Alleghany County, Virginia

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Alleghany County, Virginia is a county of the United States of Virginia. The population of the county was 12926 as per the 2000 census data. The July 2008 population estimate is 16202, making it the 90th most populous county in Virginia. Its area is just over 445.67 sq mi (1154.28 square kilometre), of which, 444.63 square miles (1151.59 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.04 square miles (2.69 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 40th largest by size in Virginia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 12926 people in the county, organized into 5149 households, and 3868 families residing in the county. The population density was 29.1 people per square mile (11.24/kmē), it would be the 11th least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Virginia. There were 5812 housing units at an average density of 13.1 per square mile (5.06/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 2.85 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 16202, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 92.62% White, 5.83% Black or African American, 0.19% American Indian, 0.34% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 1.01% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $38545, making it the 55th wealthiest county by median household income among the Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $45843, it is the 57th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $19635, making it the 54th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Virginia.

In 2000, 2731 pupils and students, of which 54.63% are male and 45.37% are female, 21.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.53% nursery or pri school, 10.03% kindergarten, 47.82% elementary school, 22.63% high school and 13.99% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Iron Gate Town	Alleghany County	0.35	0.35	0	404	1170.6	16703	26094
2	Low Moor Cdp	Alleghany County	0.83	0.81	0.02	367	450.4	18982	40083
3	Selma Cdp	Alleghany County	0.31	0.31	0	485	1542.8	14045	31250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	12926
April 2000 Estimate	17215
July 2000 Estimate	17200
July 2001 Estimate	17065
July 2002 Estimate	16916
July 2003 Estimate	16637
July 2004 Estimate	16591
July 2005 Estimate	16512
July 2006 Estimate	16403
July 2007 Estimate	16334
July 2008 Estimate	16202

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	92	59	151
Kindergarten	146	128	274
Elementary school	700	606	1306
High school	377	241	618
College or graduate school	177	205	382

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Alleghany County, Virginia	$38545	$45843	$19635
Virginia, United States	$46677	$54169	$23975
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587