Duffield, Virginia

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Duffield is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 62 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Points of interest
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Duffield is located at 36°43′11″N, 82°47′51″W (36.719642, -82.797393)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 62 people, 25 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was 41.3/km² (107.6/mi²). There were 30 housing units at an average density of 20.0/km² (52.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 25 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,046. There were no families and 6.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.

[edit] Points of interest

Located between Duffield and Pattonsville, Va, on Federal Route 421, is the gravesite of Ross Carter, a paratrooper from WWII, who wrote Those Devils in Baggy Pants, a story about the 82nd Airborne during WWII.