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The
Planning Department maintains population data for the County as released from
the U.S. Census Bureau and the
University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center.
Staff monitors the release of census data and annual estimates to evaluate
current demographic and socioeconomic statistics and trends. The Department
provides census data to the public on a fairly regular basis. Every ten years,
the Planning Department provides technical support for the County’s
Redistricting Committee. The County is required by State law to redraw
districts provide proportional representation in all Magisterial Districts. New
district lines are based on the biennial census data and reflect changes in the
population of the County.
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here for Gloucester
County's
Census Tract Map.
Population 2007 (provisional)
(Source: Weldon Cooper Center, UVA) |
36,489 |
Population 2006 (estimated)
(Source: Weldon Cooper Center, UVA) |
36,153 |
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Population
by Race and Sex, 2000 Census |
34,780 |
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White
|
86.7% |
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Black
|
10.3% |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
0.4% |
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Asian
|
0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
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Other
|
0.4% |
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Male
|
49.1% |
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Female
|
50.9% |
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Population
Growth Rate, 1990-2000
|
15.4% |
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Population
by Magisterial Districts
(2001 Redistricting) |
|
Petsworth |
7,089 |
|
Ware
|
7,216 |
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Abingdon |
6,879 |
|
York |
6,708 |
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Gloucester Point |
6,888 |
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Median
Age, 2000 (years) |
38 |
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Land Area (square miles)
|
225 |
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Population Density (persons per square mile) |
155.6 |
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Households, 2000
|
13,127 |
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Average Household Size, 2000 |
2.62 |
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Average Family Size, 2000 |
3.02 |
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Housing Units |
14,494 |
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Occupied Housing Units |
13,127 |
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School Enrollment, September
25, 2007 |
5,999 |
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Elementary |
2,505 |
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Middle |
1,448 |
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High |
2,046 |
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Median
Household Income, 2000 |
$46,170 |
Per
Capita Income
(Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2000)
|
$24,270 |
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Historic
Population |
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|
1900 |
12,832 |
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1910 |
12,477 |
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1920 |
11,894 |
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1930 |
11,019 |
| 1940 |
9,548 |
| 1950 |
10,343 |
| 1960 |
11,919 |
| 1970 |
14,059 |
| 1980 |
20,107 |
| 1990 |
30,131 |
| 2000 |
34,780 |
Projected Population
(Source:
Virginia Employment Commission, VELMA, 2007) |
| 2010 |
40,474 |
| 2020 |
46,013 |
| 2030 |
51,824 |
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