King and Queen County, Virginia
King and Queen County | |
---|---|
UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
King and Queen County is a
History
King and Queen County was established in 1691 from
Among the earliest settlers of King and Queen County was Roger Shackelford, an English emigrant from
In 1762 when he was 11, future president James Madison was sent to a boarding school run by Donald Robertson at the Innes plantation in King and Queen County. Robertson was a Scottish teacher who tutored numerous prominent plantation families in the South. From Robertson, Madison learned mathematics, geography, and modern and classical languages, becoming especially proficient in Latin. He attributed his instinct for learning "largely to that man (Robertson)."[5][6] At age 16, Madison returned to his father's Montpelier estate in Orange County.
On March 2, 1864, the Battle of Walkerton, an engagement of the American Civil War, took place here, resulting in a Confederate victory.
Virginia Longest, national director of the Nursing Service for the
Richard and Mildred Loving lived in a remote part of the county in the 1960s, hoping to avoid arrest by the authorities while their legal challenge to Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws moved through the courts.
For many years, county publications noted that the county lacked any traffic lights. This is now no longer the case, as a traffic light has been installed on U.S. Route 360 at St. Stephen's Church.
Even in the 21st century, King and Queen County contains no incorporated towns or cities, and remains one of Virginia's most sparsely populated counties.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 326 square miles (840 km2), of which 315 square miles (820 km2) is land and 11 square miles (28 km2) (3.4%) is water.[7]
Measuring 45 miles (72 km) in length, it is one of the longest counties in the state of Virginia, as well as one of the narrowest, measuring less than 10 miles (16 km) across at its widest point.
Adjacent Counties
- Caroline County – north
- Essex County – northeast
- Middlesex County – east
- Gloucester County – southeast
- James City County – south
- New Kent County – southwest
- King William County – west
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | 9,377 | — | |
1800 | 9,879 | 5.4% | |
1810 | 10,988 | 11.2% | |
1820 | 11,798 | 7.4% | |
1830 | 11,644 | −1.3% | |
1840 | 10,862 | −6.7% | |
1850 | 10,319 | −5.0% | |
1860 | 10,328 | 0.1% | |
1870 | 9,709 | −6.0% | |
1880 | 10,502 | 8.2% | |
1890 | 9,669 | −7.9% | |
1900 | 9,265 | −4.2% | |
1910 | 9,576 | 3.4% | |
1920 | 9,161 | −4.3% | |
1930 | 7,618 | −16.8% | |
1940 | 6,954 | −8.7% | |
1950 | 6,299 | −9.4% | |
1960 | 5,889 | −6.5% | |
1970 | 5,491 | −6.8% | |
1980 | 5,968 | 8.7% | |
1990 | 6,289 | 5.4% | |
2000 | 6,630 | 5.4% | |
2010 | 6,945 | 4.8% | |
2020 | 6,608 | −4.9% | |
2021 (est.) | 6,662 | [8] | 0.8% |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11] 1990–2000[12] 2010[13] 2020[14] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[13] | Pop 2020[14] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH)
|
4,547 | 4,460 | 65.47% | 67.49% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
1,970 | 1,561 | 28.37% | 23.62% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
109 | 82 | 1.57% | 1.24% |
Asian alone (NH) | 17 | 23 | 0.24% | 0.35% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.05% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 7 | 19 | 0.10% | 0.29% |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 111 | 278 | 1.60% | 4.21% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 184 | 182 | 2.65% | 2.75% |
Total | 6,945 | 6,608 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 Census
As of the
Of the 2,673 households, 26.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.60% were married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median age in the county was 41 years, with 22.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 27.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.
The
Government
Board of Supervisors
- Buena Vista District: James M. Burns
- Newtown District: Sherrin C. Alsop (I)
- Shanghai District: R.F. "Rusty" Bailey, Jr. (I)
- St. Stephens Church District: James Lawrence Simpkins (I)
- Stevensville District: Doris H. Morris (I)
Constitutional officers
- Clerk of the Circuit Court: Vanessa D. Porter
- Commissioner of the Revenue: Kelly N. Lumpkin(I)
- Commonwealth's Attorney: Meredith D. Adkins
- Sheriff: John R. Charboneau
- Treasurer: Irene B. Longest
King and Queen is represented by Republican Thomas K. "Tommy" Norment in the
Presidentially, King and Queen County is a
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,450 | 59.54% | 1,590 | 38.64% | 75 | 1.82% |
2016 | 2,099 | 56.88% | 1,468 | 39.78% | 123 | 3.33% |
2012 | 1,865 | 51.03% | 1,745 | 47.74% | 45 | 1.23% |
2008 | 1,763 | 47.58% | 1,918 | 51.77% | 24 | 0.65% |
2004 | 1,737 | 52.86% | 1,506 | 45.83% | 43 | 1.31% |
2000 | 1,423 | 49.77% | 1,387 | 48.51% | 49 | 1.71% |
1996 | 1,073 | 38.93% | 1,393 | 50.54% | 290 | 10.52% |
1992 | 1,206 | 41.34% | 1,363 | 46.73% | 348 | 11.93% |
1988 | 1,376 | 50.46% | 1,309 | 48.00% | 42 | 1.54% |
1984 | 1,449 | 54.39% | 1,201 | 45.08% | 14 | 0.53% |
1980 | 949 | 44.14% | 1,128 | 52.47% | 73 | 3.40% |
1976 | 778 | 39.06% | 1,111 | 55.77% | 103 | 5.17% |
1972 | 1,033 | 58.30% | 708 | 39.95% | 31 | 1.75% |
1968 | 568 | 27.40% | 882 | 42.55% | 623 | 30.05% |
1964 | 699 | 46.94% | 786 | 52.79% | 4 | 0.27% |
1960 | 432 | 43.95% | 536 | 54.53% | 15 | 1.53% |
1956 | 495 | 54.64% | 289 | 31.90% | 122 | 13.47% |
1952 | 415 | 51.23% | 387 | 47.78% | 8 | 0.99% |
1948 | 171 | 31.26% | 293 | 53.56% | 83 | 15.17% |
1944 | 166 | 31.38% | 363 | 68.62% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 124 | 25.31% | 365 | 74.49% | 1 | 0.20% |
1936 | 124 | 24.95% | 372 | 74.85% | 1 | 0.20% |
1932 | 154 | 28.79% | 368 | 68.79% | 13 | 2.43% |
1928 | 319 | 53.26% | 280 | 46.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 134 | 29.65% | 314 | 69.47% | 4 | 0.88% |
1920 | 181 | 34.28% | 347 | 65.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
1916 | 127 | 31.91% | 271 | 68.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
1912 | 68 | 18.78% | 246 | 67.96% | 48 | 13.26% |
Communities
- King and Queen Court House (a census-designated place)
- Newtown
- St. Stephen's Church
- Shacklefords
See also
References
- ^ "King and Queen County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Henry Gannett (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 175.
- ISBN 9780722246290. Retrieved April 10, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Boyd-Rush, Dorothy. "Molding a founding father". James Madison University. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "James Madison's Biography". The Montpelier Foundation. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021". Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - King and Queen County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - King and Queen County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved December 9, 2020.