Washington County (Virginia)

Washington County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Abingdon
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 205 Academy Drive Abingdon, VA 24210-2635
Foundation :	1776
Made up from:	Fincastle County
Area code :	001 276
Demographics
Residents :	51,103  (2000)
Population density :	35.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1466 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map
Website : portal.washcova.com/portal/public

Washington County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . In 2000 , the county had 51,103 residents and a population density of 35 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Abingdon . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

Washington County is located in southwest Virginia, borders Tennessee to the south and has an area of ​​1,466 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. The county is divided into seven counties: Harrison, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Taylor, Tyler, and Wilson. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Smyth County , Grayson County , Scott County, and Russell Counties .

history

It was formed in 1776 from parts of Fincastle County. It was named after President George Washington . The county later became one of the largest whiskey producers in the United States.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	5625		-
1800	9536		69.5%
1810	12,156		27.5%
1820	12,444		2.4%
1830	15,614		25.5%
1840	13.001		-16.7%
1850	14,612		12.4%
1860	16,892		15.6%
1870	16,816		-0.4%
1880	25.203		49.9%
1890	29,020		15.1%
1900	28,995		-0.1%
1910	32,830		13.2%
1920	32,376		-1.4%
1930	33,850		4.6%
1940	38.197		12.8%
1950	37,536		-1.7%
1960	38,076		1.4%
1970	40,835		7.2%
1980	46,487		13.8%
1990	45,887		-1.3%
2000	51.103		11.4%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Mount Rogers National Recreation Area

Washington County Age Pyramid

Washington County had a population of 51,103 people as of the 2000 census . 1342 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 21,056 households and 14,949 families. The population density was 35 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.56 percent white, 1.32 percent African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.14 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.58 percent were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.63 percent of the population.

Of the 21,056 households, 28.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers, 29.0 percent were non-families, 25.8 percent were single households and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.84 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 20.8 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 26.9 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 15.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 91.7 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 32,742 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,162. Males had a median income of $ 30,104 versus $ 21,307 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,350. 8.1 percent of families and 10.9 percent of the population were below the poverty line. These included 13.2 percent of children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 14.2 percent of the population aged 65 or over.

Individual evidence

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

Coordinates: 36 ° 43 ′  N , 81 ° 58 ′  W