Nassawadox, Virginia

Nassawadox, Virginia
—  Town  —
Location of Nassawadox, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°28′27″N 75°51′29″W / 37.47417°N 75.85806°W / 37.47417; -75.85806Coordinates: 37°28′27″N 75°51′29″W / 37.47417°N 75.85806°W / 37.47417; -75.85806
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Northampton
Area
– Total	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
– Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	572
– Density	1,334.2/sq mi (515.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	23413
Area code(s)	757
FIPS code	51-54984[1]
GNIS feature ID	1471328[2]

Nassawadox is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The town, with an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), is located on U.S. Route 13 on Virginia's Eastern Shore, approximately five miles south of Exmore and 25 miles (40 km) north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

The name derives from Native American for "land between two waters." Nassawadox is bounded on the east by the sea the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Chesapeake Bay. The county is divided as is the town into bayside and seaside areas which refers to the land on either side of the highway, Route 13(Lankford Highway) which runs through Accomack and Northampton Counties.

Highlighting its name and its location, Nassawadox has since 1993 hosted the annual October Between the Waters Bike Tour, which features bike tours of various lengths between the Eastern Shore's two coasts.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 572 people, 186 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,334.2 people per square mile (513.6/km²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 482.8 per square mile (185.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.90% African American, 43.18% White, 0.87% Asian, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 186 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 40.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $23,594 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,626. About 24.0% of families and 32.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

Noted residents

• Thom Henderson, creator of the popular ARC file format, which is the progenitor of the ZIP file format on computers.
• Todd Washington, former NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Houston Texans
• George van Driem, Dutch linguist
• Conny Van Dyke, actress
• Johnnie Wittig, pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, bluesman in the 1940s and '50s
• D. Page Elmore, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates

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.