Issaquena County, Mississippi

Founding: 1844
Parent county: Washington

Namesake: The Choctaw name for Deer Creek, which flows through the county
Seat: Duncansby (1844–1848); Tallula (1848–1871); Mayersville (1871–)

Land area: 413 square miles

Population (2020): 1,338

Population (historic): 4,478 (1850); 6,887 (1870); 12,318 (1890); 10,560 (1910); 5,734 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1890; 1900s; 1930s; 1990s

Subdivisions: One town

National Register listings: Five

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 29 (5.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 34.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $411
Average outbuilding value (1930): $150
Average farmhouse value (1940): 3.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,914
Average farm size (1920): 28.6 acres
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Mayersville

Namesake: David Mayer, owner of the village site

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1872 (post office)

Population (2020): 433

Population (historic): 355 (1880); 250 (1900); 185 (1910)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3 (2%)

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