Starkville, Mississippi

Starkville, Mississippi
Cotton District
Cotton District
Flag of Starkville, Mississippi
Official seal of Starkville, Mississippi
Official logo of Starkville, Mississippi
Nickname(s): 
StarkVegas,[1] Boardtown[2]
Location of Starkville, Mississippi
Location of Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°27′45″N 88°49′12″W / 33.46250°N 88.82000°W / 33.46250; -88.82000
Country United States
State Mississippi
CountyOktibbeha
City1835
Named forJohn Stark
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council government
 • MayorLynn Spruill (D)[3]
Area
 • Total25.62 sq mi (66.37 km2)
 • Land25.51 sq mi (66.08 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,360
 • Density954.77/sq mi (368.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
39759-39760
Area code662
FIPS code28-70240
GNIS feature ID0678227
WebsiteCity of Starkville

Starkville is a city in, and the county seat of, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.[5] Mississippi State University is a land-grant institution and is located partially in Starkville but primarily in an adjacent unincorporated area designated by the United States Census Bureau as Mississippi State, Mississippi. The population was 25,653 in 2019.[6] Starkville is the most populous city of the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi. The Starkville micropolitan statistical area includes all of Oktibbeha County.

The growth and development of Mississippi State in recent decades has made Starkville a marquee American college town. College students and faculty have created a ready audience for several annual art and entertainment events such as the Cotton District Arts Festival, Super Bulldog Weekend, and Bulldog Bash. The Cotton District, North America's oldest new urbanist community,[7] is an active student quarter and entertainment district located halfway between Downtown Starkville and the Mississippi State University campus.

  1. ^ Low, Chris (August 15, 2008). "Welcome to Stark-Vegas". ESPN College Football. ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "What's in a name?" (PDF). Msucares.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Starkville, MS - Official Website". Cityofstarkville.org. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Town Paper: New Towns – Cotton District, Mississippi". www.tndtownpaper.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.

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