The population of Mississippi increased from 7,000 in 1798 to 62,213 in 1817. The population of Mississippi as of 2013 is 2.991 million.
The original Mississippi Territory created by the US Congress in 1798. In 1817, Congress divided the Mississippi Territory into the state of Mississippi and the Alabama Territory. On Dec. 10, 1817, Mississippi joined the Union and became the 20th state.
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817. The western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi on December 10, 1817.
The population of the state of Mississippi is 2.991 million people. Mississippi joined the Union on December 10, 1817, and its capital is Jackson.
Mississippi was not one of the original 13 colonies. It was organized as a territory in 1798, and was admitted as the 20th state to join the Union on December 10, 1817.
Mississippi became a territory on 7 April 1798 and remained so until 10 December, 1817 when it was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi. The territory originally included what is now the state of Alabama, but this territory was separated out 9 months prior to Mississippi being admitted to the Union.
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817. The western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi on December 10, 1817 and the eastern half became the Alabama Territory until its admittance to the Union as the State of Alabama on December 14, 1819.
Mississippi was declared a state in the Union on December 10, 1817. It was the 2oth state admitted to the United States.
1817 is the year Mississippi became a state. The Mississippi state quarter was minted in 2002, and is worth 25 cents.
David Holmes was the first governor of Mississippi after it acquired statehood. He served from December 10, 1817 to January 5, 1820. However, Winthrop Sargent was the first governor of Mississippi Territory, serving from May 7, 1798 to May 25, 1801.
Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.
December 10, 1817
On December 10th, 1817, Mississippi entered the Union.Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.