Starkville, MS

Starkville is a college city in northeast Mississippi, best known as the home of Mississippi State University. That university presence shapes the local economy, culture, and rhythm of the year, especially around football weekends and campus events. The city also has a layered history, including Native peoples who were forced west during Indian Removal in the 1830s. One of Starkville's more distinctive modern areas is the Cotton District, a neighborhood redeveloped with new urbanist ideas and closely tied to student life and local dining.