Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, down from 173,514 at the 2010 census. Jacksons population declined more between 2010 and 2020 (11.42%) than any major city in the United States. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area completely within the state. With a 2020 population estimated around 600,000, metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippis population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi.
Founded in 1821 as the site for a new state capital, the city is named after General Andrew Jackson, who was honored for his role in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later served as U.S. president. Following the nearby Battle of Vicksburg in 1863 during the American Civil War, Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman began the siege of Jackson and the city was subsequently burned.During the 1920s, Jackson surpassed Meridian to become the most populous city in the state following a speculative natural gas boom in the region. The current slogan for the city is The City with Soul. It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel, folk, and jazz. The city is located in the deep south halfway between Memphis and New Orleans on Interstate 55 and Dallas and Atlanta on Interstate 20. Being at this location has given the city the nickname the crossroads of the south.
The city has a number of museums and cultural institutions, including the Mississippi Childrens Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Mississippi Museum of Art, Old Capital Museum, Museum of Mississippi History. Other notable locations are the Mississippi Coliseum and the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, home of the Jackson State Tigers Football Team.
The Jackson metropolitan statistical area is the states second largest metropolitan area overall, due to four counties in northern Mississippi being part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area. In 2020, the Jackson metropolitan area held a GDP of 30 billion dollars, accounting for 29% of the states total GDP of 104.1 billion dollars.
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The feeling, when walking through a part of town, that this neighborhood has seen better days. The decline of a part of the city from thriving neighborhood to encroaching ghettodom. Usually, Blight begins with the construction of a mall/huge shopping complex, which drains local businesses of needed revenue, causing them to fail, leading eventually to joblessness and poverty. The first signs of Blight are poorly kept properties, damaged building facades and an increasing number of for
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A person who is completely bad luck. If they speak, or are in a certain place,bad things happen.
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A giant lumbering behmoth. Causing destruction and hate. Eats small children and is anal. Is usually a authority figure, but that doesn't make him/her not a bastard. Hates children and love.
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A slang term for Bud Light. A mixing of the B in Bud, and Light. Some people think it tastes terrible/is cheap, and consider it a Blight upon beer, hence the slang term.
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Someone that is both caucasian and african american.
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B - isexual
L - esbian
I - ntersexual
G - ay
H - eterosexual
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An adjective to describe a black person who thinks they're white. Kind of like wigger.
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the sparking of a blunt.
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a black person that hangs out with white people and has a hight and squeeky voice/laugh. This changes when in the company of black people, which never happens to this particular person.
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A collective noun describing a group, large crowd, or population of people from the U.K. who voted to leave the EU (brexiteers).
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The street name of Milwaukees Best Light. Traditionally, it has been known as Beast. Blight is a blend of these terms.
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A plant disease, typically one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts.
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