Sussex County, Virginia

Infobox U.S. County
county = Sussex County
state = Virginia




map size = 225
founded =
seat = Sussex | area_total_sq_mi =491
area_water_sq_mi =2
area percentage = 0.43%
census yr = 2000
pop = 12504
density_km2 =10
web = http://sussexcounty.govoffice.com
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Sussex County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 12,504. Its county seat is SussexGR|6. The County is named after Sussex County, England.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 493 square miles (1,276 km²), of which, 491 square miles (1,271 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,126 households, and 2,809 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 36.39% White, 62.13% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,126 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.00% were married couples living together, 18.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.60% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 135.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,007, and the median income for a family was $36,739. Males had a median income of $29,307 versus $22,001 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,670. About 12.80% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 19.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

*Jarratt
*Stony Creek
*Wakefield
*Waverly

Unincorporated

*Sussex

References