King George County, Virginia

King George County is a located in the, a  in the. As of the, the population was 16,803. In 2006, according to the Census Bureau, the population was estimated to be 21,780; a 29.6% increase from the 2000 figure. Its is  located primarily on Courthouse Road. The county's largest employer is the U.S. proving ground facility at, which is adjacent to the 2-lane, 2-mile long  carrying  over the. The county is located on the peninsula and is part of the  winemaking.

=History= King George County was established in 1720 from. The county is named for of.

was born in King George County on, , in the area of the county.

On, during the ,  installed  at  in order to blockade the. On June 27, the steamer Thomas Freeborn bombarded Mathias Point in an attempt to drive away the soldiers who were manning the weapons. Conferderate soldiers fired back from Mathias Point, striking and mortally wounding Commander of the Freeborn, who became the first   officer to die in the Civil War.

While trying to elude,  and  crossed into the county from  on ,  after assassinating US president. Booth and Herold landed at the mouth of, before meeting with agents, who guided their passage to , where they would cross into , in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 486 (188 ). 466 km² (180 mi²) of it is land and 20 km² (8 mi²) of it (4.15%) is water.

It is bounded on the north by the Potomac River, which lies in. It is bounded on the south by the across which lie  and  Counties; on the east by  and on the west by.

Demographics
As of the  of 2000, there were 16,803 people, 6,091 households, and 4,525 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (93/mi²). There were 6,820 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.69%, 18.73% or , 0.48% , 1.01% , 0.07% , 0.45% from , and 1.57% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,091 households out of which 38.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 31.70% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,882, and the median income for a family was $55,160. Males had a median income of $38,600 versus $26,350 for females. The for the county was $21,562. About 4.40% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the, including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.