Botetourt County

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The Botetourt County Courthouse in Fincastle, listed in the NRHP as part of No. 69000224 [1]
The Botetourt County Courthouse in Fincastle, listed on the NRHP as part of number 69000224
administration
US state : Virginia
Administrative headquarters : Fincastle
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
One West Main Street
Fincastle, VA 24090-0000
Foundation : November 7, 1769
Made up from: Augusta County
Rockbridge County
Area code : 001 540
Demographics
Residents : 33,148  (2010)
Population density : 23.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1414 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Botetourt County within Virginia
Website : co.botetourt.va.us

Botetourt County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 30,496 residents and a population density of 22 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Fincastle . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Botetourt County is located in western Virginia, about 30 km to the west from West Virginia and has an area of ​​1,414 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Rockbridge County , Bedford County , Roanoke County , Craig County, and Alleghany Counties .

history

It was formed on November 7, 1769 from parts of Augusta County and Rockbridge County. It was named after Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt , better known Lord Botetourt , a governor of the Virginia colony.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1790 10,524 -
1800 10,427 -0.9%
1810 13,301 27.6%
1820 13,589 2.2%
1830 16,354 20.3%
1840 11,679 -28.6%
1850 14,908 27.6%
1860 11,516 -22.8%
1870 11,329 -1.6%
1880 14,809 30.7%
1890 14,854 0.3%
1900 17.161 15.5%
1910 17,727 3.3%
1920 16,557 -6.6%
1930 15,457 -6.6%
1940 16,447 6.4%
1950 15,766 -4.1%
1960 16,715 6%
1970 18.193 8.8%
1980 23,270 27.9%
1990 24,992 7.4%
2000 30,496 22%
2010 33,148 8.7%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

View of Apple Orchard Mountain from the south
Age pyramid of Botetourt County

As of the 2000 census , there were 30,496 people in 11,700 households and 9,114 families in Botetourt County. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.91 percent white, 3.52 percent African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.47 percent Asian and 0.19 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.59 percent of the population.

Of the 11,700 households, 32.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 67.8 percent were married couples living together, 7.0 percent were single mothers, 22.1 percent were non-families, 19.2 percent were single households and 7.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 28.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 98.4 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 48,731 , and the median income for a family is $ 55,125. Males had a median income of $ 37,182 versus $ 25,537 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,218. 3.6 percent of families and 5.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 5.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.5 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 69000224 . Retrieved May 4, 2020
  2. ^ Botetourt County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Botetourt County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Botetourt County, Virginia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′  N , 79 ° 48 ′  W