Issaquena County, Mississippi

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Issaquena County is a United States county located in the United States of Mississippi. It is home to over 2274 people (2000 census). Its population was estimated at 1658 in July 2008, It is the smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The county spans an area of 441.36 square miles (1143.12 sq km), of which, 413.06 square miles (1069.82 sq km) of it is land and 28.3 square miles (73.3 sq km) of it is water, making it the 18th smallest by size in Mississippi. It is ranks tenth in the size of its inland waterways in Mississippi.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2274 people, 726 households, and 510 families living in the county. The population density was 5.5 people per square mile (2.12/kmē), it is the least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 877 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/kmē). The average household size was 2.77 people, and the average family size was 3.37 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 130.1 males. Its population was estimated at 1658 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 672 White, 973 Black or African American, 2 American Indian, 0 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 11 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $19936, it would be the fourth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the county was $23913, it is Mississippi's fifth poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $10581, it is the second lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

In 2000, 658 pupils and students, of which 332 are male and 326 are female, 28.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 35 nursery or pri school, 47 kindergarten, 332 elementary school, 181 high school and 63 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Mayersville Town	Issaquena County	1.12	1.12	0	795	710.7	7287	10962

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2274
April 2000 Estimate	2274
July 2000 Estimate	2267
July 2001 Estimate	2175
July 2002 Estimate	2053
July 2003 Estimate	2020
July 2004 Estimate	1898
July 2005 Estimate	1817
July 2006 Estimate	1759
July 2007 Estimate	1661
July 2008 Estimate	1658

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	21	14	35
Kindergarten	25	22	47
Elementary school	143	189	332
High school	104	77	181
College or graduate school	39	24	63

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Issaquena County, Mississippi	$19936	$23913	$10581
Mississippi, United States	$31330	$37406	$15853
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587