Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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Pittsylvania County is a county located in Virginia, in the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 61745 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 61123, It is the 30th largest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 978.18 square miles (2533.47 kmē), of which, 970.76 square miles (2514.26 kmē) of it is land and 7.42 square miles (19.22 kmē) of it is water, it is the second largest by area in the U.S. state of Virginia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 61745 residents, 24684 households, and 18218 families in the county. The population density was 63.6 people per square mile (24.56/kmē), it would be the 90th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Virginia. There were 28011 housing units at an average density of 28.9 per square mile (11.16/kmē). The average household size was 2.49 people, and the average family size was 2.93 people. In the county Population was distributed with 23% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 61123, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 75.66% White, 23.19% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.71% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35153, it is Virginia's 71st wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41175, it is the 84th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16991, it is the 44th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 13858 pupils and students, of which 49.75% are male and 50.25% are female, 22.44% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.8% nursery or pri school, 5.92% kindergarten, 47.4% elementary school, 26.24% high school and 13.65% 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	Chatham Town	Pittsylvania County	2.05	2.04	0	1338	654.6	20785	38938
2	Gretna Town	Pittsylvania County	1.09	1.07	0.02	1257	1172.8	14397	23710
3	Hurt Town	Pittsylvania County	2.62	2.62	0	1276	487.2	16875	36467

Year	Population
April 2000 census	61745
April 2000 Estimate	61745
July 2000 Estimate	61744
July 2001 Estimate	61686
July 2002 Estimate	61348
July 2003 Estimate	61172
July 2004 Estimate	61067
July 2005 Estimate	60961
July 2006 Estimate	60856
July 2007 Estimate	60980
July 2008 Estimate	61123

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	474	468	942
Kindergarten	411	409	820
Elementary school	3365	3203	6568
High school	1855	1782	3637
College or graduate school	789	1102	1891

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Pittsylvania County, Virginia	$35153	$41175	$16991
Virginia, United States	$46677	$54169	$23975
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587