Lunenburg County, Virginia

Lunenburg County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 13,146. Its is.

History
Lunenburg County was established on, from. The county is named for the former in Germany, because one of the titles also carried by Britain's  kings was Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,120 (432 ). 1,118 km² (432 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.16%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,998 households, and 3,383 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (30/mi²). There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 59.12%, 38.58% or , 0.16% , 0.21% , 0.05% , 0.75% from , and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,998 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 113.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,899, and the median income for a family was $34,302. Males had a median income of $26,496 versus $20,237 for females. The for the county was $14,951. About 14.90% of families and 20.00% of the population were below the, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 22.80% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Residents

 * was born in Lunenburg County, and went on to experiment in flying aircraft. Local legends claim he achieved heavier than air flight before the, though there is no evidence.


 * was born in the town of Meherrin in Lunenburg County. A talented banjo, mandolin, and guitar player, he went on to become a highly-acclaimed country musician and a  Goodwill Ambassador.  He is perhaps best known for his role as co-host of the  television program.


 * was born in Lunenburg County. He was an who became an  and  in . He is best remembered for inventing the lever-operated ice cream scoop in 1897, a practical design still in wide use over 100 years later.