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Mississippi County's western boundary is defined by the Mississippi River.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Mississippi River defines the *eastern* boundary of Mississippi County, not the western boundary.
As of the 2020 census, Mississippi County, Missouri, had a population exceeding 15,000 residents.
Answer: False
Explanation: According to the 2020 United States census, Mississippi County had a population of 12,577 residents, which does not exceed 15,000.
Mississippi County has a total area of 1,110 square miles, with 17 square miles being water.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County has a total area of 429 square miles (1,110 km²), of which 17 square miles (44 km²) is water. The question incorrectly states the total area in square miles.
Mississippi County is the easternmost county in Missouri but not the easternmost county in the entire United States located west of the Mississippi River.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County holds the unique distinction of being both the easternmost county in Missouri and the easternmost county in the entire United States located west of the Mississippi River.
Mississippi County has direct highway connections to all four of its adjacent Kentucky counties.
Answer: False
Explanation: Despite bordering four Kentucky counties across the Mississippi River, Mississippi County has no direct highway connections to any of them.
Interstate 57 is one of the major highways traversing Mississippi County, Missouri.
Answer: True
Explanation: Interstate 57 is indeed listed among the major highways that traverse Mississippi County, Missouri.
Mississippi County's population has steadily increased since its peak in 1940 due to agricultural expansion.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County's population has *declined* since its peak in 1940, primarily due to changes in agriculture and mechanization, which reduced the need for farm workers.
In 2000, the majority of Mississippi County's population identified as Black or African American.
Answer: False
Explanation: In 2000, the majority of Mississippi County's population identified as White (77.93%), while 20.53% identified as Black or African American.
Which major North American river defines the eastern boundary of Mississippi County, Missouri?
Answer: The Mississippi River
Explanation: The Mississippi River is a major North American river that defines the eastern boundary of Mississippi County, Missouri.
What was the recorded population of Mississippi County, Missouri, according to the 2020 United States census?
Answer: 12,577 residents
Explanation: The 2020 United States census recorded the total population of Mississippi County, Missouri, as 12,577 residents.
What is the total land area of Mississippi County, Missouri?
Answer: 412 square miles
Explanation: The total land area of Mississippi County, Missouri, is 412 square miles.
Mississippi County holds the distinction of being the easternmost county in Missouri and also the easternmost county in the entire United States located where?
Answer: West of the Mississippi River
Explanation: Mississippi County is the easternmost county in Missouri and also the easternmost county in the entire United States located west of the Mississippi River.
What is a notable characteristic regarding highway connections between Mississippi County, Missouri, and its adjacent Kentucky counties?
Answer: There are no direct highway connections between them.
Explanation: Despite bordering four Kentucky counties across the Mississippi River, Mississippi County has no direct highway connections to any of them.
Which of the following is a major highway that traverses Mississippi County, Missouri?
Answer: U.S. Route 60
Explanation: U.S. Route 60 is listed as one of the major highways traversing Mississippi County, Missouri.
What is the primary reason for Mississippi County's population decline since its peak in 1940?
Answer: Changes in agriculture and mechanization
Explanation: The primary reason for Mississippi County's population decline since its 1940 peak is attributed to changes in agriculture and mechanization, which reduced the need for farm labor.
What was the population density of Mississippi County in 2000?
Answer: 32 people per square mile
Explanation: As of the 2000 census, the population density of Mississippi County was 32 people per square mile.
What trend has been observed in Mississippi County's population since its peak in 1940?
Answer: A decline due to changes in agriculture and mechanization.
Explanation: Since its peak in 1940, Mississippi County's population has experienced a decline, primarily due to changes in agriculture and mechanization.
What was the racial composition of Mississippi County in 2020 for White (non-Hispanic) residents?
Answer: 70%
Explanation: According to the 2020 Census, White (non-Hispanic) residents constituted 70% of Mississippi County's racial composition.
Mississippi County was organized in 1837 and named after a local Native American tribe.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County was organized on February 14, 1845, not 1837, and was named after the Mississippi River, not a Native American tribe.
The historical 'Tywappity Bottom' was a floodplain bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and Little River to the west.
Answer: True
Explanation: The historical 'Tywappity Bottom' was indeed a floodplain with the Mississippi River to its east and Little River to its west, among other boundaries.
Hernando De Soto is confirmed to have established the first permanent European settlement in southeastern Missouri around 1540.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source indicates that Hernando De Soto *may have ventured* into southeastern Missouri around 1540, but it does not confirm he established the first permanent European settlement.
Native Americans gradually retreated eastward from southeastern Missouri due to pressure from white settlement.
Answer: False
Explanation: Native Americans gradually retreated *westward* from southeastern Missouri due to pressure from advancing white settlement, not eastward.
