Pulaski County, Virginia

Pulaski County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Pulaski
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 143 Third Street, NW Pulaski, VA 24301-4900
Foundation :	1839
Made up from:	Montgomery County Wythe County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	35,127  (2000)
Population density :	42.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	854 km²
Water surface :	23 km²
map
Website : www.pulaskicounty.org

Pulaski County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 35,127 people and a population density of 42 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Pulaski . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Pulaski County is located in central southwest Virginia and covers an area of ​​854 square kilometers, of which 23 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Montgomery County , Floyd County , Carroll County , Wythe County , Bland County, and Giles Counties .

history

It was formed in 1839 from parts of Montgomery County and Wythe County. It is named after Kazimierz Pułaski , a general of the War of Independence.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	3739		-
1850	5118		36.9%
1860	5416		5.8%
1870	6538		20.7%
1880	8755		33.9%
1890	12,790		46.1%
1900	14,609		14.2%
1910	17,246		18.1%
1920	17.111		-0.8%
1930	20,566		20.2%
1940	22,767		10.7%
1950	27,758		21.9%
1960	27,258		-1.8%
1970	29,564		8.5%
1980	35,229		19.2%
1990	34,496		-2.1%
2000	35.127		1.8%
2010	34,872		-0.7%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Pulaski County Age Pyramid

Pulaski County's population was 35,127 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 1,112 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 14,643 households and 10,147 families. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.60 percent white, 5.57 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.37 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.94 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.96 percent of the population.

Of the 14,643 households, 26.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.9 percent were married couples living together, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 30.7 percent were non-families, 27.0 percent were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 20.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.2 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,873 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,251. Males had a median income of $ 30,712 versus $ 21,596 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,973. 10.6 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 18.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 11.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulaski 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. ↑ Pulaski County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Pulaski County (Virginia)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 4 ′  N , 80 ° 43 ′  W