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Section sizes

Section size for Mississippi (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	13,233	13,233	314	314
Etymology	345	345	26	26
History	3,510	42,470	286	3,937
Colonial era	3,076	3,076	403	403
United States territory	4,690	4,690	393	393
Statehood to Civil War	5,466	5,466	378	378
Civil War through late 19th century	9,055	9,055	955	955
20th century to present	16,673	16,673	1,522	1,522
Geography	3,520	24,315	328	1,693
Major cities and towns	3,466	3,466	75	75
Climate	6,603	6,687	337	337
Climate change	84	84	0	0
Ecology, flora, and fauna	5,379	5,379	354	354
Ecological problems	26	5,263	0	599
Flooding	5,237	5,237	599	599
Demographics	7,200	38,441	493	1,786
Race and ethnicity	14,243	14,243	536	536
Birth data	5,692	5,692	53	53
LGBT community	2,009	2,009	108	108
Language	1,424	1,424	97	97
Religion	7,873	7,873	499	499
Health	7,392	7,392	356	356
Economy	9,520	26,232	902	1,988
Energy	50	112	0	0
Solar power	62	62	0	0
Entertainment and tourism	3,668	3,668	282	282
Manufacturing	4,280	4,280	259	259
Taxation	6,209	6,209	352	352
Employment	555	555	34	34
Federal subsidies and spending	1,888	1,888	159	159
Politics and government	3,022	17,217	224	1,040
Laws	8,207	8,207	331	331
Political alignment	2,140	5,988	180	485
Gubernatorial elections	3,848	3,848	305	305
Transportation	19	6,471	0	182
Air	141	141	15	15
Roads	2,091	2,091	72	72
Rail	41	1,900	0	89
Passenger	1,233	1,233	71	71
Freight	626	626	18	18
Water	12	2,320	0	6
Major rivers	223	223	0	0
Major bodies of water	2,085	2,085	6	6
Education	4,384	7,182	421	626
Educational quality	1,842	1,842	142	142
Mississippi Miracle	956	956	63	63
Culture	2,668	5,753	113	421
Music	2,242	2,242	308	308
Sports	809	809	0	0
Cuisine	34	34	0	0
See also	187	187	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Further reading	983	983	0	0
External links	2,887	2,887	0	0
Total	193,160	193,160	12,369	12,369

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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^[1]Change the non-living insignia box to have the blueberry. Aliteralfreezer14626 (talk) 01:27, 7 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Cannolis (talk) 02:29, 7 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Change Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-38272-00 (talk) 14:54, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: See Talk:Gulf of Mexico/FAQ. jolielover♥talk 16:59, 5 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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