Mayersville, Mississippi

Mayersville is a town in Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 433.^[1]

Unita Blackwell was the first African American mayor of Mississippi. She served as Mayersville's mayor from 1976 to 2001.^[2]

1. ↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Mayersville town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
2. ↑ Ganucheau, Adam (May 13, 2019). "Unita Blackwell, civil rights pillar and first black woman mayor in Mississippi, dies at 86". Mississippi Today. Retrieved May 14, 2019.