Sunflower County, Mississippi

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Sunflower County, Mississippi is a rural county in the Mississippi Delta region known for its agricultural economy and deep ties to blues music history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
containsInstitution Mississippi State Penitentiary
containsSettlement Drew, Mississippi
Indianola, Mississippi
Inverness, Mississippi
Moorhead, Mississippi
Parchman, Mississippi
Ruleville, Mississippi
Sunflower, Mississippi
country United States of America
governingBody Sunflower County Board of Supervisors
hasAreaCharacteristic flat alluvial plain
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCountySeat Indianola, Mississippi
hasCulturalHeritage African American blues culture
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly African American population
hasEconomicCharacteristic rural economy
hasEconomyType agricultural economy
hasHistoricalAssociation Delta blues
civil rights movement
hasLargestCity Indianola, Mississippi
hasNotablePerson B.B. King
linked to: B. B. King

Fannie Lou Hamer
Muddy Waters
hasPrimaryIndustry catfish farming
cotton farming
soybean farming
hasRuralCharacter true
hasSoilType fertile alluvial soil
hasTransportationRoute Mississippi Highway 3
Mississippi Highway 8
U.S. Route 49W NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 82 NERFINISHED
knownFor agriculture
blues music history
locatedIn American South
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
United States South
locatedInRegion Mississippi Delta region
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter sunflower
partOf United States Census Bureau
subdivisionOf State of Mississippi
subdivisionType county

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Indianola, Mississippi locatedIn Sunflower County, Mississippi
Indianola, Mississippi countySeatOf Sunflower County, Mississippi
C. L. Franklin placeOfBirth Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Sunflower County, Mississippi
Ruleville, Mississippi locatedIn Sunflower County, Mississippi
Freedom Farm Cooperative locatedIn Sunflower County, Mississippi
Second Street, Indianola locatedIn Sunflower County, Mississippi
Indianola Academy locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sunflower County, Mississippi
Carolyn Bryant associatedWithPlace Sunflower County, Mississippi
Clarence LaVaughn Franklin placeOfBirth Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Sunflower County, Mississippi
C. L. Franklin birthPlace Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
linked to: Sunflower County, Mississippi