Talk:Mississippi

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Section sizes

Section size for Mississippi (51 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	17,893	17,893
Etymology	264	264
History	3,327	40,633
Colonial era	3,047	3,047
United States territory	4,828	4,828
Statehood to Civil War	4,790	4,790
Civil War through late 19th century	8,913	8,913
20th century to present	15,728	15,728
Geography	3,368	23,522
Major cities and towns	3,318	3,318
Climate	6,404	6,488
Climate change	84	84
Ecology, flora, and fauna	5,085	5,085
Ecological problems	26	5,263
Flooding	5,237	5,237
Demographics	6,536	31,151
Race and ethnicity	10,187	10,187
Birth data	4,359	4,359
LGBT community	1,856	1,856
Language	1,564	1,564
Religion	6,649	6,649
Health	6,443	6,443
Economy	8,624	19,086
Energy	50	112
Solar power	62	62
Entertainment and tourism	2,855	2,855
Manufacturing	626	626
Taxation	4,284	4,284
Employment	930	930
Federal subsidies and spending	1,655	1,655
Politics and government	1,754	10,511
Laws	5,862	5,862
Political alignment	2,895	2,895
Transportation	19	5,947
Air	141	141
Roads	1,735	1,735
Rail	41	1,732
Passenger	1,051	1,051
Freight	640	640
Water	12	2,320
Major rivers	223	223
Major bodies of water	2,085	2,085
Education	5,752	5,752
Culture	1,284	4,311
Music	2,181	2,181
Sports	846	846
See also	187	187
Notes	24	24
References	28	28
Further reading	983	983
External links	2,711	2,711
Total	169,446	169,446

On 30 September 2020, it was proposed that this article be moved from Mississippi to Mississippi (state). The result of the discussion was Not moved.

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Lead

Latest comment: 9 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This was archived but the problems with the lead haven't been addressed. Nemov (talk) 18:37, 2 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Infobox template correction

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Currently, the Template:Infobox settlement is in use for this article. It is suggested to use Template:Infobox U.S. state as the infobox for this article instead. Cfls (talk) 13:35, 5 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

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