Augusta County

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Augusta County Courthouse
Augusta County Courthouse
administration
US state : Virginia
Administrative headquarters : Verona
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Augusta County Government Center
18 Government Center Lane
Verona, VA 24482-0590
Foundation : August 1, 1738
Made up from: Orange County
Area code : 001 540
Demographics
Residents : 73,750  (2010)
Population density : 29.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2515 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Augusta County within Virginia
Website : www.co.augusta.va.us

Augusta County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 65,615 residents and a population density of 26 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Verona .

geography

Augusta County is located in northwest Virginia, bordering West Virginia in the upper northwest and has an area of ​​2515 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. The county is divided into seven administrative units: Beverley Manor, Middle River, North River, Pastures, Riverheads, South River, and Wayne. In Virginia it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rockingham County , Albemarle County , Nelson County , Rockbridge County , Bath County, and Highland Counties .

history

It was formed on August 1, 1738 from parts of Orange County. It is named after Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg , Princess of Wales, wife of Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover and mother of the English King Georg III.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1790 10,886 -
1800 11,712 7.6%
1810 14.308 22.2%
1820 16,742 17%
1830 19,926 19%
1840 19,628 -1.5%
1850 24,610 25.4%
1860 27,749 12.8%
1870 28,763 3.7%
1880 35,710 24.2%
1890 37.005 3.6%
1900 32,370 -12.5%
1910 32,445 0.2%
1920 34,671 6.9%
1930 38.163 10.1%
1940 42,772 12.1%
1950 34,154 -20.1%
1960 37,363 9.4%
1970 44,220 18.4%
1980 53,732 21.5%
1990 54,677 1.8%
2000 65,615 20%
2010 73,750 12.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Augusta County: View from the east with the Allegheny Mountains in the background
Augusta County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Augusta County had 65,615 people. Of these, 1,999 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 24,818 households and 18,911 families. The population density was 26 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.02 percent white, 3.60 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.61 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.94 percent of the population.

Of the 24,818 households, 33.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 63.7 percent were married couples living together, 8.6 percent were single mothers, 23.8 percent were non-families, 20.1 percent were single households and 8.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 6.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 99.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 43,045 , and the median income for a family is $ 48,579. Males had a median income of $ 31,577 versus $ 24,233 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,744. 4.2 percent of families and 5.8 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 6.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Augusta 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. ↑ Augusta County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 38 ° 12 ′  N , 79 ° 7 ′  W