Amelia County, Virginia

Amelia County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 11,400. Its is.

History
Amelia County was established in from parts of  and  counties. The County is named for, daughter of King. Twice Amelia County was reduced in size to form newer counties; in, was formed from parts of Amelia County, and in ,  was formed. During the   and his  spent  and,  at Amelia Courthouse before his surrender to General  at. The last major battle of the war was fought at on. Amelia is known for its minerals, including the nation's best supply of Amazonite found at the Morefield mine.

Amelia County is home to Brigadoon, Virginia. Named after the musical, the town was once to believed to only appear every 100 years.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 929 (359 ). 924 km² (357 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 4,609 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.57%, 28.05% or , 0.28% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.25% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.80% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,240 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,252, and the median income for a family was $47,157. Males had a median income of $32,315 versus $23,102 for females. The for the county was $18,858. 8.40% of the population and 6.70% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.10% are under the age of 18 and 11.70% are 65 or older.

Notable residents

 * , born in Amelia County, from
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 * (1747-1828), born in Amelia County, first from
 * (1793-1866), born near Amelia Court House, from North Carolina
 * , (1755-1825), born in Amelia County, during the, captured a court martial judge and  .  As one of only three individuals excluded from the  after the war, he moved to.
 * , (1762-1830), born in Amelia County,, , and.
 * , (1791-1848), born in Amelia county,.
 * (1867-1940), noted African-American educator