American pioneers were attracted to southeastern Missouri by 1820 primarily due to its established industrial centers.
Answer: False
Explanation: American pioneers were primarily attracted to southeastern Missouri by 1820 due to its extremely fertile and cheap lands, not established industrial centers.
Cotton was the primary crop cultivated in Mississippi County throughout the 19th century, relying on enslaved labor before the Civil War.
Answer: True
Explanation: Cotton was indeed the primary crop cultivated in Mississippi County throughout the 19th century, with planters relying on enslaved African-American workers before the Civil War.
On what date was Mississippi County officially organized?
Answer: February 14, 1845
Explanation: Mississippi County was officially organized on February 14, 1845.
Which of the following was NOT a historical boundary of the 'Tywappity Bottom' floodplain?
Answer: The Ozark Mountains to the west
Explanation: The historical 'Tywappity Bottom' floodplain was bordered by the Scott County Hills, St. James Bayou, the Mississippi River, and Little River. The Ozark Mountains are not listed as a boundary.
Around 1540, which Spanish explorer may have ventured into present-day southeastern Missouri?
Answer: Hernando De Soto
Explanation: The Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto is noted as possibly having ventured into present-day southeastern Missouri around 1540.
What was the primary reason for Native Americans retreating westward from southeastern Missouri?
Answer: Constant pressure from advancing white settlement
Explanation: Native Americans retreated westward from southeastern Missouri primarily due to the constant pressure exerted by advancing white settlement.
By 1820, American pioneers were drawn to southeastern Missouri primarily by what?
Answer: Extremely fertile and cheap lands
Explanation: American pioneers were primarily drawn to southeastern Missouri by 1820 due to the availability of extremely fertile and cheap lands.
What was the primary crop cultivated in Mississippi County throughout the 19th century?
Answer: Cotton
Explanation: Cotton was the primary crop cultivated in Mississippi County throughout the 19th century, relying on enslaved labor before the Civil War and freedmen afterward.
Which Native American tribe is specifically mentioned as inhabiting the southeastern Missouri region around 1540?
Answer: Osage Nation
Explanation: Around 1540, the Osage Nation was among the Native American tribes inhabiting the southeastern Missouri region.
Charleston serves as both the largest city and the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri.
Answer: True
Explanation: Charleston is explicitly identified as both the largest city and the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri.
Joseph Moore laid out the plan for Charleston in 1837 after purchasing land from Thankful Randol.
Answer: True
Explanation: Joseph Moore laid out the plan for Charleston in 1837, seven years after the first American settlers arrived, having purchased 22.5 acres from Thankful Randol.
Charleston's Original Plat, filed in 1837, designed the city as a 20-block square.
Answer: False
Explanation: Charleston's Original Plat, filed on May 20, 1837, designed the city as a 12-block square, not a 20-block square.
The city of Charleston was officially incorporated by the General Assembly in 1872.
Answer: True
Explanation: The General Assembly officially incorporated the city of Charleston on March 25, 1872.
Which city serves as both the largest city and the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri?
Answer: Charleston
Explanation: Charleston is identified as both the largest city and the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri.
Who purchased 22.5 acres of land from Thankful Randol in 1837 to lay out the plan for Charleston?
Answer: Joseph Moore
Explanation: Joseph Moore purchased 22.5 acres of land from Thankful Randol in 1837 to lay out the plan for the city of Charleston.
When was the city of Charleston officially incorporated by the General Assembly?
Answer: March 25, 1872
Explanation: The city of Charleston was officially incorporated by an act of the General Assembly on March 25, 1872.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, violence against African Americans decreased in Mississippi County due to new civil rights legislation.
Answer: False
Explanation: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, violence against African Americans *increased* in Mississippi County, exacerbated by disfranchisement and Jim Crow segregation laws, rather than decreasing due to civil rights legislation.
Mississippi County had the highest number of lynchings of African Americans in Missouri.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County had the second-highest number of lynchings of African Americans in Missouri, tied with Callaway County, not the highest.
All four lynchings of African Americans in Mississippi County occurred in the county seat of Charleston.
Answer: False
Explanation: While three of the four lynchings of African Americans in Mississippi County occurred in Charleston, one took place in Belmont, Missouri, in 1905.
Sam Fields and Robert Coleman were lynched in Charleston in 1910 for alleged murder and robbery.
Answer: True
Explanation: Sam Fields and Robert Coleman were indeed lynched in Charleston on July 3, 1910, for alleged murder and robbery.
Roosevelt Grigsby was lynched in Charleston in 1924 by a mob of 200 individuals.
Answer: True
Explanation: Roosevelt Grigsby was lynched in Charleston in December 1924 by a mob of 200 individuals, accused of attempted rape.
