Smyth County

administration
Smyth County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Marion
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 121 Bagley Circus Marion, VA 24354-3140
Foundation :	1832
Made up from:	Washington County Wythe County
Area code :	001 276
Demographics
Residents :	33,081 (2000)
Population density :	28.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1171 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.smythcounty.org

Smyth County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 33,081 residents and a population density of 28 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Marion . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Smyth County is in southwest Virginia; it is with its southern tip about 5 km from Tennessee , in the southeast about 20 km from North Carolina and has an area of 1171 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bland County , Wythe County , Grayson County , Washington County , Russell County, and Tazewell Counties .

history

It was formed in 1832 from parts of Washington County and Wythe County. It was named after Alexander Smyth , a general in the American Revolutionary War from 1812 to 1815, senator, member of the House of Representatives and member of the US Congress .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	6522	-
1850	8162	25.1%
1860	8952	9.7%
1870	8898	-0.6%
1880	12,160	36.7%
1890	13,360	9.9%
1900	17.121	28.2%
1910	20,326	18.7%
1920	22,125	8.9%
1930	25,125	13.6%
1940	28,861	14.9%
1950	30,187	4.6%
1960	31,066	2.9%
1970	31,349	0.9%
1980	33,366	6.4%
1990	32,370	-3%
2000	33,081	2.2%
2010	32.208	-2.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Mount Rogers - Benchmark

The Mount Rogers in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

Smyth County's Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Smyth County's population was 33,081. Of these, 1,085 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 13,493 households and 9,607 families. The population density was 28 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.86 percent white, 1.87 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian and 0.32 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.60 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.86 percent of the population.

Of the 13,493 households, 29.2 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.7 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were non-families, 26.0 percent were single households and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.83 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.6 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 26.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 16.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 90.5 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,083 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,392. Males had a median income of $ 26,698 versus $ 19,712 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,105. 9.9 percent of families and 13.3 percent of the population are below the poverty line. These included 15.2 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 14.0 percent of the population aged 65 or over.

Individual evidence

↑ Smyth 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.
↑ Smyth County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Smyth County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

36.84 -81.53Coordinates: 36 ° 50 ′ N , 81 ° 32 ′ W

[1] Smyth 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] Smyth County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .