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Waverly is an incorporated town
Incorporated town

An incorporated town is a town that is a municipal corporation....
 in Sussex County
Sussex County, Virginia

Sussex County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 12,504....
, 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....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 2,309 at the 2000 census.

lar legend has it that William Mahone
William Mahone

William Mahone , of Southampton County, Virginia, was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and Congress of the United States....
 (1826-1895), builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad

The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk, Virginia and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858.It played a role on the American Civil War , and became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870....
 (now Norfolk Southern), and his cultured wife, Otelia Butler Mahone (1837-1911), traveled along the newly completed Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad naming stations. Otelia was reading Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was written in 1819 and set in 12th century England, an example of historical fiction. Ivanhoe is sometimes given credit for helping to increase Middle Ages in history in 19th century Europe and United States ....
 a book written by Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a prolific Scotland historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time.In some ways Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers all over Europe, Australia, and North America....
. From his historical Scottish novels, Otelia chose the place names of Waverly, as well as Windsor
Windsor, Virginia

Windsor is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States. It is located near the crossroads of U.S....
 and 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....
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Waverly is an incorporated town
Incorporated town

An incorporated town is a town that is a municipal corporation....
 in Sussex County
Sussex County, Virginia

Sussex County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth " — of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 12,504....
, 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....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 2,309 at the 2000 census.

History

Popular legend has it that William Mahone
William Mahone

William Mahone , of Southampton County, Virginia, was a civil engineer, teacher, soldier, railroad executive, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly and Congress of the United States....
 (1826-1895), builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad
Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad

The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built between Norfolk, Virginia and Petersburg, Virginia and was completed by 1858.It played a role on the American Civil War , and became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870....
 (now Norfolk Southern), and his cultured wife, Otelia Butler Mahone (1837-1911), traveled along the newly completed Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad naming stations. Otelia was reading Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was written in 1819 and set in 12th century England, an example of historical fiction. Ivanhoe is sometimes given credit for helping to increase Middle Ages in history in 19th century Europe and United States ....
 a book written by Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a prolific Scotland historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time.In some ways Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers all over Europe, Australia, and North America....
. From his historical Scottish novels, Otelia chose the place names of Waverly, as well as Windsor
Windsor, Virginia

Windsor is an incorporated town in Isle of Wight County, Virginia in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States. It is located near the crossroads of U.S....
 and 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....
. She tapped the Scottish Clan "McIvor" for the name of Ivor
Ivor, Virginia

Ivor is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 320 at the United States Census, 2000....
, a small town in neighboring Southampton County
Southampton County, Virginia

Southampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state of the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 17,482....
. When they could not agree, it is said that they invented a new name, which is how the tiny community of Disputanta
Disputanta, Virginia

Disputanta is an unincorporated area in Prince George County, Virginia, Virginia, United States in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area ....
 was created. The N&P railroad was completed in 1858.

William Mahone became a Major General
Major General

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 in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
, and later, a Senator in the United States Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
. A large portion of U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia

U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east-west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia....
 between Petersburg
Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and 23 miles south of Richmond, Virginia. The population was 33,740 as of the United States Census 2000....
 and Suffolk
Suffolk, Virginia

Suffolk is an independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area of eastern Virginia. Geographically, it is the largest of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, and the largest independent city in land-area in the entire Commonwealth....
 is named in his honor.

Waverly is the 2nd largest of the towns Gen. Mahone founded. Waverly has supplied the most State senators and delegate members to the Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the State legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly is a bicameralism body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia, with 40 members....
 of any Virginia town under 3,000 people. They are Junius Edgar West, Delegate (1910-1912) Senator (1912-1918); Thomas H. Howerton, Delegate (1912-1914); William O. Rogers, Senator (1924-1934); Garland Gray, Senator (1942-1945) and (1948-1971); and Elmon T. Gray, Senator (1971-1992.)

Geography

Waverly is located at (37.033914, -77.095355).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 2,309 people, 880 households, and 570 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 752.6 people per square mile (290.4/kmē). There were 960 housing units at an average density of 312.9/sq mi (120.7/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 36.73% White, 61.76% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 880 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,698, and the median income for a family was $39,792. Males had a median income of $27,414 versus $21,279 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the town was $14,848. About 11.7% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

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