In early 2016, Mississippi County was declared the wealthiest county in Missouri.
Answer: False
Explanation: In early 2016, Mississippi County was declared the *poorest* county in Missouri, not the wealthiest.
According to the 2000 Association of Religion Data Archives, Mississippi County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism as the majority religion.
Answer: True
Explanation: The 2000 Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report confirms that Mississippi County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism as the majority religion.
Southern Baptists were the most predominant religious denomination in Mississippi County in 2000 among those adhering to a religion.
Answer: True
Explanation: Among residents adhering to a religion in Mississippi County in 2000, Southern Baptists constituted the most predominant denomination, at 53.88%.
What discriminatory laws were enforced in Mississippi County during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, designed to keep racial groups separate?
Answer: Jim Crow segregation laws
Explanation: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Jim Crow segregation laws were enforced in Mississippi County, designed to maintain racial separation and discrimination.
How many African Americans were lynched in Mississippi County, a number tied with Callaway County for the second-highest in the state?
Answer: Four
Explanation: Four African Americans were lynched in Mississippi County, a number tied with Callaway County for the second-highest in Missouri.
In what year did the lynching of an African American take place in Belmont, Missouri, as mentioned in the source?
Answer: 1905
Explanation: The lynching of an African American in Belmont, Missouri, occurred in 1905.
What were Sam Fields and Robert Coleman allegedly accused of when they were lynched in Charleston in 1910?
Answer: Murder and robbery
Explanation: Sam Fields and Robert Coleman were lynched in Charleston in 1910 for the alleged crimes of murder and robbery.
In early 2016, Mississippi County was declared to have what economic status in Missouri?
Answer: The poorest county
Explanation: In early 2016, Mississippi County was declared the poorest county in Missouri.
According to the 2000 Association of Religion Data Archives, what is the majority religion in Mississippi County, which is part of the Bible Belt?
Answer: Evangelical Protestantism
Explanation: The 2000 Association of Religion Data Archives indicates that evangelical Protestantism is the majority religion in Mississippi County, consistent with its location in the Bible Belt.
What was the median household income in Mississippi County in 2000?
Answer: $28,837
Explanation: In 2000, the median household income in Mississippi County was $28,837.
What was the median family income in Mississippi County in 2000?
Answer: $35,554
Explanation: In 2000, the median family income in Mississippi County was $35,554.
What percentage of the total population in Mississippi County was living below the poverty line in 2000?
Answer: 23.70%
Explanation: In 2000, 23.70% of the total population in Mississippi County was living below the poverty line.
At the turn of the 20th century, Mississippi County's economy was primarily driven by coal mining.
Answer: False
Explanation: At the turn of the 20th century, Mississippi County's economy was significantly influenced by its virgin forests, attracting timber barons, rather than coal mining.
After land reclamation through drainage projects, soybeans and rice became important industrial-scale commodity crops in Mississippi County.
Answer: True
Explanation: Following extensive land reclamation through drainage projects, soybeans and rice have indeed become important industrial-scale commodity crops in Mississippi County since the late 20th century.
What natural resource attracted timber barons to Mississippi County at the turn of the 20th century?
Answer: Virgin forests
Explanation: At the turn of the 20th century, the virgin forests of Mississippi County attracted timber barons for their economic potential.
After the clearing of timber, what type of infrastructure did the state support to reclaim land for agricultural use in Mississippi County?
Answer: Construction of levees and drainage districts
Explanation: Following the clearing of timber, the state supported the construction of levees and drainage districts to reclaim land in Mississippi County for agricultural purposes.
Which of the following crops became important industrial-scale commodity crops in Mississippi County since the late 20th century?
Answer: Soybeans and rice
Explanation: Since the late 20th century, soybeans and rice have become important industrial-scale commodity crops in Mississippi County, following land reclamation efforts.
Over 50% of adults aged 25 and older in Mississippi County hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Answer: False
Explanation: Only 9.6% of adults aged 25 and older in Mississippi County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, not over 50%.
Mississippi County is served by four distinct public school districts.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County is served by three distinct public school districts, not four.
St. Henry's School in Charleston is a public school serving grades 1-8.
Answer: False
Explanation: St. Henry's School in Charleston is a *private* school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, serving grades 1-8, not a public school.
Three Rivers College includes Mississippi County within its designated service area.
Answer: True
Explanation: Three Rivers College, a public community college, explicitly includes Mississippi County within its designated service area.
What percentage of adults aged 25 and older in Mississippi County possess a high school diploma or higher?
Answer: 61.1%
Explanation: Of adults aged 25 and older in Mississippi County, 61.1% possess a high school diploma or higher.
