King and Queen County

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King and Queen Courthouse
King and Queen Courthouse
administration
US state : Virginia
Administrative headquarters : King and Queen Court House
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 177
King and Queen Court House, VA 23085-0177
Foundation : 1691
Made up from: New Kent County
Area code : 001 804
Demographics
Residents : 6630  (2000)
Population density : 8.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 845 km²
Water surface : 26 km²
map
Map of King and Queen Counties within Virginia
Website : www.kingandqueenco.net

King and Queen County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 6,630 people and a population density of 8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is King and Queen Court House.

geography

King and Queen County is located in northeast Virginia on the central peninsula bordering the Atlantic Ocean and has an area of ​​845 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Essex County , Middlesex County , Gloucester County , James City County , New Kent County , King William County, and Caroline County .

history

It was formed in 1691 from parts of New Kent County. It was named after King Wilhelm III. of England and Queen Mary II

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1790 9377 -
1800 9879 5.4%
1810 10,988 11.2%
1820 11,798 7.4%
1830 11,644 -1.3%
1840 10,862 -6.7%
1850 10,319 -5%
1860 10,328 0.1%
1870 9709 -6%
1880 10,502 8.2%
1890 9669 -7.9%
1900 9265 -4.2%
1910 9576 3.4%
1920 9161 -4.3%
1930 7618 -16.8%
1940 6954 -8.7%
1950 6299 -9.4%
1960 5889 -6.5%
1970 5491 -6.8%
1980 5968 8.7%
1990 6289 5.4%
2000 6630 5.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Map of the Virginia Peninsula and the Middle Peninsula
The age pyramid of King and Queen Counties

According to the 2000 census , King and Queen Counties had 6,630 people in 2,673 households and 1,897 families. The population density was 8 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 61.22 percent white, 35.67 percent African American, 1.42 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.15 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.25 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.87 percent of the population.

Of the 2,673 households, 26.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 52.6 percent were married couples living together, 13.5 percent were single mothers, 29.0 percent were non-families, 24.6 percent were single households, and 11.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.7 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 35,941 US dollars , and the median income for a family was 40,563 US dollars. Men had a median income of $ 33,217 and women $ 21,753. The per capita income was $ 17,236. 10.9 percent of the population and 7.8 percent of families are below the poverty line. 8.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 14.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ King and Queen County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. ↑ King and Queen County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 37 ° 43 ′  N , 76 ° 54 ′  W