Scottsburg, Virginia

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Scottsburg is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 American Idol
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Scottsburg is located at 36°45′36″N, 78°47′26″W (36.759890, -78.790515)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 145 people, 56 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was 75.7/km² (196.0/mi²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 33.4/km² (86.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.69% White, 16.55% African American, 2.76% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21% of the population.

There were 56 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $25,938. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,289. There were 13.3% of families and 10.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.9% of under eighteens and 19.0% of those over 64.

[edit] American Idol

On January 24, 2007, Scottsburg resident Nakia Claiborne appeared on the New York audition episode of American Idol. While the judges initially appeared to enjoy her performance, she was eventually denied a chance to go to Hollywood. Several people have taken exception to her ouster citing her performance of "Dancing in the Street" [1]. The judges, sans Simon Cowell, asked Claiborne to sing a second slower song. After hearing her rendition of "Dreaming of You" by Selena, the judges said they enjoyed her singing, but declined to send her on to Hollywood.

Claiborne's heart-felt display of emotion after her audition, which was devoid of the arrogance and self-absorption displayed by many Idol contestants, touched many people [2].