James City County

administration
James City County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Williamsburg
Foundation :	July 9, 1634
Made up from:	Original County
Demographics
Residents :	54,000 (2004 (estimate))
Population density :	145.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	465 km²
Water surface :	95 km²
map

Website : www.james-city.va.us

James City County (officially: County of James City) is a county of the US state Virginia of the United States and is located on the Virginia Peninsula in the southeast of the state on the Atlantic coast . The county seat is in Williamsburg .

geography

James City County is located in the northwestern part of the Virginia Peninsula, which lies in the southeast of the state on the Atlantic coast . The county covers an area of 466.2 square kilometers, of which 95 square kilometers (20 percent) is water. It is bounded in the northeast by the York River and in the southwest by the York River . The county borders clockwise (starting in the north) with the counties: New Kent County , King and Queen Counties , Gloucester County , York County , Surry County, and Charles City Counties .

Virginia Peninsula Map

history

1634 was James City Shire by order of the English King Charles I founded. Shires were administrative units. Between 1637 and 1642 the renaming of the terms shire in county took place. James City County is one of five shires that has retained its original shape. James City County is of paramount importance to the history of the United States in several ways.

In James City County, Jamestown is the first permanent English settlement on what is now the United States, founded in 1607. The 400th birthday of the settlement is the occasion for extensive anniversary celebrations, which began in May 2006 and continued until 2008.

In 1634 Jamestown was chartered and became the first capital of the English colony of Virginia. After a major fire in 1698 largely destroyed the settlement, the capital was relocated to nearby Williamsburg a year later .

During the American Civil War , the Battle of Williamsburg took place near Williamsburg .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	4070	-
1800	3931	-3.4%
1810	4094	4.1%
1820	4563	11.5%
1830	3838	-15.9%
1840	3779	-1.5%
1850	4020	6.4%
1860	5798	44.2%
1870	4425	-23.7%
1880	5422	22.5%
1890	5643	4.1%
1900	3688	-34.6%
1910	3624	-1.7%
1920	3676	1.4%
1930	3879	5.5%
1940	4907	26.5%
1950	6317	28.7%
1960	11,539	82.7%
1970	17,853	54.7%
1980	22,763	27.5%
1990	34,859	53.1%
2000	48.102	38%
2010	67.009	39.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Memorial stone to Fort Magruder and General John Bankhead Magruder . Both played an important role in the defense of the peninsula.

James City County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , James City County had 48,102 people in 19,003 households and 13,986 families. The population density was 337 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 82.05 percent white, 14.37 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 1.46 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.44 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.36 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.70 percent of the population.

Of the 19,003 households, 30.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 61.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.9 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families, 21.4 percent were single households and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 6.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 91.0 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 55,594 , and the median income for a family is $ 66,171. Males had a median income of $ 43,339 versus $ 27,016 for females. The per capita income was $ 29,256. 6.4 percent of the population and 4.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. 7.3 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

James City County ( Engl. )

37.31 -76.77Coordinates: 37 ° 19 ′ N , 76 ° 46 ′ W

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