Louisa County, Virginia

Louisa County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Louisa
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 160 Louisa, VA 23093-0160
Foundation :	1742
Made up from:	Hanover County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	25,627  (2000)
Population density :	19.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1323 km²
Water surface :	35 km²
map
Website : www.louisa-county.com

Louisa County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 25,627 residents and a population density of 20 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Louisa . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Louisa County is located in northeastern Virginia and has an area of ​​1,323 square kilometers, of which 35 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Spotsylvania County , Hanover County , Goochland County , Fluvanna County , Albemarle County, and Orange County .

history

It was formed in 1742 from parts of Hanover County and named after Princess Louisa , the youngest daughter of King George II and later wife of Frederick V of Denmark , King of Denmark and Norway .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	8467		-
1800	11,892		40.5%
1810	11,900		0.1%
1820	13,746		15.5%
1830	16,151		17.5%
1840	15,433		-4.4%
1850	16,691		8.2%
1860	16,701		0.1%
1870	16,332		-2.2%
1880	18,942		16%
1890	16,997		-10.3%
1900	16,517		-2.8%
1910	16,578		0.4%
1920	17,089		3.1%
1930	14.309		-16.3%
1940	13,665		-4.5%
1950	12,826		-6.1%
1960	12,959		1 %
1970	14.004		8.1%
1980	17,825		27.3%
1990	20,325		14%
2000	25,627		26.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

The North Anna Nuclear Power Plant

Louisa County Age Pyramid

Louisa County had a population of 25,627 as of the 2000 census . 185 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 9,945 households and 7,259 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.55 percent white, 21.58 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 0.25 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.18 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.01 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.71 percent of the population.

Of the 9,945 households, 31.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.3 percent were married couples living together, 10.8 percent were single mothers, 27.0 percent were non-families, 22.1 percent were single households, and 9.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 6.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.2 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 12.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were 94.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 39,402 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,722. Males had a median income of $ 31,764 versus $ 24,826 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,479. 7.1 percent of families and 10.2 percent of the population are below the poverty line. These included 13.0 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 12.5 percent of residents aged 65 and over.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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Coordinates: 37 ° 59 ′  N , 77 ° 58 ′  W