With an estimated area of 434.88 sq mi, Sharkey County was founded in 1876 and is situated in the Mississippi Delta region of the United States state of Mississippi. Named in the honor of William L. Sharkey, the interim Governor of Mississippi, the county has a total population of over 4.9K with an excellent admixture of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 2.1K households and 1.5K families. Rolling Fork forms the county seat and the largest city of the county.

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