Mississippi County, Missouri

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Mississippi County, Missouri is a rural county in the southeastern "Bootheel" region of Missouri along the Mississippi River, known historically for its agriculture and river-based commerce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county of Missouri
borders Mississippi River
borderStateAcrossRiver Illinois
Kentucky
country United States of America
countySeat Charleston, Missouri
FIPSCode 29133
GNISID 0766280
hasBorderType river border with Illinois
river border with Kentucky
hasCountySeatFunction Charleston, Missouri
hasFeature bottomland forests
floodplains
levees
hasGovernmentType county commission
hasJurisdictionLevel county-level government
hasPostalAbbreviationState MO
hasRiverFrontage Mississippi River
hasRuralCharacter predominantly rural
isHistoricallyDependentOn agricultural economy
river transportation
isInUSCensusDivision West North Central
isInUSCensusRegion Midwest
isLandlocked false
isPartOfRegion Mississippi River Delta
isRural true
knownFor agriculture
river-based commerce
largestCity Charleston, Missouri
locatedIn Missouri
United States
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Mississippi Alluvial Plain
locatedInRegion Bootheel of Missouri
linked to: Missouri Bootheel

Southeast Missouri
linked to: southeast Missouri
namedAfter Mississippi River
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf United States Census Bureau’s Southeast Missouri region
primaryCrops corn
cotton
soybeans
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
state Missouri
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Missouri Bootheel contains Mississippi County, Missouri
Charleston, Missouri county Mississippi County, Missouri
Charleston, Missouri isCountySeatOf Mississippi County, Missouri
Charleston, Missouri isPartOf Mississippi County, Missouri
Pemiscot County borderedBy Mississippi County, Missouri
Alexander County, Illinois borderedBy Mississippi County, Missouri
Scott County, Missouri borders Mississippi County, Missouri
Ballard County, Kentucky sharesBorderWith Mississippi County, Missouri
Carlisle County, Kentucky hasBorderWith Mississippi County, Missouri
Fulton County, Kentucky hasExclave Kentucky Bend area of Mississippi County, Missouri (de facto exclave of Kentucky administered by Fulton County)
linked to: Mississippi County, Missouri
Action at Belmont location Mississippi County, Missouri