Chesterfield Court House, Virginia

Chesterfield Court House, Virginia
—  CDP  —
Location of Chesterfield Court House, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°22′35″N 77°30′14″W / 37.37639°N 77.50389°W / 37.37639; -77.50389Coordinates: 37°22′35″N 77°30′14″W / 37.37639°N 77.50389°W / 37.37639; -77.50389
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Chesterfield
Area
– Total	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
– Land	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	197 ft (60 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	3,558
– Density	1,563.0/sq mi (603.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	51-16208[1]
GNIS feature ID	1852915[2]

Chesterfield Court House is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.^[3] The population was 3,558 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	N side VA 10, 350 ft. E of jct. with VA 655, Chesterfield, Virginia
Area:	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built:	1828
Architect:	Vaughan Construction Co.
Architectural style:	Colonial Revival, Italianate, Federal
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	92001008 [4]
Added to NRHP:	August 18, 1992

Chesterfield Court House is located at 37°22′35″N 77°30′14″W / 37.37639°N 77.50389°W / 37.37639; -77.50389 (37.376449, -77.503798)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it is land and 0.44% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,558 people, 1,139 households, and 775 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,563.0 people per square mile (602.5/km²). There were 1,171 housing units at an average density of 514.4/sq mi (198.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.24% White, 24.06% African American, 0.70% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of the population.

There were 1,139 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,304, and the median income for a family was $60,246. Males had a median income of $37,765 versus $30,211 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,125. About 2.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Denny Hamlin, NASCAR driver
• Randall Munroe, author of the xkcd web comic series.

See also

• Chesterfield County Public Schools

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

External links

• Village News - Local weekly newspaper