Laurel Park, Virginia

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Laurel Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 781 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Laurel Park is located at 36°41′23″N, 79°47′27″W (36.689798, -79.790791)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.78% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 781 people, 331 households, and 231 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 237.4/km² (614.4/mi²). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 104.0/km² (269.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.29% White, 64.40% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.

There were 331 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,143. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $23,363 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,413. About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.