Westmoreland County, Virginia

Westmoreland County is a located in the  of the, a  in the. As of the, the population was 16,718. Its is. The county is located on the peninsula and is part of the  winemaking.

History
Westmoreland County was the birthplace of, the first (at former "") ; , the fifth ; and , commander of the  armies.

As originally established by the British colonial government of Virginia, the territory of Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later become the various counties and cities of (once including, for example, the areas which later became, the city of ,  and , among other things).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 654 (253 ). 594 km² (229 mi²) of it is land and 61 km² (23 mi²) of it (9.29%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (73/mi²). There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 65.41%, 30.89% or , 0.28% , 0.36% , 0.01% , 1.75% from , and 1.29% from two or more races. 3.46% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,846 households out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,797, and the median income for a family was $41,357. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $22,221 for females. The for the county was $19,473. About 11.20% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the, including 21.10% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over.

Distinguished residents

 * 1st
 * 5th President of the United States
 * Commander of the armies.
 * 2nd
 * Acting Governor of Virginia
 * Signer of, United States Senator and Sixth President of the United States in Congress Assembled (under the )
 * Signer of
 * Author of the, among others (retired/died)
 * Author of  (retired/died)