Sharkey County, Mississippi
Founding: 1876 Parent county: Issaquena Namesake: William Sharkey, Mississippi governor Seat: Rolling Fork (1876–) Land area: 432 square miles Population (2020): 3,800 Population (historic): 6,306 (1880); 12,178 (1900); 13,877 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1930s Subdivisions: One city; two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 110 (5.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 5.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 53% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 39.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $422 Average outbuilding value (1930): $142 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,142 Average farm size (1920): 21.9 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Rolling Fork Namesake: Rapids along Deer Creek Founding: 1848 (post office) Population (2020): ...