Starkville is a city in and the county seat of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. The Starkville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Oktibbeha County. The population was 23,888 at the 2010 census.
Starkville is an anchor of the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi which consists of Starkville, Columbus, and West Point.
The campus of Mississippi State University is partially located in Starkville. As of the fall of 2011, MSU has over 20,000 undergraduate students, more than 4,000 graduate students, and more than 1,300 staff.
The university is the largest employer in Starkville. Students have created a ready audience for the Magnolia Film Festival. Held every February, it is the oldest film festival in the state. Other major events held in Starkville and strongly supported by the MSU Student Body are the Dudy Gras Parade, Cotton District Arts Festival, Super Bulldog Weekend, Old Main Music Festival, Ragtime and Jazz Music Festival, and Bulldog Bash.
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It southern people say yes ma'am no ma'am or yes sir or no sir not make the age and they look at the older community as if they where their own grandparents even if they don't know them at all
This Community allows everyone to actively participate in the community.
An age friendly community, my Hierarchy of need are being met. Well maintained, retired and disable community. Smoke free, drug free areas. Most residents have their own transportation including me, there is public transportation available.
What makes my community age friendly is that it is a small town. Everyone mostly knows one another.
Starkville is a college town so a lot of different ages and cultures mixed.