Accomac, Virginia

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For the community in Pennsylvania, see Accomac, Pennsylvania

Accomac is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Accomack County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Notable residents
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Accomac is located at 37°43′7″N, 75°40′2″W (37.718678, -75.667323)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 547 people, 199 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 515.1/km² (1,322.1/mi²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 221.3/km² (568.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.12% White, 24.68% African American, 2.56% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.

There were 199 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town the population was spread out with 14.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 131.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $23,929 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,050. About 3.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

The Accomack County Court was located here by the 1690s, but it wasn't until 1786 that Virginia officially established a town at this location called Drummond. Drummondtown was renamed Accomac in 1893.