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Bellevue is Jackson county's second largest community. Today 2,239 residents are found nestled between the Mississippi river with a lock and dam and huge limestone bluffs. Tourism and light manufacturing provide a solid base for growth and expansion. Housing is a primary interest for the city. Visitors have much to see and do in the city of Bellevue. Wintering eagles, fishing, boating, a butterfly garden located at the bordering state park, the largest wood frame mill in Iowa, camping and water sports make the city attractive. Many of the limestone buildings in Bellevue are on National Historic Register. Commerce and light industry are targets in community development plans. Barge traffic is seen daily along the river. Bellevue has a public school and a private school in the community. Bellevue is best described as a "Beautiful place to live".
AGRICULTURE
This is the principal industry in the state; of the male population 77.7% and of thefemale 71.8% are engaged in agricultural pursuits. Fully one half of the state is ofextraordinary fertility. The only portion that is unproductive is the small strip ofterritory known geographically as Flat Woods, where only the bottom lands arefertile. Cotton is the principal product, being probably three times greater than theother industries of the state combined. The value of the cotton crop as shown bythe census of 1900 was $54,032,341. The crop of 1879-1880 was valued at$46,000,000, showing an increase during that period of over $8,000,000. Amongother minor products are Indian corn, oats, hay, peas of every variety, wheat,cane, sorghum, rice, potatoes, and almost every variety of orchard and gardenproduct. In the southern part of the state, sub-tropical and several varieties oftropical fruits are successfully cultivated. The Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is themost remarkable agricultural section of the state. Its area is 6480 square miles,or 4,147,200 acres. With an alluvial soil that is practically inexhaustible, itscotton production exceeds that of any other land in the world. Its land producesfrom three quarters to a bale and a half an acre, and with careful tillage and in agood cotton year as much as a bale and three quarters to two bales to the acre.The increase in the value of the lands in the Delta, both timber and cultivated, isremarkable. In 1881 the state sold 1,500,000 acres of timber lands, by levee taxtitles, which have been held valid, for six and one half cents per acre. Theselands are now worth, on an average, $20 per acre. Twenty years ago, cottonlands could be bought for from $15 to $25 an acre that are now worth from $50 to$75 per acre.
The population of the delta is 195,346; of this number 24,137 are white and171,209 are negroes. The negroes generally cultivate the cotton farms, and thelarge cotton plantations of the state, while the small farms are cultivated by whitelabour.
Taxes:
7% sales; 1% Hotel & Restaurant tax; $.75 per room tax.
Population:
202,062
Climate: Winter:
48° Spring: 65° Summer: 81° Fall: 66°
Location:
Central Mississippi, Crossroads of Interstate 55 and 20, running North-South, and East-West respectively.
Hotels:
46 properties with over 5,500 rooms.
Restaurants:
Over 400 fine restaurants, many with convention and banquet rooms; cuisine from authentic deep Southern cooking to International fare.
Maximum Capacities:
65,000 square feet of exhibit space in one facility; seating capacity for 10,000 and dining capacities for up to 2,800 at a single event.
Special Annual Events
January Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration
February Dixie National Rodeo & Livestock Show and Western Festival
March Mal's St. Paddy's Festival & Parade National Cutting Horse Associations' National Championships
April Zoo Blues Trustmark Tour LeFleur Crawfish Festival
May Jubilee! Jam, Jackson Arts and Music Festival Pepsi Pops Concert
June International Ballet Competition, (every 4 years) Hog Wild in June
July "Celebrate America" MS Championship Hot Air Balloon Race Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
August Scottish Highland Games
September Farish Street Festival Sky Parade NRA Championship
October Mississippi State Fair Trustmark's Red Beans and Rice Celebration
November Mistletoe Marketplace Harvest Festival Capital City Classic
December Christmas in Jackson Holiday Jubilee Belhaven Singing Christmas Tree
Recreational Facilities
59 Public Tennis Courts
53 City Parks/3 Regional Parks
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
10 Public Swimming Pools
2/9 & 2/18 Hole Public Golf Courses
Smith Wills Baseball Stadium
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Football Stadium
16 Attractions, Museums, Historic Homes
1 Major Water Park
3 Bowling Lanes
4 Major Movie Theaters
2 Roller Skating Facilities
2 Miniature Golf Courses
AA Jackson Generals Baseball Team
Ross Barnett Reservoir
Arts
Ballet Mississippi
Craftsmen's Guild of MS
MS Cultural Art Gallery
MS Museum of Art
International Ballet Competition (every four years)
Black Arts Music Society
MS Symphony Orchestra
New Stage Theater
Ballet Magnificent
MS Opera Association
Repertory Theater of MS
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Magnolia
State Tree: Magnolia
State Capitol: Jackson
Area: 123,584 sq. km
Population: 2,573,000
Elevation: 246m-0m
Major Cities: Jackson / Biloxi
Industry Information
Agriculture Industry: Soybeans, Cotton, Broilers, Beef and Rice
Fishing Industry: Menhaden and Shrimp
Mining Industry: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Sand and Stone
Manufacturing Industry: Chemicals, Clothing, Paper Products, Petroleum and Coal
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