Grayson County, Virginia

administration
Grayson County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Independence
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 217 Independence, VA 24348-0217
Foundation :	1793
Made up from:	Wythe County Patrick County
Area code :	001 276
Demographics
Residents :	17,817 (2000)
Population density :	15.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1155 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.grayson.va.us

Grayson County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 17,917 people and a population density of 16 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Independence . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Grayson County is located in southwest Virginia, borders North Carolina and Tennessee to the south and has an area of 1,155 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Smyth County , Wythe County , Carroll County, and Washington Counties .

history

It was formed in 1793 from parts of Wythe County and Patrick County. It was named after the US Senator and member of the Continental Congress William Grayson .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	3912	-
1810	4941	26.3%
1820	5598	13.3%
1830	7675	37.1%
1840	9087	18.4%
1850	6677	-26.5%
1860	8252	23.6%
1870	9587	16.2%
1880	13,068	36.3%
1890	14,394	10.1%
1900	16,853	17.1%
1910	19,856	17.8%
1920	19,816	-0.2%
1930	20,017	1 %
1940	21,916	9.5%
1950	21,379	-2.5%
1960	17,930	-16.1%
1970	15,439	-13.9%
1980	16,579	7.4%
1990	16,278	-1.8%
2000	17,917	10.1%
2010	15,533	-13.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

Grayson County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Grayson County had 17,917 people in 7,259 households and 5,088 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.70 percent white, 6.79 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.70 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.60 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,259 households, 26.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.5 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were non-families, 26.8 percent were single households and 12.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.77 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 19.5 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 109.7 men statistically.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,676 , and the median income for a family was $ 35,076. Males had a median income of $ 24,126 versus $ 17,856 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,768. 10.0 percent of families and 13.6 percent of the population are below the poverty line. Of these, 18.8 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 16.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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[1] Grayson 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] Grayson County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .