Isle of Wight, Virginia
Encyclopedia
Isle of Wight is an unincorporated community
in and the county seat
of Isle of Wight County
, Virginia
, United States
.
The town mainly consists of a post office, a church, historic Boykins tavern, Isle of Wight Academy
(a private school of approximately 640 students), and the Isle of Wight courthouse complex.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in and the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The town mainly consists of a post office, a church, historic Boykins tavern, Isle of Wight Academy
Isle of Wight Academy
Isle of Wight Academy , founded in 1967 as a segregation academy, is an independent, non-sectarian, co-educational nonprofit day school located in Isle of Wight County, Virginia...
(a private school of approximately 640 students), and the Isle of Wight courthouse complex.