Prince George County

This article is about Prince George County, Virginia. For county in Maryland, see Prince George's County .

Prince George County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Prince George
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 68 Prince George, VA 23875-0068
Foundation :	1703
Made up from:	Charles City County
Area code :	001 804
Demographics
Residents :	33,047  (2000)
Population density :	48 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	730 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map
Website : www.princegeorgeva.org

Prince George County is a county in the US state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 33,047 residents and a population density of 48 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Prince George .

geography

Prince George County is located in east central Virginia and covers an area of ​​730 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Charles City County , Surry County , Sussex County , Dinwiddie County, and Chesterfield Counties .

history

It was formed in 1703 from parts of Charles City County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	8173		-
1800	7425		-9.2%
1810	8050		8.4%
1820	8030		-0.2%
1830	8367		4.2%
1840	7175		-14.2%
1850	7596		5.9%
1860	8411		10.7%
1870	7820		-7%
1880	10,054		28.6%
1890	7872		-21.7%
1900	7752		-1.5%
1910	7848		1.2%
1920	12,915		64.6%
1930	10,311		-20.2%
1940	12,226		18.6%
1950	19,679		61%
1960	20,270		3%
1970	29.092		43.5%
1980	25,733		-11.5%
1990	27,394		6.5%
2000	33,047		20.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

The Army Logistics University at Fort Lee

Prince George County Age Pyramid

Prince George County's population of 33,047 people was as of the 2000 census . Of these, 4,968 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 10,159 households and 8,096 families. The population density was 48 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.93 percent white, 32.54 percent African American, 0.42 percent Native American, 1.73 percent Asian, 0.15 percent from the Pacific island area and 2.19 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.03 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.92 percent of the population.

Of the 10,159 households, 41.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 63.5 percent were married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers, 20.3 percent were non-families, 17.2 percent were single households, and 5.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.1 percent of residents under the age of 18, 13.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 33.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 20.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 7.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 117.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 120.9 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 49,877 , and the median income for a family was $ 53,750. Males had a median income of $ 37,363 versus $ 26,347 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,196. 6.5 percent of families and 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 11.4 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 8.3 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prince George 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. ^ Prince George County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Prince George County, Virginia  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 37 ° 10 ′  N , 77 ° 14 ′  W