Richmond County (Virginia)

Richmond County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Warsaw
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1000 Warsaw, VA 22572-1000
Foundation :	1692
Made up from:	Rappahannock County
Area code :	001 804
Demographics
Residents :	8809  (2000)
Population density :	17.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	560 km²
Water surface :	65 km²
map
Website : www.co.richmond.va.us

Richmond County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 8,809 residents and a population density of 18 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Warsaw .

geography

Richmond County is located in northeast Virginia, about 30 km from Maryland and covers an area of ​​560 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Westmoreland County , Northumberland County , Lancaster County, and Essex Counties .

history

It was formed in 1692 from parts of (old) Rappahannock County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	6985		-
1800	13,744		96.8%
1810	6214		-54.8%
1820	5706		-8.2%
1830	6055		6.1%
1840	5965		-1.5%
1850	6448		8.1%
1860	6856		6.3%
1870	6503		-5.1%
1880	7195		10.6%
1890	7146		-0.7%
1900	7088		-0.8%
1910	7415		4.6%
1920	7434		0.3%
1930	6878		-7.5%
1940	6634		-3.5%
1950	6189		-6.7%
1960	6375		3%
1970	5841		-8.4%
1980	6952		19%
1990	7273		4.6%
2000	8809		21.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Richmond County Age Pyramid

Richmond County's population was 8,809 as of the 2000 census . 1752 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 2937 households and 2000 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.77 percent white, 33.17 percent African American, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.32 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.85 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.10 percent of the population.

Of the 2937 households, 27.2 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 52.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 31.9 percent were non-families, 28.3 percent were single households, and 14.2 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 18.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.8 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 17.7 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 127.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 131.9 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,026 , and the median income for a family is $ 42,143. Males had a median income of $ 30,722 versus $ 21,807 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,675. 11.9 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line. This included 21.2 percent of children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.5 percent of residents aged 65 years or over.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 37 ° 56 '  N , 76 ° 43'  W