Sussex County is located in southeastern Virginia. The County Seat is Sussex and the largest city is Waverly. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.sussexcountyva.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 11,767 and the 2010 census population was 12,083. The land area is 490.22 square miles and there are 24.7 persons per square mile.
40.4% of the population is White, 57.8% is Black or African American, 2.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1% is two or more races. 70% have a high school degree or higher, and 10.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $118,000, there are 3,704 households, an average of 2.19 persons per household. The per capita income is $16,546, the median household income is $39,635, and 15.3% of the persons in Sussex County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 515. Retail sales (in $1000) were $68,872, and sales per capita were $5,698. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.9%.
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Sussex County Sussex County official portal and home page. |
Agendas & Minutes Current and archived Sussex County Board of Supervisors meeting Minutes and Agendas. |
Births Early birth records in Sussex County. |
Business Directory Sussex County GIS business directory. |
Calendar Sussex County calendar of public meetings, events, and hearings, housing dates, and office closures. |
Cemetery & Burial Records Search for cemetery interments in many of the 167 cemeteries in Sussex County, including dates, cemetery maps, notes, messages, and photographs. |
Court Records | Circuit Select "Sussex Circuit Court" in the menu to search the Virginia Courts Case Information system for Sussex County circuit criminal and civil case records. |
Court Records | General District Sussex County General District service of process query, traffic, civil & criminal court records, hearing calendar. |
Departments Sussex County government department directory. |
Genealogy | FamilySearch FamilySearch guide to genealogy and family histories in Sussex County. |
Genealogy | USGenWeb Genealogy records for Sussex County from USGenWeb, including a limited number of deeds and mortgages, military records, obituaries, vital records, and probate (Will and Estate) records. |
Jobs Employment opportunities with Sussex County government. |
Pet Adoptions Pets available for adoption from Sussex County Animal Services. |
Polling Places Sussex County polling place search from the Virginia Department of Elections. |
Property | Assessments Sussex County Commissioner of the Revenue property ownership and assessment records. |
Property | GIS GIS property database for Sussex County searchable by owner name, tax map number, or interactive map. |
Restaurant Inspections Sussex County restaurant and food facility inspection reports from the Crater Health District. |
Vital Records Sussex County and statewide birth, death, marriage, and divorce records from the Virginia Division of Vital Records, including information on how to order vital record certificates. |
Voters Find and verify or update your Sussex County voter registration. |
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