Country United States County Northampton FIPS code 51-24752 Elevation 9 m Zip code 23347 Local time Friday 10:04 AM | State Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1498474 Area 52 ha Population 167 (2013) Area code 757 | |
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Eastville is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 203 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County. The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is part of the Eastville Historic District at the county seat.
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Map of Eastville, VA 23310, USA
Geography
Eastville is located at 37°21′3″N 75°56′24″W (37.350961, -75.940056).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 203 people, 69 households, and 42 families residing in the town. The population density was 906.3 people per square mile (356.3/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 334.8 per square mile (131.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.47% White, 29.06% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 69 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 15.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 128.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 154.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $60,208. Males had a median income of $16,250 versus $22,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,621. None of the families and 6.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 12.1% of those over 64.
History
Eastville has been the county seat of Northampton County since 1680. The Old Courthouse was constructed about 1731 and contains the "oldest continuous county court records" in the United States. This is a true Colonial-Era town; the Declaration of Independence was publicly read from the steps of the courthouse in August 1776.