Nelson County, Virginia

A located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 14,445. Its is. It is also home to, a local , and is the location of Walton's Mountain made famous by the television show, .

History
Nelson County was established in from. The county is named for,. It was the site of disastrous flooding in August 1969 as the remnants of stalled and dumped an unexpected deluge of rain.



Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,228 (474 ). 1,223 km² (472 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.41%) is water. The form the northwest boundary of the county; the  forms the boundary to the southeast.

Education
The public education system consists of two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The middle and high schools are located just outside Lovingston, Virginia.

Unincorporated towns
There are no cities or incorporated towns in. Unincorporated communities include:



Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/mi²). There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.65%, 14.89% or , 0.19% , 0.24% , 0.06% , 0.62% from , and 1.35% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,887 households out of which 27.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 29.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,769, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $29,684 versus $24,153 for females. The for the county was $22,230. 12.10% of the population and 8.50% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.40% are under the age of 18 and 14.60% are 65 or older.