Northampton County (Virginia)

Northampton County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Eastville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 66 Eastville, VA 23347-0066
Foundation :	1634
Made up from:	Original County
Area code :	001 757
Demographics
Residents :	13.093  (2000)
Population density :	24.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2060 km²
Water surface :	1523 km²
map
Website : www.co.northampton.va.us

Northampton County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 13,093 people and a population density of 24 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Eastville .

geography

Northampton County is located in the south on the Virginia offshore Delmarva Peninsula on the Chesapeake Bay and has an area of ​​2060 square kilometers, of which 1523 square kilometers are water. It borders Accomack County to the north .

history

It was formed in 1634 as the Accomac Shire . A few years later, the shires were converted to Original County and occasionally renamed, including Northampton County. From the colonial era until today, the production of agricultural products was paramount. The first farmers also planted tobacco and later cattle breeding was added. Most of the animals grazed freely on the peninsula as the sea formed a natural barrier. The many small rivers served as waterways to transport the products to Chesapeake Bay or the Atlantic . In 1880 the first railway line was built in this area and new settlements formed along the rails.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	6889		-
1800	6763		-1.8%
1810	7474		10.5%
1820	7705		3.1%
1830	8641		12.1%
1840	7715		-10.7%
1850	7498		-2.8%
1860	7832		4.5%
1870	8046		2.7%
1880	9152		13.7%
1890	10,313		12.7%
1900	13,770		33.5%
1910	16,672		21.1%
1920	17,852		7.1%
1930	18,565		4%
1940	17,597		-5.2%
1950	17,300		-1.7%
1960	16,966		-1.9%
1970	14,442		-14.9%
1980	14,625		1.3%
1990	13,061		-10.7%
2000	13.093		0.2%
2010	12,389		-5.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Fisherman Island

Cobb Island Station on Cobb Island , until 1964 the Coast Guard building

Northampton County Age Pyramid

Northampton County had a population of 13,093 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 367 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,321 households and 3,543 families. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 53.29 percent white, 43.03 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.12 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.17 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.47 percent of the population.

Of the 5,321 households, 25.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 45.3 percent were married couples living together, 17.5 percent were single mothers, 33.4 percent were non-families, 29.4 percent were single households and 15.6 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.3 percent of residents under the age of 18, 7.1 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 24.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 21.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 84.1 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 28,276 , and the median income for a family was $ 35,034. Males had a median income of $ 26,842 versus $ 21,839 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,591. 15.8 percent of families and 20.5 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 29.2 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 16.5 percent of residents aged 65 and over.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Northampton County, Virginia  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 18 ′  N , 75 ° 56 ′  W