Appomattox County, Virginia

Appomattox County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 13,705. Its is. For a long time, Appomattox was a prohibition or. However, a law has recently been passed to permit the sale of alcohol.

History
Appomattox County was formed in from, ,  and  Counties. In, another part of Campbell County was added. It was named for the. On, ,   met with  General  at. The surrender of Lee took place at the McLean House, home of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 867 (335 ). 864 km² (334 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.31% water.

Demographics


As of the of, there are 13,705 people, 5,322 households, and 4,012 families residing in the county. The is 16/km² (41/mi²). There are 5,828 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 75.94%, 22.91% or , 0.13% , 0.17% , 0.02% , 0.26% from , and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population are or  of any race.

There are 5,322 households out of which 32.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% are living together, 11.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% are non-families. 21.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.00% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 2.94.

In the county, the population is spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $36,507, and the median income for a family is $41,563. Males have a median income of $31,428 versus $21,367 for females. The for the county is $18,086. 11.40% of the population and 8.70% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 14.10% of those under the age of 18 and 21.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.