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Sussex County is a county
County (United States)

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 located in the U.S. state
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 — officially, "Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
" — of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, the population was 12,504. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Sussex
Sussex, Virginia

Sussex is an unincorporated area in and the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States.References...
. The County is named after Sussex County, England.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 493 square mile
Square mile

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s (1,276 kmē), of which, 491 square miles (1,271 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.43%) is water.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,126 households, and 2,809 families residing in the county.






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Sussex County is a county
County (United States)

In the United States, a county is a local level of government below the U.S. state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into List of parishes in Louisiana and Alaska into Borough ....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 — officially, "Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
" — of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
, the population was 12,504. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Sussex
Sussex, Virginia

Sussex is an unincorporated area in and the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States.References...
. The County is named after Sussex County, England.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 493 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (1,276 kmē), of which, 491 square miles (1,271 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,126 households, and 2,809 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 26 people per square mile (10/kmē). There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 36.39% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 62.13% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.13% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.12% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
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, 0.54% from other races
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, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 4,126 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.00% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 18.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.60% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 135.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,007, and the median income for a family was $36,739. Males had a median income of $29,307 versus $22,001 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,670. About 12.80% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 19.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities


Towns

  • Jarratt
    Jarratt, Virginia

    Jarratt is a town in Greensville County, Virginia and Sussex County, Virginia counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 589 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Stony Creek
    Stony Creek, Virginia

    Stony Creek is a town in Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census....
  • Wakefield
    Wakefield, Virginia

    Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,038 at the 2000 census.Wakefield is famous for being the "Peanut Capital of the World" and the location of the famous Virginia Diner, as well as the site of Airfield Conference and 4-H Educational Center....
  • Waverly
    Waverly, Virginia

    Waverly is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,309 at the 2000 census....


Unincorporated

  • Sussex
    Sussex, Virginia

    Sussex is an unincorporated area in and the county seat of Sussex County, Virginia, Virginia, United States.References...
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