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Memphis, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) MemphisMemphismĕmˈfĭs [key], city (1990 pop. 610,337), seat of Shelby co., SW Tenn., on the Fourth, or Lower, Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi, at the mouth of the Wolf River; inc…

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,…

Mississippi Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school789,903100.0Nursery school, preschool54,0586.8Kindergarten47,3846.0Elementary school (grades 1-8)363,30046.0High…

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…

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…

Hampton, Wade, American planter and soldier

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Wade, c.1752–1835, American planter and soldier, b. Halifax co., Va. He served in the American Revolution and took part in South Carolina politics, opposing the ratification…