Issaquena County, Mississippi

Issaquena County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of, the population is 2,274. In population, it is the smallest county in Mississippi. Its is. Issaquena is a word which means Deer River.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,143 (441 ). 1,070 km² (413 sq mi) of it is land and 73 km² (28 sq mi) of it (6.41%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,274 people, 726 households, and 509 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (6/sq mi). There were 877 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 36.32%, 62.75% or , 0.09% , 0.22% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 726 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.60% were living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,936, and the median income for a family was $23,913. Males had a median income of $23,167 versus $17,115 for females. The for the county was $10,581. About 25.90% of families and 33.20% of the population were below the, including 43.20% of those under age 18 and 41.00% of those age 65 or over.

Issaquena County has the per capita income in Mississippi and the  in the United States.

Of Note: Just before the Civil War, Issaquena County had the highest concentration of slaves at 92.5%. 115 owners held 7,244 slaves.

Communities

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 * Unincorporated places

Education
There are no schools located in Issaquena County. Students attend campuses in neighboring Sharkey and Washington counties.


 * Public School Districts
 * – Based in ; Serves most of Issaquena County including Mayersville.
 * – Based in ; Serves northwestern portion of Issaquena County.


 * Private Schools
 * – Located in Rolling Fork; Enrollment open to Issaquena County residents.

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