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Greensville County, Virginia
Greensville Emporia Courthouse
Greensville County Courthouse, also serving the City of Emporia
Seal of Greensville County, Virginia
Seal
Map of Virginia highlighting Greensville County
Location in the state of Virginia
Map of the U.S
Virginia's location in the U.S.
Founded 1780
Seat Emporia
Largest town Jarratt
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

297 sq mi (769 km²)
295 sq mi (764 km²)
2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.5
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

11,391
Congressional district 4th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.greensvillecountyva.gov

Greensville County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,391.[1] Its county seat is Emporia.[2]

History[]

Greensville County was established in 1781 from Brunswick County. The county is probably named for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island, 1585. There is also belief that it may be named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army and one of George Washington's brightest officers.

An early chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed in Greensville County and Emporia (the county seat) in May 1940, under the leadership of dentist Dr. F. A. Sealy, of Boydton, Virginia and president of the Mecklenburg County, Virginia branch. However he died in 1943, as efforts to desegregate the county's schools began with the assistance of attorneys Oliver Hill.[3] After service in World War II, Hill's colleague Samuel W. Tucker moved to Emporia, married a schoolteacher and became the county's only African American attorney, as well as a leader in desegregating schools across Virginia.[4]

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 297 square miles (770 km2), of which 295 square miles (760 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.5%) is water.[5]

The Meherrin River forms the boundary between Greensville County and Southampton County.

Adjacent counties / independent city[]

Major highways[]

  • I-95 I-95, the major north–south highway on the Eastern Seaboard enters Greensville County from North Carolina. Access to the county is available at Exits 4, 8, 11 (if you include Emporia) 12, and 13 before the road crosses the Greensville-Sussex County Line.
  • US 58 US 58, the principal west–east route through southern Virginia at large, including Greensville County. The road connects the Cumberland Gap area of Tennessee to the Hampton Roads area, entering the county from Brunswick County and leaving at Southampton County. A Business Route of US 58 exists within Emporia.
  • US 301 US 301, the principal south–north route Greensville County and Emporia until it was supplanted by I-95. A spur of US Route 1, it enters Greensville County from North Carolina, serves as a major boulevard in Historic Emporia, and leaves at Sussex County south of Jarratt.
  • Virginia 139 SR 139, a state spur route running northwest of US 301 from through Jarratt both in Greensville and Sussex Counties.
  • Virginia 186 SR 186, a state route briefly entering Greensville County from North Carolina, only to cross into Southampton County at the bridge over the Meherrin River.

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1790 6,362
1800 6,727 5.7%
1810 6,853 1.9%
1820 6,858 0.1%
1830 7,117 3.8%
1840 6,366 −10.6%
1850 5,639 −11.4%
1860 6,374 13.0%
1870 6,362 −0.2%
1880 8,407 32.1%
1890 8,230 −2.1%
1900 9,758 18.6%
1910 11,890 21.8%
1920 11,606 −2.4%
1930 13,388 15.4%
1940 14,866 11.0%
1950 16,319 9.8%
1960 16,155 −1.0%
1970 9,604 −40.6%
1980 10,903 13.5%
1990 8,853 −18.8%
2000 11,560 30.6%
2010 12,243 5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790–1960[7] 1900–1990[8]
1990–2000[9] 2010[10] 2020[11]

2020 census[]

Greensville County, Virginia - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,628 4,217 37.80% 37.02%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7,294 6,616 59.58% 58.08%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 23 19 0.19% 0.17%
Asian alone (NH) 35 32 0.29% 0.28%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0 0.01% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 10 13 0.08% 0.11%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 79 218 0.65% 1.91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 173 276 1.41% 2.42%
Total 12,087 11,391 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 Census[]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 12,243 people living in the county. 59.8% were Black or African American, 38.5% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% of some other race and 0.8% of two or more races. 1.4% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 11,560 people, 3,375 households, and 2,396 families living in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km2). There were 3,765 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 59.75% Black or African American, 38.94% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,375 households, out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.80% were married couples living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 18.20% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 38.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 160.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 177.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,002, and the median income for a family was $38,810. Males had a median income of $24,919 versus $19,849 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,632. 14.70% of the population and 12.40% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.00% are under the age of 18 and 18.60% are 65 or older.

