Mayersville, Mississippi

Mayersville, Mississippi
Location of Mayersville, Mississippi
Location of Mayersville, Mississippi
Mayersville, Mississippi is located in the United States
Mayersville, Mississippi
Mayersville, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°54′4″N 91°3′2″W / 32.90111°N 91.05056°W / 32.90111; -91.05056
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyIssaquena
Area
 • Total1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
 • Land1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total433
 • Density393.28/sq mi (151.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39113
Area code662
FIPS code28-46000
GNIS feature ID0673260

Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States.[2] It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area. The population of the majority-black town was 547 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 795 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mayersville town, Mississippi". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

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