Editing Starkville, Mississippi (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Cotton District===
{{main|The Cotton District}}
The Cotton District is a neighborhood located in Starkville that was redeveloped as part of the [[new urbanism]] movement.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|title=New Towns &ndash; Cotton District, Mississippi|url=http://www.tndtownpaper.com/Volume4/new_towns_cotton_district.htm|access-date=February 20, 2014|newspaper=The Town Paper|date=January 2002}}</ref> It was founded in 1969<ref name="Cotton District mam">{{cite web |title=Getting Out in the Cotton District |url=https://mudandmagnolias.com/getting-out-in-the-cotton-district/ |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=April 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = History - The Cotton District | access-date=December 30, 2021| url= http://www.cottondistrictms.com/history-of-cd/}}</ref> by Dan Camp, who was the developer, owner and property manager of much of the area.<ref>{{cite web | title = 'Community Visionary' Continues Shaking Up Starkville | publisher = Mississippi Business Journal | date =  July 31, 2000 | url = http://msbusiness.com/blog/2000/07/31/8216community-visionary8217-continues-shaking-up-starkville/}}</ref> The architecture of the Cotton District has historical elements and scale, with Greek Revival mixed with Classical or Victorian. It is a compact, walkable neighborhood that contains many restaurants and bars, in addition to thousands of unique residential units.

===Libraries===
The [[Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System]] is headquartered at its main branch in Downtown Starkville. In addition to the local public library, the Mississippi State University Library has the largest collection in Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lib.msstate.edu/about/overview/|title=Library Overview » Mississippi State University Libraries|website=lib.msstate.edu|language=en|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> The Mississippi State Mitchell Memorial Library also hosts the [[Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library]] and the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincolniana]].