Starkville
Oktibbeha County · United States
A college town in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, built around Mississippi State University, with a compact centre of cafés, restaurants, and historic churches. Founded in 1831 as Boardtown for its sawmilling trade, it was renamed in 1837 to honour Revolutionary War general John Stark. The Cotton District, developed in the 1960s as North America's first New Urbanist community, sits between downtown and the university campus and remains an active student quarter.
- Population25,366
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 29 km18 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
7°44°
130mm5.1in
F
9°48°
135mm5.4in
M
13°55°
135mm5.2in
A
17°63°
125mm4.8in
M
22°72°
115mm4.5in
J
26°79°
95mm3.8in
J
28°82°
105mm4.2in
A
27°81°
100mm3.9in
S
25°76°
90mm3.6in
O
19°65°
90mm3.6in
N
12°54°
95mm3.8in
D
8°47°
130mm5.2in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