Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth | ||
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Nickname : P-town | ||
Portsmouth with harbor |
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Location in Virginia | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1752 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Virginia | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 50 ′ N , 76 ° 21 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 95,535 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1,112.2 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 120.7 km 2 (approx. 47 mi 2 ) of which 85.9 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 6 m | |
Area code : | +1 757 | |
FIPS : | 51-64000 | |
GNIS ID : | 1497102 | |
Website : | www.portsmouthva.gov | |
Mayor : | Dr. James W. Holley, III |
Portsmouth is a county-free city in the state of Virginia , in the United States , with a population of 95,535 and a population density of 1,179 people per km² (as of 2004 ). The city has a seaport with access to the Atlantic . It belongs to the metropolitan area of Hampton Roads .
history
As early as 1607, the first settlement in this area began with the formation of the Jamestown settlement.
Population development
year | Residents¹ |
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1980 | 104,577 |
1990 | 103.910 |
2000 | 100,565 |
2010 | 95,535 |
¹ 1980-2010 : census results
geography
Portsmouth is located on the Atlantic , about 550 km southwest of New York , 12 km west of Virginia Beach and 12 km north of Norfolk , the next largest city with over 200,000 inhabitants.
neighborhood
In the immediate vicinity, within a 30 km radius, are the following cities: Chesapeake , Norfolk , Hampton , Virginia Beach , Newport News , Suffolk , Poquoson , Smithfield
climate
The climate is mild and warm, with a light wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains an average of 30% of the days in the summer months, even if only for a short time. The highest temperatures are in May to October, with up to 33 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 2 ° C.
Parks and sports facilities
There is a wide range of 8 different city parks as well as several sporting facilities, as well as playgrounds and possibilities for camping. Sports options include softball, baseball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming, fishing and deep-sea fishing.
religion
Portsmouth currently has 81 different churches from 21 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 32 churches. There is also a church that does not belong to any denomination (status: 2004 ).
Demographic data
The average income of a household is 33,742 USD a family at 39,577 USD, the average income. Males have a median income of $ 30,122 versus females averaging $ 23,375. The per capita income is $ 16,507. 16.2% of the population and 13.3% of families live below the poverty line.
25.7% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are 90.6 men. The average age is 34 years. (Status: 2000 ).
military
The US Navy operates the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. The name Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is given to a shipyard in Kittery , Maine .
crime
The crime rate has an index of 561.2 points. (Compare US national average: 330.6 points)
In 2002 there were 11 murders, 38 rapes, 425 robberies, 524 physical attacks on people, 1,316 break-ins, 4,058 thefts and 643 car thefts.
Rail transport
In the city there are railway lines of the current railway companies CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern .
Twin cities
- Portsmouth , UK
- Dunedin , New Zealand
- Gorée , Senegal
- Orizaba , Mexico
- Eldoret , Kenya
sons and daughters of the town
- William George Mackey Davis (1812–1898), Brigadier General of the Army of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War
- Sissieretta Jones (1868 / 1869–1933), opera singer
- Mae Murray (1885-1965), actress
- Wayman Carver (1905–1967), jazz alto saxophonist and flutist
- Skip Hall (1909–1980), jazz musician
- Ace Parker (1912-2013), baseball and American football player
- John B. McKay (1922-1975), test pilot
- VC Andrews (1923-1986), writer
- Dave Bailey (born 1926), jazz drummer
- Ruth Brown (1928-2006), rhythm and blues singer
- Frederick Combs (1935–1992), actor
- Mary Sears (born 1939), swimmer
- Robert B. Pippin (* 1948), philosopher
- Linda B. Hayden (* 1949), mathematician, computer scientist and university lecturer
- William Russ (born 1950), actor
- Radia Perlman (* 1951), software developer and network technician
- Don Edward Machholz (* 1952), optician and amateur astronomer
- Bebe Buell (* 1953), musician and singer as well as a former photo model and playmate
- Bob Baumhower (born 1955), football player
- Ken Bowersox (* 1956), U.S. Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut
- Deborah Coleman (1956-2018), blues guitarist
- Mike Watt (* 1957), musician, songwriter, radio presenter and producer
- Wanda Sykes (born 1964), actress
- James Murphy (born 1967), guitarist
- Patton Oswalt (* 1969), comedian and actor
- Missy Elliott (* 1971), rapper, singer and producer
- Shay Brown (born 1973), actress
- Chad Hugo (* 1974), music producer
- Alex Waterman (* 1975), cellist and composer
- LaTasha Colander (born 1976), track and field athlete
- Vernon Macklin (born 1986), basketball player
- LaShawn Merritt (born 1986), track and field athlete
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quickfacts: Portsmouth (English) ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.