Sussex County (Virginia)

Sussex County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Sussex
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1397 Sussex, VA 23884-0397
Foundation :	1754
Made up from:	Surry County
Area code :	001 434
Demographics
Residents :	12,504  (2000)
Population density :	9.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1276 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : sussexcounty.govoffice.com

Sussex County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000, the county had 12,504 residents and a population density of 10 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Sussex .

geography

Sussex County is located in southeast Virginia, about 30 km south of North Carolina and has an area of ​​1,276 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Surry County , Southampton County , Greensville County , Dinwiddie County, and Prince George Counties .

history

It was formed in 1754 from parts of Surry County.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	10,549		-
1800	11,062		4.9%
1810	11,362		2.7%
1820	11,884		4.6%
1830	12,720		7%
1840	11,229		-11.7%
1850	9820		-12.5%
1860	10.175		3.6%
1870	7885		-22.5%
1880	10,062		27.6%
1890	11,100		10.3%
1900	12,082		8.8%
1910	13,664		13.1%
1920	12,834		-6.1%
1930	12,100		-5.7%
1940	12,485		3.2%
1950	12,785		2.4%
1960	12,411		-2.9%
1970	11,464		-7.6%
1980	10,874		-5.1%
1990	10,248		-5.8%
2000	12,504		22%
2010	12,087		-3.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Sussex County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Sussex County had 12,504 people in 4,126 households and 2,809 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 36.39 percent white, 62.13 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.54 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.67 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.82 percent of the population.

Of the 4,126 households, 28.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 45.0 percent were married couples living together, 18.9 percent were single mothers, 31.9 percent were non-families, 28.2 percent were single households and 12.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 19.6 percent of residents under the age of 18, 9.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 34.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 23.6 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 13.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 135.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 142.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 31,007 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,739. Males had a median income of $ 29,307 versus $ 22,001 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,670. 12.8 percent of families and 16.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 24.3 percent were children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 19.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 56 ′  N , 77 ° 16 ′  W