Prince William County

administration
Prince William County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Manassas
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1 County Complex Court Woodbridge, VA 22192-9201
Foundation :	1731
Made up from:	King George County Stafford County
Area code :	001 703
Demographics
Residents :	280,813 (2000)
Population density :	320.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	902 km²
Water surface :	27 km²
map

Website : www.pwcgov.org

Prince William County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2010 census, the county had 402,002 people and a population density of 445 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Manassas .

geography

Prince William County is located in northeast Virginia, borders Maryland to the east and has an area of 902 square kilometers, of which 27 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Fairfax County , Stafford County , Fauquier County, and Loudoun County .

history

It was formed in 1731 from parts of King George County and Stafford County. The county was named after Wilhelm August, Duke of Cumberland , the third son of George II , King of England and his wife Caroline von Ansbach . During the American Civil War , on July 21, 1861, the first and from August 28 to 30, 1862 the second battle of the Bull Run took place in the county .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	11,112	-
1910	12,026	8.2%
1920	13,660	13.6%
1930	13,951	2.1%
1940	17,738	27.1%
1950	22,612	27.5%
1960	50.164	121.8%
1970	111.102	121.5%
1980	144,636	30.2%
1990	215,686	49.1%
2000	280.813	30.2%
2010	402.002	43.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Quantico National Cemetery

The Quantico Creek in Prince William Forest Park

Prince William County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Prince William County had 280,813 people in 94,570 households and 72,724 families. The population density was 321 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.93 percent white, 18.76 percent African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 3.81 percent Asian, 0.13 percent from the Pacific island area and 4.35 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.62 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.74 percent of the population.

Of the 94,570 households, 44.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 61.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 23.1 percent were non-families, 17.1 percent were single households and 3.0 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.32 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 30.4 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 35.2 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 20.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 4.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 65,960 , and the median income for a family is $ 71,622. Males had a median income of $ 45,595 versus $ 34,286 for females. The per capita income was $ 25,641. 3.3 percent of families and 4.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 5.6 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

cities and communes

Individual evidence

^ Prince William County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
^ Prince William County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

38.7 -77.48Coordinates: 38 ° 42 ′ N , 77 ° 29 ′ W

[1] Prince William 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 William County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .