Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States
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Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States is a rural Mississippi River county best known as the birthplace of legendary blues musician Muddy Waters.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madison Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharkey County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilWarHistory | site of Union and Confederate operations along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| congressionalDistrict | Mississippi's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Mississippi River levees
ⓘ
bottomland hardwood forests ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeat | Mayersville, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly African American population ⓘ |
| economy | agriculture-based ⓘ |
| fipsCode | 28055 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Warren County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gnisID | 0663870 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mississippi River floodplain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural fields ⓘ bayous and oxbow lakes ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Grace, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayersville, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Onward, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Park, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | cotton plantations ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mississippi Delta plantation region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mississippi River floodplain agriculture
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birthplace of blues musician Muddy Waters ⓘ rural character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Choctaw word "Issaquena" meaning "deer river" or "river of deer" ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States South
ⓘ
Western Mississippi ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the least populous counties in the United States east of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| populationRankInMississippi | least populous county in Mississippi ⓘ |
| primaryLandUse |
row-crop farming
ⓘ
timber production ⓘ |
| regionType | rural county ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation | U.S. Route 61 passes nearby through the region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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