Jefferson County
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Jefferson County is a rural county in southwestern Mississippi known for its small population, agricultural landscape, and historic communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jefferson County canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Adams County, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claiborne County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Copiah County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Franklin County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Louisiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana (across the Mississippi River)
|
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite | Alcorn State University vicinity (nearby in Claiborne County) ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Fayette, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harriston, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorman, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governedBy | Jefferson County Board of Supervisors ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural landscape
ⓘ
historic communities ⓘ rural ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasCountySeat | Fayette, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
predominantly African American population
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
timber production ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentFunction |
local law enforcement
ⓘ
maintenance of rural roads ⓘ property assessment and taxation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Deep South plantation history
ⓘ
Reconstruction-era rural communities ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
farmland
ⓘ
forested areas ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Fayette, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIndustry |
cattle and livestock production
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ row-crop farming ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTransportation |
Mississippi Highway 28
ⓘ
U.S. Route 61 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalState | State of Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedInPhysiographicRegion | Loess bluffs and river bottomlands of Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southwestern Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedInSubregion | Southwestern Mississippi rural region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
North Mississippi Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Delta region
United States Census Bureau county units ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county government ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Mississippi River ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.