Nokesville, Virginia

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Nokesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Nokesville was the center of a farming community with cattle and dairy farms; it became a town and intermediate stop on the Orange & Alexandria Railway in 1865. In the late 19th century–early 20th century, Nokesville was the location of a religious movement called the German Baptist Brethren, which became known as the Church of the Brethren. In the 1950s, it was cut off from passenger trains and remains a rural community today.

[edit] Geography

Nokesville is located at 38°41′54″N, 77°34′25″W (38.698350, -77.573656)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.5 km² (9.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,236 people, 439 households, and 363 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 50.4/km² (130.5/mi²). There were 462 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.09% White, 3.72% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.

There were 439 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,793, and the median income for a family was $68,611. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,765. None of the families and 0.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.2% of those over 64.