Mecklenburg County (Virginia)

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The Mecklenburg County Courthouse in Boydton, listed in the NRHP since 1975 [1]
The Mecklenburg County Courthouse in Boydton, listed on the NRHP since 1975
administration
US state : Virginia
Administrative headquarters : Boydton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 307
Boydton, VA 23917-0307
Foundation : 1765
Made up from: Lunenburg County
Area code : 001 434
Demographics
Residents : 32,380  (2000)
Population density : 20 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1759 km²
Water surface : 143 km²
map
Map of Mecklenburg County within Virginia
Website : www.mecklenburgva.com

Mecklenburg County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 32,380 residents and a population density of 20 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Boydton . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Mecklenburg County is located in the extreme south of Virginia, bordering North Carolina and has an area of ​​1759 square kilometers, of which 143 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by Counties Halifax , Charlotte , Lunenburg, and Brunswick in Virginia and Warren , Vance, and Granville in North Carolina.

The county is home to the dam and much of the John H. Kerr Reservoir .

history

It was formed in 1765 from parts of Lunenburg County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1790 14,733 -
1800 17.008 15.4%
1810 18,453 8.5%
1820 19,786 7.2%
1830 20,477 3.5%
1840 20,724 1.2%
1850 20,630 -0.5%
1860 20.096 -2.6%
1870 21,318 6.1%
1880 24,610 15.4%
1890 25,359 3%
1900 26,551 4.7%
1910 28,956 9.1%
1920 31,208 7.8%
1930 32,622 4.5%
1940 31,933 -2.1%
1950 33,497 4.9%
1960 31,428 -6.2%
1970 29,426 -6.4%
1980 29,444 0.1%
1990 29,241 -0.7%
2000 32,280 10.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

John H. Kerr Reservoir on the Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County
The Prestwould plantation, listed in the NRHP , No. 69000260
Mecklenburg County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Mecklenburg County had 32,380 people in 12,951 households and 8,962 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 59.24 percent white, 39.08 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.30 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.48 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.68 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.21 percent of the population.

Of the 12,951 households, 26.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 51.0 percent were married couples living together, 14.1 percent were single mothers, 30.8 percent were non-families, 27.2 percent were single households, and 13.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 31,380 USD , and the median income for a family was 37,752 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,852 versus $ 19,609 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,171. 11.6 percent of families and 15.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 20.6 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 17.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Web links

Commons : Mecklenburg County (Virginia)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 75002025. Retrieved January 22, 2019
  2. ^ Mecklenburg County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Mecklenburg County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 36 ° 41 ′  N , 78 ° 22 ′  W