Issaquena County, Mississippi
Founding: 1844 Parent county: Washington Naming: A Choctaw word ("deer river") Seats: Duncansby (1844–1848); Tallula (1848–1871); Mayersville (1871–) Land area: 413 square miles Population (2010): 1,406 Population (historic): 4,478 (1850); 6,887 (1870); 10,400 (1900); 5,734 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1890; 1930s; 1990s Subdivisions: One town National Register listings: Four Income (per capita): $17,282 Income (median household): $24,306 Business establishments: Nine Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 38 (6.8%) Vacant houses: 77 (13.9%) Sources of settlement: Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia Mayersville Namesake: David Mayers, local planter Founding: 1871 (platting); 1872 (post office) Population (2010): 547 Population (historic): 355 (1880); 185 (1910) Periods of population growth: N/A Typology: Grid First Courthouse Photo from the Mississippi Depa
