Sparta, Mississippi

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Sparta, Mississippi is the fictional small Southern town that serves as the primary setting for the television series "In the Heat of the Night."

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Sparta, Mississippi canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
appearsIn In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
associatedWithCharacter Bubba Skinner
Chief Bill Gillespie
Harriet DeLong
Parker Williams
Virgil Tibbs
associatedWithWork In the Heat of the Night franchise
country United States
describedAs small Southern town
fictionalStatus not a real municipality in Mississippi state records
genreContext crime drama
police procedural
hasFictionalCounty Sparta County (often implied)
hasFictionalInstitution Sparta General Hospital
Sparta High School
hasFictionalLandmark Sparta courthouse
linked to: Sparta City Hall

Sparta jail
Sparta town square
hasPoliceDepartment Sparta Police Department
hasSheriffOffice Tibbs and Gillespie jurisdiction (fictional)
inspiredBy small towns in Mississippi
language English (depicted)
lawEnforcementJurisdictionOf Sparta Police Department
locatedIn Mississippi
medium television
narrativeFunction depicts racial and social tensions in the American South
portrayedByRealLocation Covington, Georgia
other towns in Georgia
primarySettingOf In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
region American South
settingFor In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
timePeriodDepicted late 20th century
usedForTheme exploration of law enforcement ethics
exploration of racism and civil rights
small-town community dynamics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bill Gillespie workLocation Sparta, Mississippi
Police Chief Bill Gillespie fictionalLocation Sparta, Mississippi
Bubba Skinner workLocation Sparta, Mississippi
Bubba Skinner hasFictionalJurisdiction Sparta, Mississippi
Parker Williams workLocation Sparta, Mississippi
Sparta, Illinois portraysFictionalLocation Sparta, Mississippi
Sparta City Hall fictionalLocationIn Sparta, Mississippi
Sparta County Courthouse fictionalLocationIn Sparta, Mississippi
Sparta High School locatedInFictional Sparta, Mississippi
Harriet DeLong residence Sparta, Mississippi
Harriet DeLong setting Sparta, Mississippi
Tibbs County hasFictionalTown Sparta, Mississippi