Government and infrastructure[]

Virginia Department of Corrections operates the Greensville Correctional Center in unincorporated Greensville County, near Jarratt.[13] The facility houses the commonwealth's former execution chamber.[14]

Greensville County has supported the Democratic nominee in every election since 1912, with the exception of 1972 when it backed Richard Nixon during his landslide victory over George McGovern. Its residents did not cast a single vote for Alf Landon in 1936, making the county one of four in which Landon was locked out. {{{1}}} United States Federal Census, {{{2}}}, [[{{{3}}} County, {{{4}}}|{{{3}}} County]], [[{{{4}}}]].

United States presidential election results for Greensville County, Virginia[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 1,914 41.85% 2,627 57.43% 33 0.72%
2016 1,737 39.81% 2,558 58.63% 68 1.56%
2012 1,766 35.85% 3,135 63.64% 25 0.51%
2008 1,729 35.38% 3,122 63.88% 36 0.74%
2004 1,732 40.68% 2,514 59.04% 12 0.28%
2000 1,565 40.07% 2,314 59.24% 27 0.69%
1996 1,176 30.60% 2,381 61.96% 286 7.44%
1992 1,335 33.49% 2,237 56.12% 414 10.39%
1988 1,610 43.13% 2,083 55.80% 40 1.07%
1984 2,304 48.28% 2,352 49.29% 116 2.43%
1980 1,583 41.66% 2,142 56.37% 75 1.97%
1976 1,137 31.18% 2,413 66.18% 96 2.63%
1972 1,608 56.05% 1,197 41.72% 64 2.23%
1968 529 16.71% 1,367 43.19% 1,269 40.09%
1964 2,245 49.68% 2,262 50.06% 12 0.27%
1960 1,057 38.21% 1,676 60.59% 33 1.19%
1956 724 29.08% 994 39.92% 772 31.00%
1952 988 43.47% 1,259 55.39% 26 1.14%
1948 301 21.09% 710 49.75% 416 29.15%
1944 279 22.55% 954 77.12% 4 0.32%
1940 152 15.22% 843 84.38% 4 0.40%
1936 0 0.00% 884 100.00% 0 0.00%
1932 112 13.81% 692 85.33% 7 0.86%
1928 318 37.99% 519 62.01% 0 0.00%
1924 132 23.04% 417 72.77% 24 4.19%
1920 111 20.63% 424 78.81% 3 0.56%
1916 76 16.17% 392 83.40% 2 0.43%
1912 31 7.73% 294 73.32% 76 18.95%
1908 77 21.63% 273 76.69% 6 1.69%
1904 100 21.79% 356 77.56% 3 0.65%
1900 547 42.24% 740 57.14% 8 0.62%
1896 471 35.49% 850 64.05% 6 0.45%
1892 320 39.41% 362 44.58% 130 16.01%
1888 893 55.47% 714 44.35% 3 0.19%
1884 1,088 66.83% 540 33.17% 0 0.00%
1880 823 63.45% 474 36.55% 0 0.00%



Communities[]

Although Emporia lies within the boundaries of Greensville County and serves as the county seat, it is an independent city and thus not part of the county. But although they are separate, they do share the same public school system

Town[]

  • Jarratt

Unincorporated communities[]

  • Brink
  • Durand
  • Low Ground
  • Moonlight
  • Purdy
  • Radium
  • Skippers

Education[]

Greensville County Public Schools operates public schools for the whole county.

See also[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Greensville County, Virginia". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US51081. Retrieved January 30, 2022. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ First Annual Founders' Day program at Greensville County High School June 23, 2007 pp. 15-27
  4. ^ Nancy Noyes Silcox, Samuel Wlbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer (Fairfax, Virginia: History4All, 2014) pp. 61-62
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html. 
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html. 
  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt. 
  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  10. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Greensville County, Virginia". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51081&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2. 
  11. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Greensville County, Virginia". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51081&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2. 
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  13. ^ "Greensville Correctional Center/Greensville Work Center (major male institution) Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine." Virginia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  14. ^ "Virginia Death Row/Execution Facts." My FOX DC. Tuesday November 10, 2009. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.
  15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 

External links[]

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Coordinates: 36°43′17″N 77°31′56″W / 36.72139, -77.53222


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