Middlesex County, Virginia

Middlesex County is a located on the  in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 9,932. Its is.

History
Settlement of the area began around 1640 with the county being officially formed in 1669 from a part of. The county's only, , was established in 1680 serving initially as a for shipping agricultural products and later as the county's commercial and governmental center.

, a Middlesex County first constructed in 1649, served as the temporary seat of the colony under two royal, (Sir , who served under , and Lord , 5th ). The home remains a private residence to this day.

During the, Urbanna was initially planned as the point of landing for General 's 1862 of 1862 to take , but ultimately, the failed campaign utilized  as its starting point, almost doubling the distance by land to the Confederate citadel. Delays in reaching the gates of Richmond allowed the Confederates ample time to erect substantial defensive batteries, contributing to the Union failure.

The current Middlesex County was built in 1850-1874 by architects  and, and is listed in the. A new courthouse complex was built in 2003-2004, but its opening has been stalled due to construction problems, leading to a legal dispute between the County board and the contractor.

Urbanna was incorporated on, , comprising an area of 0.49 sqmi. The Town of Urbanna remains the county's largest commercial center and its only incorporated area but the of government has moved to the Village of  on. To the east, almost to, the Village of is situated on  between the mouths of the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers. Once a major center for wooden boat building, the village remains a commercial and recreational center. The waterfront east to Stingray is home to many marinas, with a heavy concentration on Broad Creek.

Geography
Middlesex County is located at the eastern end of Virginia's region. The County is bounded by the to the north, by the  to the east, by the  and  to the southwest, and by  to the northwest. The County has a land area of 132 sqmi and 135 mi of shoreline.

According to the, the county has a total area of 546 (211 ). 337 km² (130 mi²) of it is land and 208 km² (80 mi²) of it (38.18%) is water.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,932 people, 4,253 households, and 2,913 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (76/mi²). There were 6,362 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (49/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.50%, 20.13% or , 0.25% , 0.12% , 0.41% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,253 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.20% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 30.30% from 45 to 64, and 22.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $43,440. Males had a median income of $30,842 versus $23,659 for females. The for the county was $22,708. About 9.70% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 20.70% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.