Rushmere, Virginia
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Rushmere is a census-designated place
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A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 35,270 people, 11,319 households, and 8,670 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile . There were 12,066 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Virginia
Virginia
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, United States
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. The population was 1,083 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Rushmere is located at 37°4′43"N 76°40′28"W (37.078580, -76.674436).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.0 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.88%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,083 people, 435 households, and 313 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 129.6 people per square mile (50.1/km²). There were 529 housing units at an average density of 63.3/sq mi (24.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 36.38% White, 62.14% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 435 households out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,794, and the median income for a family was $41,426. Males had a median income of $34,750 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $20,722. About 9.5% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
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