Essex County, Virginia
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As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 9,989 people, 3,995 households, and 2,740 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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 was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 4,926 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.96% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 39.04% Black
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 or African American
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, 0.55% Native American
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, 0.81% Asian
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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
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, 0.32% from other races
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, and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 3,995 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,395, and the median income for a family was $43,588. Males had a median income of $29,736 versus $22,253 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the county was $17,994. About 7.70% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated Communities

  • Blandfield
  • Brays Fork
    Brays Fork, Virginia
    Brays Fork is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Bowler's Wharf
    Bowler's Wharf, Virginia
    Bowler's Wharf is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Butylo
    Butylo, Virginia
    Butylo is an unincorporated community in Essex and Middlesex counties, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

  • Caret
    Caret, Virginia
    Caret is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Center Cross
    Center Cross, Virginia
    Center Cross is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Champlain
  • Dunbrooke
    Dunbrooke, Virginia
    Dunbrooke is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Dunnsville
    Dunnsville, Virginia
    Dunsville is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Hustle
    Hustle, Virginia
    Hustle is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Laneview
    Laneview, Virginia
    Laneview is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

     (shares with Middlesex County)
  • Loretto
    Loretto, Virginia
    Loretto is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

  • Miller's Tavern
    Miller's Tavern, Virginia
    Miller's Tavern, Virginia is a small community located in southeast Essex County, Virginia.The community is located at the junction of U.S. Route 360 and the two roads of Route 684 and Route 620....

  • Passing (shares with Caroline County)
  • Supply
  • Wares Wharf
    Wares Wharf, Virginia
    Wares Wharf is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....


Education

Essex County Public Schools (ECPS) is the public schools system for Essex County, Virginia, United States . The following schools make up the Essex County Public Schools system:

Tappahannock Elementary School (Grades PK - 4th)

Essex Intermediate School (Grades 5th - 8th)

Essex High School (Grades 9th - 12th)
Other schools located in Essex County include:

St Margaret's School (Grades 8th - 12th, girls only)

Tappahannock Junior Academy (Grades K - 10th)

Aylett Country Day School (Grades PK - 8th)

Noted Residents

  • David George (Baptist)
    David George (Baptist)
    David George was an African-American Baptist preacher and a Black Loyalist from the American South who escaped to British lines, accepted transport to Nova Scotia and eventually resettled in Freetown, Sierra Leone....

    - African American
    African American
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     ex-slave founder of Silver Bluff Baptist Church
    Silver Bluff Baptist Church
    The Silver Bluff Baptist Church in Aiken County, South Carolina, was founded by several enslaved African Americans who organized under elder David George in 1773-1775....

  • Former NBA  player Xavier McDaniel
    Xavier McDaniel
    Xavier Maurice McDaniel , nicknamed the X-Man, is a retired American National Basketball Association player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward, and former head coach of the Riders Slamball team.-College:While at Wichita State, McDaniel was the first person to...

     once lived in this county.
  • U.S. Senator Paul S. Trible, Jr.
    Paul S. Trible, Jr.
    Paul Seward Trible, Jr. is a former Representative and Senator in the United States Congress from Virginia and current president of Christopher Newport University. Trible graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1968 where he received his Bachelor of Arts in History...

     was Commonwealth's Attorney of Essex County.
  • Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
    Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter
    -References:* Patrick, Rembert W. . Jefferson Davis and His Cabinet. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 90–101.-External links:* – A speech by R. M. T. Hunter before the U.S. House of Representatives, May 8th, 1846...

    , 1809-1887. Speaker of the House and Confederate States Secretary of State
    Confederate States Secretary of State
    The Confederate States Secretary of State was the head of the Confederate States State Department from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. There were three people who served the position in this time. The department crumbled with the Confederate States of America in May 1865, marking the...

    .
  • Grammy award-nominated R&B singer Chris Brown was born and raised in this county.

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