Land Area Ranked 32nd
• Total 48,430 sq mi (125,443 km2)
• Land 46,952 sq mi (121,607 km2)
• Water 1,521 sq mi (3,940 km2) 3%
• Length 340 mi (545 km)
• Width 170 mi (275 km)
• Latitude 30°12′ N to 35° N
• Longitude 88°06′ W to 91°39′ W

Before statehood Mississippi Territory

Admitted to the Union December 10, 1817 (20th)

Metes & Bounds

Mississippi, one of the United States of America, takes its name from the Mississippi River that forms its western boundary from 35° to 1° N. latitude The Act of Congress of 1 March, 1817, creating the state, fixed its boundaries as follows:
“Beginning on the Mississippi River at a point where the southern boundary of the State of Tennessee strikes the same, thence west along the said boundary line to the Tennessee River, thence up the same to the mouth of Bear Creek, thence by a direct line to the north-west corner of the County of Washington, thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico, thence westwardly, include all of the island within six leagues of the shore, to the most eastern junction of Pearl River with Lake Borgne, thence up said River to the thirty-first degree of North latitude, thence west along said degree of latitude to the Mississippi River, thence up the same to the beginning.” The state in its extreme length is 330 miles; its greatest width is 188 miles; its area 46,340 square miles. It has a coast-line on the Gulf of Mexico of about 75 miles. By government surveys begun in 1803, the state is divided into sections and townships. .