Northumberland County (Virginia)

Northumberland County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Heathsville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 129 Heathsville, VA 22473-0129
Foundation :	1648
Made up from:	York County
Area code :	001 804
Demographics
Residents :	12,275  (2017)
Population density :	24.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	740 km²
Water surface :	242 km²
map
Website : www.co.northumberland.va.us

Northumberland County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 12,259 people and a population density of 25 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Heathsville .

geography

Northumberland County is located in eastern Virginia, bordering Chesapeake Bay to the north and east, and covers an area of ​​740 square kilometers, of which 242 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lancaster County , Richmond County, and Westmoreland County .

history

It was formed in 1648 from parts of York County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	9163		-
1800	7803		-14.8%
1810	8308		6.5%
1820	8016		-3.5%
1830	7953		-0.8%
1840	7924		-0.4%
1850	7346		-7.3%
1860	7531		2.5%
1870	6863		-8.9%
1880	7929		15.5%
1890	7885		-0.6%
1900	9486		20.3%
1910	10,777		13.6%
1920	11,518		6.9%
1930	11,081		-3.8%
1940	10,463		-5.6%
1950	10,012		-4.3%
1960	10.185		1.7%
1970	9239		-9.3%
1980	9828		6.4%
1990	10,524		7.1%
2000	12,259		16.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

The Bushmill Stream in the Bushmill Stream Natural Area Preserve

Northumberland County Age Pyramid

Northumberland County's population was 12,259 as of the 2000 census . 12 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,470 households and 3,785 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.18 percent white, 26.58 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.56 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.93 percent of the population.

Of the 5,470 households, 20.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.3 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers, 30.8 percent were non-families, 27.7 percent were single households, and 15.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.70 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 18.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 4.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 20.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 30.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 26.2 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 88.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 38,129 USD , and the median income for a family was 49,047 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,151 versus $ 24,116 for females. The per capita income was $ 22,917. 12.3 percent of the population and 8.1 percent of families are below the poverty line. These included 17.0 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 10.7 percent of residents aged 65 and over.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.census.gov/glossary/#term_Populationestimates
2. ↑ Northumberland County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. ↑ Northumberland County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′  N , 76 ° 23 ′  W