Issaquena County, Mississippi

The Issaquena County is a county located in the U.S. state MississippiDer administrative seat ( County Seat) is Mayer Ville.

Geography

The County is located in the west of the Mississippi and on the west by Louisiana, where the Mississippi River is the natural border. The Issaquena County has an area of ​​1143 square kilometers, of which 73 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Issaquena County was formed on January 23, 1844 from parts of Washington County. It was named after the Native American term for lovely water. Before the outbreak of the American Civil War, the County, the highest concentration of slaves with 115 owners of 7244 slaves had.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in the Issaquena County 2,274 people in 726 households and 509 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 36.32 percent White, 62.75 percent Black or African American, 0.09 percent Native American, and 0.22 percent from other races; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 726 households out of which 34.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.6 percent were married couples living together, 16.0 percent were single mothers and 29.8 percent were non-families. 26.2 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size is 3.37 people.

27.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.9 percent between 18 to 24, 30.9 percent between 25 and 44, 19.9 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 10.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.1 males.

The average income of a household was $ 19,936, for a family is $ 23,913. Males had a median income of $ 23,167, women $ 17,115. The per capita income was $ 10,581. Approximately 25.9 percent of families and 33.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Fitler
• Grace
• Mayer Ville
• Valley Park