Richmond County, Virginia

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Richmond County is a county located in the United States of Virginia. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Richmond County is home to 8809 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 9144, making it Virginia's 19th smallest county. Its area is just over 216.38 mi˛ (560.42 square kilometre), of which, 191.46 square miles (495.88 square kilometre) of it is land and 24.92 square miles (64.54 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 89th largest by area in the U.S. state of Virginia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 8809 residents, 2937 households, and 2000 families in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (17.76/km˛), it is Virginia's 30th least densely populated county. There were 3512 housing units at an average density of 18.3 per square mile (7.07/km˛). The average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.93 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 127.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.9 males. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 9144, The racial makeup of the county was 5956 White, 3048 Black or African American, 10 American Indian, 50 Asian, 6 Native Hawaiian, and 74 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33026, it is Virginia's 82nd wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $42143, it is the 75th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16675, making it the 37th lowest county by per capita income in Virginia.

In 2000, 1743 pupils and students, of which 918 are male and 825 are female, 19.79% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 71 nursery or pri school, 64 kindergarten, 819 elementary school, 491 high school and 298 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	Warsaw Town	Richmond County	3.04	3.04	0	1375	453	21392	28971

Year	Population
April 2000 census	8809
April 2000 Estimate	8802
July 2000 Estimate	8792
July 2001 Estimate	8874
July 2002 Estimate	8929
July 2003 Estimate	8991
July 2004 Estimate	9056
July 2005 Estimate	9030
July 2006 Estimate	9101
July 2007 Estimate	9156
July 2008 Estimate	9144

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	48	23	71
Kindergarten	42	22	64
Elementary school	435	384	819
High school	286	205	491
College or graduate school	107	191	298

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Richmond County, Virginia	$33026	$42143	$16675
Virginia, United States	$46677	$54169	$23975
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587