Essex County, Virginia

Essex County is a located in the  in the  of. As of, the population is 9,989. Its is.

History
Essex County was established in from. The county is named for either the, or for the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 740 (286 ). 668 km² (258 mi²) of it is land and 73 km² (28 mi²) of it (9.84%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,989 people, 3,995 households, and 2,740 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/mi²). There were 4,926 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.96%, 39.04% or , 0.55% , 0.81% , 0.03% , 0.32% from , and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,995 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,395, and the median income for a family was $43,588. Males had a median income of $29,736 versus $22,253 for females. The for the county was $17,994. About 7.70% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated Communities

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Noted Residents

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 * U.S. Senator was Commonwealth's Attorney of Essex County.
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 * award-nominated R&B singer was born and raised in this county.