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 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 _________________________________...