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King
William County
Establishment: By enabling act of Virginia General Assembly effective
on April 11, 1702; created from Pamunkey Neck section of King & Queen
County (Town of West Point incorporated on July 11, 1870)
Namesake: William III; King of England, Scotland and Ireland from
April 11, 1689 to March 19, 1702
Demographics:
2000 Census:
Total Population: 13,146 persons, including 10,280 in unincorporated territory
and 2,866 in Town of West Point
Population Increase 1990-2000: 2,233 persons (20.5%)
Density: 47.73 persons per square mile, including 37.98 in unincorporated
territory and 609.79 in Town of West Point
Race: 9,835 (74.8%) white; 2,999 (22.8%) black; 202 (1.5%) Native America;
and 110 (0.8%) other
Sex: 6,470 (49.2%) male; and 6,676 (50.8%) female
Age: 3,433 (26.1%) under 18 years; 8,180 (62.2%) 18-64 years; and 1,533
(11.7%) 65 years and older
Median Age: 37.0 years
Average Household Size: 2.69 persons
Average Family Size: 3.06 persons
Median Household Income: $43,037
Largest Occupations: manufacturing 949 persons; wholesale and retail trade
687; services 628; government 600; construction 262; and agriculture,
forestry and fishing 86
Geography:
Regional Location: western end of the Middle Peninsula of Virginia; approximately
33 miles northeast of City of Richmond
Area: 275.4 square miles, including 270.7 in unincorporated territory
and 4.7 in Town of West Point
Shoreline: 135.7 miles
Elevation: sea level to 200 feet
Topography: flat to gently rolling
Natural Resources:
Major Water Bodies: Mattaponi River forms northern jurisdictional boundary;
Pamunkey River forms southern jurisdictional boundary; rivers' confluence
at West Point forms York River
Watersheds: York River and Chesapeake Bay
Commercial Natural Resources: loblolly pine; mixed hardwoods; sand; gravel;
and clay
Climate:
Average January Temperature: 38 degrees
Average July Temperature: 77 degrees
Average Annual Precipitation: 44 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 14 inches
Government:
County Seat: King William Court House
Organizational Form of County Government: Traditional; organized and operates
pursuant to Virginia statutes
County Governing Body: 5-member Board of Supervisors elected by districts
for 4-year terms
Chief County Executive / Administrative Officer: county administrator
appointed by Board of Supervisors
Other County Elected Officials: 5-member School Board, Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Commissioner of the Revenue, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff and
Treasurer
Virginia House of Delegates Districts: 97th and 98th
Virginia Senate District: 4th
United States Congressional District: 1st
Primary Sources: Community Profile: King William County,
Virginia by Dominion Virginia Power, 2000; Demographic Characteristics:
2000, Geographic Area: King William County, Virginia by U.S. Census Bureau;
and Tidewater Town: A Pictorial History of West Point, Virginia by Alonzo
T. Dill, 1970
Links:
King William Government
King William Schools
King William Chamber
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