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Issaquena County (/ ˌ ɪ s ə ˈ k w iː n ə /, ISS-ə-KWEEN-ə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,338, [1] making it the least populous county in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Mississippi.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 342 law enforcement agencies employing 7,707 sworn police officers, about 262 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
Henry P. Scott was a grocer, farmer, sheriff, tax collector, and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Mississippi and enslaved at birth. He was a delegate to the 1865 Mississippi black convention at Vicksburg. He was elected to represent Issaquena County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1877. [1] Records vary on his ...
A Mississippi sheriff said Tuesday that he has not ruled out the possibility of murder in the case of Rasheem Carter, months after initially saying there was “no reason” to suspect foul play
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According to 2023 U.S. Census Data, the average population of Mississippi's 82 counties is 35,850, with Hinds County as the most populous (214,870) and Issaquena County the least (1,256). Six counties have populations over 100,000 while 16 have populations under 10,000. [7]
Tallula was the Issaquena county seat from 1848 to 1871. Runaway slaves captured in Issaquena were held in the Tallula jail until they were claimed by their legal owners or sold for jail fees. [4] In 1856 the sheriff of Issaquena County offered a $250 reward for the recapture of a "negro stealer" named John Guydon who "broke jail" at Tallula. [5]