Bolivar County, Mississippi

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Bolivar County, Mississippi is a largely rural county in the Mississippi Delta region, known for its rich agricultural history and significant African American cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
agriculturalProduct corn
cotton
rice
soybeans
borders Arkansas
contains Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area (portion)
country United States of America
economy agriculture-based
governmentType county government
hasCity Boyle, Mississippi
Cleveland, Mississippi
Merigold, Mississippi
Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Rosedale, Mississippi
Shelby, Mississippi
hasHistoricCommunity Mound Bayou, Mississippi
hasMajorHighway Mississippi Highway 1
Mississippi Highway 8
U.S. Route 278 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED
hasTown Alligator, Mississippi
Beulah, Mississippi
Duncan, Mississippi
Gunnison, Mississippi
Pace, Mississippi
Renova, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi
Winstonville, Mississippi
hasUniversity Delta State University
knownFor African American cultural heritage
Mississippi Delta blues heritage
agriculture
cotton production
locatedIn Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
locatedOn Mississippi River
MoundBayouSignificance one of the first all-Black municipalities in the United States
namedAfter Simón Bolívar
partOf Mississippi Delta region
regionType rural
seat Cleveland, Mississippi
Rosedale, Mississippi
state Mississippi
subdivisionOf United States county system
timeZone Central Time Zone
universityLocatedIn Cleveland, Mississippi

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Mound Bayou, Mississippi county Bolivar County, Mississippi
Cleveland, Mississippi isCountySeatOf Bolivar County (one of two seats)
linked to: Bolivar County, Mississippi
C. L. Franklin birthPlace Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Bolivar County, Mississippi
Benoit, Mississippi county Bolivar County, Mississippi
Benoit, Mississippi locatedIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Benoit, Mississippi appliesToJurisdiction Bolivar County, Mississippi
Taborian Hospital locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bolivar County, Mississippi
Delta Health Center locatedIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Coahoma County, Mississippi adjacentTo Bolivar County, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi locatedIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Shaw, Mississippi partiallyIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi county Bolivar County, Mississippi
Washington County, Mississippi borderedByCounty Bolivar County, Mississippi
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi locatedIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Downtown Cleveland historic district locatedIn Bolivar County, Mississippi
Downtown Cleveland historic district county Bolivar County, Mississippi