Campbell County, Virginia

administration
Campbell County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Rustburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 100 Rustburg, VA 24588-0100
Foundation :	1782
Made up from:	Bedford County
Area code :	001 434
Demographics
Residents :	54,842 (2010)
Population density :	42 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1314 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.co.campbell.va.us

Campbell County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 51,078 people and a population density of 39 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Rustburg . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Campbell County is located just southwest of the geographic center of Virginia, is about 50 km to the south of North Carolina and has an area of 1,314 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Appomattox County , Charlotte County , Halifax County , Pittsylvania County , Bedford County, and Amherst County .

history

Formed in 1782 from parts of Bedford County, it was named after General William Campbell , a hero of the Revolutionary War and best known for the Battle of Kings Mountain .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	7685	-
1800	9866	28.4%
1810	11.001	11.5%
1820	16,569	50.6%
1830	20,350	22.8%
1840	21,030	3.3%
1850	23,245	10.5%
1860	26,197	12.7%
1870	28,384	8.3%
1880	36,250	27.7%
1890	41,087	13.3%
1900	23,256	-43.4%
1910	23,043	-0.9%
1920	26,716	15.9%
1930	22,885	-14.3%
1940	26,048	13.8%
1950	28,877	10.9%
1960	32,958	14.1%
1970	43,319	31.4%
1980	45,424	4.9%
1990	47,572	4.7%
2000	51,078	7.4%
2010	54,842	7.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Minerals extracted in the area, here turquoise

Campbell County's Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 United States Census , Campbell County had 51,078 people in 20,639 households and 14,694 families. The population density was 39 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.24 percent white, 14.71 percent African American, 0.19 percent Native American, 0.62 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.90 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.83 percent of the population.

Of the 20,639 households, 30.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 56.0 percent were married couples living together, 11.4 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were non-families, 24.6 percent were single households and 8.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.5 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.3 men.

The median income for a household in the 37,280 USD , and the median income for a family was 42,901 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,108 versus $ 22,286 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,134. 7.9 percent of families and 10.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 14.1 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

↑ Campbell County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Campbell County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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[1] Campbell County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[4] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Campbell County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .