Surry County, Virginia

Surry County is one of the 135 county of Virginia, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 6829 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 7128, making it Virginia's 14th smallest county. The county spans an area of 310.31 mi˛ (803.7 sq km), of which, 279.09 square miles (722.84 sq km) of it is land and 31.22 square miles (80.86 sq km) of it is water, it is the 70th largest in terms of geographical size.

Surry County Virginia
Map of Surry County, Virginia

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 6829 people, 2619 households, and 1916 families residing in the county. The population density was 24.5 people per square mile (9.46/km˛), it would be the sixth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Virginia. There were 3294 housing units at an average density of 11.8 per square mile (4.56/km˛). The average household size was 2.61 persons, and the average family size was 3.09 persons. In the county Age distribution was 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 106.7 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 108.7 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 7128, The racial makeup of the county was 3694 White, 3323 Black or African American, 17 American Indian, 21 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 72 from two or more races.

Surry County Virginia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Surry County Virginia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Surry County Virginia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37558, making it the 58th wealthiest county by median household income among the Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $41234, it would be the 83rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $16682, it is 38th poorest county by per capita income in Virginia.

In 2000, 1750 pupils and students, of which 858 are male and 892 are female, 25.63% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 96 nursery or pri school, 145 kindergarten, 861 elementary school, 437 high school and 211 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Claremont TownSurry County2.542.540343135.32274134643
2Dendron TownSurry County3.573.57029783.31564341667
3Surry TownSurry County0.810.810262323.72160642361
YearPopulation
April 2000 census6829
April 2000 Estimate6829
July 2000 Estimate6841
July 2001 Estimate6841
July 2002 Estimate6900
July 2003 Estimate6915
July 2004 Estimate6889
July 2005 Estimate6882
July 2006 Estimate7000
July 2007 Estimate7084
July 2008 Estimate7128
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school435396
Kindergarten4996145
Elementary school446415861
High school238199437
College or graduate school82129211
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Surry County, Virginia$37558$41234$16682
Virginia, United States$46677$54169$23975
United States$41994$50046$21587