Rockingham County (Virginia)
Rockingham County Courthouse |
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US state : | Virginia |
Administrative headquarters : | Harrisonburg |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 1252 Harrisonburg, VA 22803-1252 |
Foundation : | 1778 |
Made up from: | Augusta County |
Area code : | 001 540 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 67,725 (2000) |
Population density : | 30.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2210 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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Website : www.co.rockingham.va.us |
Rockingham County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 67,725 residents and a population density of 31 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Harrisonburg .
geography
Rockingham County is located in northwest Virginia, bordering West Virginia to the west and has an area of 2210 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Shenandoah County , Page County , Greene County , Albemarle County, and Augusta County .
history
It was formed in 1778 from parts of Augusta County. It was named after Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham , a British statesman.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1790 | 7449 | - | |
1800 | 10,374 | 39.3% | |
1810 | 12,753 | 22.9% | |
1820 | 14,784 | 15.9% | |
1830 | 20,683 | 39.9% | |
1840 | 17,344 | -16.1% | |
1850 | 20,294 | 17% | |
1860 | 23,408 | 15.3% | |
1870 | 23,668 | 1.1% | |
1880 | 29,567 | 24.9% | |
1890 | 31,299 | 5.9% | |
1900 | 33,527 | 7.1% | |
1910 | 34,903 | 4.1% | |
1920 | 30,047 | -13.9% | |
1930 | 29,709 | -1.1% | |
1940 | 31,289 | 5.3% | |
1950 | 35,079 | 12.1% | |
1960 | 40,485 | 15.4% | |
1970 | 47,890 | 18.3% | |
1980 | 57.038 | 19.1% | |
1990 | 57,482 | 0.8% | |
2000 | 67,725 | 17.8% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
According to the 2000 census , Rockingham County had 67,725 people in 25,355 households and 18,889 families. The population density was 31 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.58 percent white, 1.36 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.90 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.28 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 25,355 households, 32.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.4 percent were married couples living together, 7.9 percent were single mothers, 25.5 percent were non-families, 21.2 percent were single households, and 9.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.9 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were 94.3 men statistically.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,748 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,262. Males had a median income of $ 30,618 versus $ 21,896 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,795. 5.3 percent of families and 8.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line. 9.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 9.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Individual evidence
- ^ Rockingham County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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
- ↑ Rockingham County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ' N , 78 ° 53' W