How many distinct public school districts operate within Mississippi County, Missouri?
Answer: Three
Explanation: Mississippi County, Missouri, is served by three distinct public school districts.
Which of the following schools is part of the East Prairie R-II School District?
Answer: East Prairie High School
Explanation: East Prairie High School is part of the East Prairie R-II School District, which also includes East Prairie Elementary and Middle Schools.
What is the name of the private school in Charleston, Mississippi County, affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church?
Answer: St. Henry's School
Explanation: St. Henry's School in Charleston is the private school in Mississippi County affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
Which public community college includes Mississippi County within its designated service area?
Answer: Three Rivers College
Explanation: Three Rivers College, a public community college, includes Mississippi County within its designated service area.
What is the name of the public library system serving Mississippi County?
Answer: Mississippi County Library District
Explanation: The Mississippi County Library District provides public library services to the residents of Mississippi County.
Most elected countywide officials in Mississippi County are affiliated with the Republican Party.
Answer: True
Explanation: Most elected countywide officials in Mississippi County are indeed affiliated with the Republican Party, reflecting a strong local Republican presence.
Mississippi County has historically been a solidly Republican county at the presidential level since its founding.
Answer: False
Explanation: From its founding in 1845 through 2000, Mississippi County was historically a solidly Democratic county at the presidential level, with a shift to Republican starting in 2004.
Mississippi County voters supported the 2006 constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mississippi County voters rejected the 2006 constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research, with 57.35 percent voting against it, despite its narrow statewide passage.
In the 2008 presidential primary, Hillary Clinton received the most votes among all candidates from both parties in Mississippi County.
Answer: True
Explanation: In the 2008 presidential primary, Hillary Clinton received the most votes among all candidates from both parties in Mississippi County, totaling 1,094 votes.
Mississippi County voters tend to be socially conservative but more moderate or populist on economic issues.
Answer: True
Explanation: Voters in Mississippi County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles but tend to be more moderate or populist on economic issues.
Most elected countywide officials in Mississippi County are affiliated with which political party?
Answer: Republican Party
Explanation: Most elected countywide officials in Mississippi County are affiliated with the Republican Party.
Mississippi County is included in which U.S. Congressional District?
Answer: Missouri's 8th Congressional District
Explanation: Mississippi County is part of Missouri's 8th Congressional District.
From its founding in 1845 through 2000, Mississippi County was primarily a solidly what kind of county at the presidential level?
Answer: Democratic
Explanation: From its founding in 1845 through 2000, Mississippi County was primarily a solidly Democratic county at the presidential level, with only two exceptions.
What was the outcome of Mississippi County voters' response to the 2006 constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research?
Answer: They rejected it, despite it narrowly passing statewide.
Explanation: Mississippi County voters rejected the 2006 constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research, even though the measure narrowly passed statewide.
How did Mississippi County voters respond to Proposition B in 2006, which aimed to increase the state's minimum wage to $6.50 an hour?
Answer: They strongly supported it.
Explanation: Mississippi County voters strongly supported Proposition B in 2006, which aimed to increase the state's minimum wage to $6.50 an hour.
In the 2008 presidential primary, which Democratic candidate received the most votes among all candidates from both parties in Mississippi County?
Answer: Hillary Clinton
Explanation: In the 2008 presidential primary, Hillary Clinton received the most votes among all candidates from both parties in Mississippi County.
What are the general political principles of voters in Mississippi County regarding economic issues?
Answer: Moderate or populist
Explanation: Voters in Mississippi County tend to be moderate or populist on economic issues, despite their social conservatism.
Who represents Missouri's 25th District in the Missouri Senate, which covers all of Mississippi County?
Answer: State Senator Jason Bean (R)
Explanation: State Senator Jason Bean (R) currently represents Missouri's 25th District in the Missouri Senate, which includes all of Mississippi County.
In 2004, what percentage of Mississippi County voters supported the constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman?
Answer: 86.87 percent
Explanation: In 2004, 86.87 percent of Mississippi County voters supported the constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
Which Missouri House District covers the northern portion of Mississippi County?
Answer: House District 148
Explanation: The northern portion of Mississippi County is covered by Missouri House District 148.
Whiting is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County.
Answer: False
Explanation: Whiting is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi County, not an unincorporated community.
Belmont is mentioned as an unincorporated community in Mississippi County.
Answer: False
Explanation: Belmont is identified as a ghost town in Mississippi County, not an unincorporated community.
Which of the following is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi County?
Answer: Whiting
Explanation: Whiting is listed as a census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi County.
Which of the following is identified as a ghost town in Mississippi County?
Answer: Belmont
Explanation: Belmont is identified as one of the ghost towns located in Mississippi County.