Westmoreland County, Virginia

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Westmoreland County is a county located in the United States of Virginia. Westmoreland County had an official population of 16718 in 2000. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 17462, making it Virginia's 86th largest county. The county has a total area of 252.64 mi˛ (654.33 square kilometre), of which, 229.18 square miles (593.57 square kilometre) of it is land and 23.46 square miles (60.76 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 83rd largest by size in Virginia.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 16718 people, 6846 households, and 4687 families living in the county. The population density was 72.9 people per square mile (28.15/km˛), it is Virginia's 80th most densely populated county. There were 9286 housing units at an average density of 40.5 per square mile (15.64/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.43 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 23% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 19% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. Its population was estimated at 17462 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 68.96% White, 29.04% Black or African American, 0.36% American Indian, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 1.09% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35797, making its Virginia's 70th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $41357, making it the 79th highest county by median family income in Virginia. The per capita income for the county was $19473, it would be the 58th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Virginia.

In 2000, 3622 pupils and students, of which 52.29% are male and 47.71% are female, 21.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.83% nursery or pri school, 6.43% kindergarten, 49.92% elementary school, 27% high school and 11.82% 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	Colonial Beach Town	Westmoreland County	2.84	2.59	0.25	3228	1246.7	19991	31711
2	Montross Town	Westmoreland County	1.02	1.02	0	315	308.4	21653	40469

Year	Population
April 2000 census	16718
April 2000 Estimate	16718
July 2000 Estimate	16690
July 2001 Estimate	16583
July 2002 Estimate	16611
July 2003 Estimate	16815
July 2004 Estimate	16769
July 2005 Estimate	16875
July 2006 Estimate	16962
July 2007 Estimate	17225
July 2008 Estimate	17462

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	99	76	175
Kindergarten	139	94	233
Elementary school	940	868	1808
High school	529	449	978
College or graduate school	187	241	428

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Westmoreland County, Virginia	$35797	$41357	$19473
Virginia, United States	$46677	$54169	$23975
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587