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Essex County

Essex County is located in east central Virginia.  The County Seat is Tappahannock and the largest city is Tappahannock.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.essex-virginia.org/.  The 2014 population estimate is 11,103 and the 2010 census population was 11,146.  The land area is 257.12 square miles and there are 43.4 persons per square mile.

57.1% of the population is White, 38.5% is Black or African American, 3.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 0.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.3% is two or more races.  76.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 14.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $160,800, there are 4,286 households, an average of 2.57 persons per household.  The per capita income is $21,532,  the median household income is $44,885, and 11.1% of the persons in Essex County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,078.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $224,598, and sales per capita were $20,827.  

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Public Records, Libraries, and Schools

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ESSEX PUBLIC LIBRARY   (Directions)
117 N CHURCH LANE, ESSEX, TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, 22560.  
Phone: (804) 443-4945  
CHESAPEAKE BAY GOV. SCH.   (Directions)
CHESAPEAKE BAY GOVERNOR'S SCHO,  ESSEX COUNTY, TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, 22560.   Phone: (804) 443-0267

ESSEX HIGH   (Directions)
PO BOX 1006,  ESSEX COUNTY, TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, 22560.   Phone: (804) 443-4301

ESSEX INT.   (Directions)
PO BOX 609,  ESSEX COUNTY, TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, 22560.   Phone: (804) 443-3040
Total Students: 460   Classroom Teachers (FTE): 41  
TAPPAHANNOCK ELEM   (Directions)
PO BOX 399,  ESSEX COUNTY, TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, 22560.   Phone: (804) 443-5301



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