Greensville County

administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Emporia
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1750 East Atlantic Street Emporia, VA 23847-6584
Foundation :	1780
Made up from:	Brunswick County Sussex County
Area code :	001 434
Demographics
Residents :	11,560  (2000)
Population density :	15.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	769 km²
Water surface :	4 km²
map
Website : www.greensvillecountyva.gov

Greensville County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 11,560 people and a population density of 15 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Emporia .

geography

Greensville County is located in southeast New York, borders North Carolina to the south and has an area of ​​769 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Sussex County , Southampton County , Brunswick County, and Dinwiddie County .

history

It was formed in 1780 from parts of Brunswick County and Sussex County. It was probably named after Sir Richard Grenville , the leader of the Roanoke Island settlement in 1585.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	6362		-
1800	6727		5.7%
1810	6853		1.9%
1820	6858		0.1%
1830	7117		3.8%
1840	6366		-10.6%
1850	5639		-11.4%
1860	6374		13%
1870	6362		-0.2%
1880	8407		32.1%
1890	8230		-2.1%
1900	9758		18.6%
1910	11,890		21.8%
1920	11.606		-2.4%
1930	13,388		15.4%
1940	14,866		11%
1950	16,319		9.8%
1960	16,155		-1 %
1970	9604		-40.6%
1980	10,903		13.5%
1990	8853		-18.8%
2000	11,560		30.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Plaque in honor of John Y. Mason near the intersection of US Route 58 and Adams Grove Road (Route 615)

Age pyramid of the Greenville County

As of the 2000 census , Greensville County had 11,560 people in 3,375 households and 2,396 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 38.94 percent white, 59.75 percent African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.40 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.47 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.32 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.93 percent of the population.

Of the 3,375 households, 29.3 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 49.8 percent were married couples living together, 16.0 percent were single mothers, 29.0 percent were non-families, 25.4 percent were single households and 11.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 18.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 38.7 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 160.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 177.8 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,002 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,810. Males had a median income of $ 24,919 versus $ 19,849 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,632. 14.7 percent of the population and 12.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 17.0 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 18.6 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 40 ′  N , 77 ° 34 ′  W