Mathews County, Virginia

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Mathews County is a county located in Virginia, in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 9207 as per the Census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 9038, It is 18th least populous county in Virginia. It covers total area of 251.96 square miles (652.57 square kilometre), of which, 85.68 square miles (221.91 square kilometre) of it is land and 166.28 square miles (430.66 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 84th largest by size in Virginia. It is ranks fourth in the size of its inland waterways in Virginia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9207 people in the county, organized into 3932 households, and 2822 families living in the county. The population density was 107.5 people per square mile (41.51/kmē), it is Virginia's 61st most densely populated county. There were 5333 housing units at an average density of 62.2 per square mile (24.02/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.75 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 9038, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 88.12% White, 10.58% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.85% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $43222, it is Virginia's 39th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $50653, making it the 40th wealthiest county by median family income among the Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $23610, making its Virginia's 25th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1744 pupils and students, of which 851 are male and 893 are female, 18.94% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 93 nursery or pri school, 97 kindergarten, 875 elementary school, 418 high school and 261 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9207
April 2000 Estimate	9207
July 2000 Estimate	9188
July 2001 Estimate	9265
July 2002 Estimate	9185
July 2003 Estimate	9129
July 2004 Estimate	9050
July 2005 Estimate	8987
July 2006 Estimate	9005
July 2007 Estimate	9038
July 2008 Estimate	9038

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	45	48	93
Kindergarten	32	65	97
Elementary school	464	411	875
High school	246	172	418
College or graduate school	64	197	261

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Mathews County, Virginia	$43222	$50653	$23610
Virginia, United States	$46677	$54169	$23975
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587