Accomac, Virginia
- State:VirginiaCounty:Accomack CountyCity:AccomacCounty FIPS:51001Coordinates:37°43′7″N 75°40′2″WArea total:0.41 sq mi (1.06 km²)Area land:0.41 sq mi (1.06 km²)Area water:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation:39 ft (12 m)
- Latitude:37,7113Longitude:-75,6642Timezone:Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00ZIP codes:23301GMAP:
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, United States
- Population:200,509Population density:1,188.73 residents per square mile of area (458.69/km²)Household income:$48,471Households:181Unemployment rate:6.00%
- Sales taxes:5.00%Income taxes:5.75%
Accomac is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population of the town was 526 at the 2020 census. Accomac was established as one of Virginia's eight original shires in 1634. The town prospered as the terminus of a ferry across Chesapeake Bay. During the American Civil War, the Union Army occupied the Eastern Shore to cut supply lines to the south and prevent the Confederate Army from using the shore as a staging area to attack the north through Maryland. The name Accomc is derived from a Native American word translated to mean "on the other side". The town is located at 37°437N 75°402W (37.667323). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (1.1 km/2), all of it land. The modern ferry only travels between nearby Onancock, Virginia and Tangier Island. It was built in 1756 and the surrounding settlement became known asAccomack Courthouse. In 1786, Richard Drummond, Gilbert Poiley, John McLean, Catherine Scott, Patience Robertson, and William Berkeley petitioned the Virginia House of Delegates for the creation of an incorporated town. Their petition was granted and the House ofDelegates passed an "Act to establish a Town at the Courthouse...by the name of Drummond," named in honor of the chief landholder in the new town.
History
Accomack County was established as one of Virginia's eight original shires in 1634. The government was situated in the southern part of the Eastern Shore near Eastville until the division of the shore into two counties (Northampton and Accomack) in 1663. During this era, religious diversity began in the area, as Presbyterian Francis Makemie received a plantation nearby which he used as a base for his mercantile and missionary journeys. Early Baptist Elijah Baker (Baptist) also arrived near Accomac before the American Revolutionary War, and was likewise imprisoned for unauthorized preaching, but eventually also had that case dismissed. A brick courthouse was built in 1756 and the surrounding settlement became known as Accom Mack Courthouse. On December 7, 1786, Richard Drummond, Gilbert Poiley, John McLean, Edward Kerr, Catherine Scott, Patience Robertson, and William Berkeley petitioned the Virginia House of Delegates for the creation of an incorporated town. Their petition was granted and the House ofDelegates passed an "Act to establish a Town at the Courthouse...by the name of Drummond," named in honor of the chief landholder in the new town. By this time, the town had been renamed "Accomac" by order of the United States Post Office Department dated August 9, 1893. The name is derived from a Native American word translated to mean "on the other side". The town prospered as the terminus of a ferry across Chesapeake Bay. The modern ferry only travels between nearby Onancock, Virginia and Tangier Island.
General information
School District: Accomack County Public Schools (ACPS) Zip Code: 23301. Area Code: 757. Local Phone Exchange: 787. School District is part of the Virginia Board of Pupil Education (VBOE) school system. VBOE is a part of Virginia Commonwealth University (VPU) VPU is a member of the National Council of State Legislators (NCSL), the state legislature of Virginia, and the Virginia State Board of Education. VPU has more than 1,000 members, the majority of whom are African-American. The school district has about 2,000 students. VPOE has about 1,500 students. The district has a population of 1,700. VPC is a state school district. It also has a school district with more than 2,500 student-athletes. The county has a high school with around 1,200 students. It has a middle school with about 300 students. Its high school has about 200 students, and it has a junior high with about 100 students.
Geography
Accomac is located at 37°437N 75°402W (37.718678, 75.667323).According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land. Accomac has a population of 1,071. The town is located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is located on the New Hampshire Turnpike, which runs through the town. It was named after the town of the same name, which was founded in 1788. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 3737. It also has a town hall with the name of the town's first postmaster, who was killed in a car accident in 1881. The post office closed in 1883 and reopened in 1894. It reopened again in 1891 as a town of 2,000 people. It closed again in 1901 and has a new post office, with a new name, the Town of Accomacs, since then. The Town ofAccomacs is now a part of the City of Turnpikesville, New Hampshire, and was once known as "Accumac" The town's name is derived from the word "accomac" which means "to look for a place to look for something" or "to find something to look at". It is also known as the "Town of the Same Name" because of the number of people who live in the area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 547 people, 199 households, and 125 families residing in the town. 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. The town's population was spread out, with 14.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, and 24.1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40 years. The per capita income for the town is $24,050. About 7.4% of the population was below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of people age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.13, and the average family size was2.71. The population of the city was 547 at the time of the 2000 census, with 235 housing units at an average density of 568.0 per square mile (221.3/km²) The median income for a household was $37,500, and $51,250 for a family. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $23,929 for females. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 136.5 males. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the town has a population of 547.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index
The Air Quality index is in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia = 87. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 90. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Accomac = 4.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.
Employed
The most recent city population of 200,509 individuals with a median age of 40.2 age the population dropped by -6.76% in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,188.73 residents per square mile of area (458.69/km²). There are average 2.16 people per household in the 181 households with an average household income of $48,471 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.00% of the available work force and has growths 2.02% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 38.04%. The number of physicians in Accomac per 100,000 population = 50.1.
Weather
The annual rainfall in Accomac = 43.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 11.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 96. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 214. 87 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 32.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.
Median Home Cost
The percentage of housing units in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia which are owned by the occupant = 63.06%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 63 years with median home cost = $140,580 and home appreciation of -3.86%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $6.34 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.
Study
The local school district spends $5,443 per student. There are 14.5 students for each teacher in the school, 384 students for each Librarian and 358 students for each Counselor. 4.99% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 14.44% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 9.97% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).
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Accomac's population in Accomack County, Virginia of 3,857 residents in 1900 has increased 51,99-fold to 200,509 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.
Approximately 41.37% female residents and 58.63% male residents live in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia.
As of 2020 in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia are married and the remaining 34.45% are single population.
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25.7 minutes is the average time that residents in Accomac require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
84.26% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 6.60% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 2.03% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 5.08% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, 63.06% are owner-occupied homes, another 18.47% are rented apartments, and the remaining 18.47% are vacant.
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The 33.64% of the population in Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.