Keller, Virginia
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Keller is a town in Accomack County
Accomack County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 33,164 people, 15,299 households, and 10,388 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 19,550 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

, Virginia
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, United States
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. The population was 173 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Keller is located at 37°37′12"N 75°45′52"W (37.619897, -75.764312).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 173 people, 77 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 502.2 people per square mile (196.5/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 261.2 per square mile (102.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.92% White, 12.72% African American, 0.58% Native American, 3.47% from other races
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, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78% of the population.

There were 77 households out of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the town the population was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $15,417. About 14.0% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those sixty five or over.
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