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Newsoms, Virginia

FieldValue
official_nameNewsoms, Virginia
settlement_typeTown
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mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Newsoms, Virginia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Virginia
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Southampton
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi0.50
area_land_sq_mi0.50
area_water_sq_mi0.00
population_as_of2010
population_total321
population_density_sq_mi594.00
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
elevation_ft85
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code23874
area_codes757, 948
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info51-56096
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
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Newsoms is a town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.

History

Sunnyside was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Geography

Newsoms is located at (36.627714, −77.126695).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square mile (1.3 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 282 people, 124 households, and 77 families living in the town. The population density was 559.1 people per square mile (217.8/km2). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 279.5 per square mile (108.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 54.96% White and 45.04% African American.

There were 124 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% 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 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,633. About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% of those 65 or over.

Notable person

  • Union Army Major General George Henry Thomas (1816–1870) was born here

References

References

  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  3. (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  4. {{NRISref
  5. (February 12, 2011). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. (May 24, 2020). "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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