Rappahannock County

Rappahannock County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Washington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 290 Gay Street Washington, VA 22747-0519
Foundation :	1833
Made up from:	Culpeper County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	6983  (2000)
Population density :	10.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	691 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map
Website : www.rappahannockcountyva.gov

Rappahannock County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 6,983 people and a population density of 10 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Washington .

geography

Rappahannock County is located in northern Virginia and covers an area of ​​691 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Fauquier County , Culpeper County , Madison County , Page County, and Warren Counties .

history

It was formed in 1833 from parts of Culpeper County. It was named after the Indian word lapihanne or Toppehannock which translated means river of fast flowing water or the tides can mean ebb and flow .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	9257		-
1850	9782		5.7%
1860	8850		-9.5%
1870	8261		-6.7%
1880	9291		12.5%
1890	8678		-6.6%
1900	8843		1.9%
1910	8044		-9%
1920	8070		0.3%
1930	7717		-4.4%
1940	7208		-6.6%
1950	6112		-15.2%
1960	5368		-12.2%
1970	5199		-3.1%
1980	6093		17.2%
1990	6622		8.7%
2000	6983		5.5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Rappahannock County

Rappahannock County's population was 6,983 as of the 2000 census . 10 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 2,788 households and 2004 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.64 percent white, 5.44 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.21 percent Asian and 0.40 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.15 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.30 percent of the population.

Of the 2,788 households, 27.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.5 percent were married couples living together, 7.1 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 23.4 percent were single households and 7.9 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.3 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 5.6 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 26.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 31.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.8 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.3 men.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 45,943 , and the median income for a family was $ 51,848. Males had a median income of $ 32,725 versus $ 22,950 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,863. 5.2 percent of families and 7.6 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 10.8 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 3.2 percent of the population aged 65 or over.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′  N , 78 ° 10 ′  W