturing or construction. • Manufacturing is split into two sections – Durable goods (goods that can be use for along time - ex: furniture, fixtures, cars and equipment) – Nondurable goods (used up in the short run – ex: food, clothing and chemicals) • Mississippi’s largest industrial employer is in the area of shipbuilding. • Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, produces, designs, and overhauls ships and commercial maritime structures. • Ingalls is the largest manufacturing company in MS, employing more than 11,000 workers in 2000. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 38

  39. • Ingalls Shipyard’s first launch, and the world’s first all-welded ship, was the Exchequer , 1940 Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 39

  40. Northrop Grumman (Ingalls) in Pascagoula Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 40

  41. Northrop Grumman (Ingalls) in Pascagoula Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 41

  42. Industry (manufacturing) in MS • Other MS manufactures: – Stennis Space Center – Bay St. Louis • Every U.S. rocket launched into space is tested at Stennis Space Center. – International Paper Company – Delta Pride Catfish, Inc – Peavey electronics • One of the largest manufactures of musical instruments in the world. – Nissan – General Motors Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 42

  43. • A rocket being tested a Stennis Space Center. Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 43

  44. Peavey Electronics Hartley Peavey Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 44

  45. The Service Industry • There are three service sectors: – Tertiary (transportation, communications, and utilities) – Quaternary (insurance, trade, legal, banking, ads, retail, consulting, info. real estate) – Quinary (education, government, tourism, heath/medicine, household.) Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 45

  46. Tertiary Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 46

  47. Quaternary  Insurance Retail  Banking  Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 47

  48. Quinary  Education Tourism   Government Medicine  Chp 10 &11 (Modern MS) 48

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