New Kent County

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New Kent County Courthouse
New Kent County Courthouse
administration
US state : Virginia
Administrative headquarters : New Kent
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 50
New Kent, VA 23124-0050
Foundation : 1654
Made up from: York County
James City County
Area code : 001 804
Demographics
Residents : 13,462  (2000)
Population density : 24.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 579 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of New Kent County within Virginia
Website : www.co.new-kent.va.us
Former New Kent County Courthouse

New Kent County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 13,462 people and a population density of 25 people per square kilometer. The county seat is New Kent .

geography

New Kent County is located in east central Virginia and has an area of ​​579 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: King William County , King and Queen County , James City County , Charles City County , Henrico County, and Hanover County .

history

It was formed in 1654 from parts of York County and James City County . It was named after Kent, England.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1790 6239 -
1800 6363 2%
1810 6478 1.8%
1820 6630 2.3%
1830 6458 -2.6%
1840 6230 -3.5%
1850 6064 -2.7%
1860 5884 -3%
1870 4381 -25.5%
1880 5515 25.9%
1890 5511 -0.1%
1900 4865 -11.7%
1910 4682 -3.8%
1920 4541 -3%
1930 4300 -5.3%
1940 4092 -4.8%
1950 3995 -2.4%
1960 4504 12.7%
1970 5300 17.7%
1980 8781 65.7%
1990 10,445 19%
2000 13,462 28.9%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

New Kent County's Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , New Kent County's population was 13,462. 396 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,925 households and 3,895 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 80.26 percent white, 16.20 percent African American, 1.29 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.53 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.17 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.31 percent of the population.

Of the 4,925 households, 34.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 66.6 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers, 20.9 percent were non-families, 16.6 percent were single households and 5.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.97 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.0 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.9 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 32.0 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.7 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 99.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 53,595 , and the median income for a family is $ 60,678. Males had a median income of $ 40,005 versus $ 28,894 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,893. 4.9 percent of the population and 3.4 percent of families are below the poverty line. 7.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Kent 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. ^ New Kent County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 37 ° 31 ′  N , 77 ° 0 ′  W