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2. Mississippi covers a total of 47,691 square

miles. The total population of the state in
2000 was 2,844,658. What was the population
per square mile?

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  • Population of the state=2844658
  • Area =47691mi^2

Population density:-

  • TOTAL population/Total area
  • 2844658/47691
  • 59.64Persons or 60(Rounded) persons per square mile
User GalahadXVI
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Answer:

60 people per square mile

Explanation:

Given :

  • Population of Mississippi = 2,844,658
  • Area of Mississippi = 47,691 square miles

  • Population density is the rough calculation of people (population) per square mile

Population Density

  • Population / No. of square miles
  • 2,844,658 / 47,691
  • ⇒ 59.6476903 (approx.)
  • 60 people per square mile
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