Dendron, Virginia
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Dendron is a town in Surry County
Surry County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,058 people, 2,619 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 3,294 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Virginia
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, United States
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. The population was 297 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dendron is located at 37°2′40"N 76°56′5"W (37.044516, -76.934737).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 297 people, 106 households, and 75 families residing in the town. The population density
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 was 83.3 people per square mile (32.1/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 33.9 per square mile (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 48.82% White and 51.18% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 106 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples
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 living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.40.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $46,875. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $15,643. About 3.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.0% of those sixty five or over.
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