Urbanna, Virginia

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Coordinates: 37°38′16″N 76°34′23″W / 37.63778, -76.57306
Urbanna, Virginia
Location of Urbanna, Virginia
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Middlesex
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1.1 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	543
- Density	1,286.5/sq mi (496.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	23175
Area code(s)	804
FIPS code	51-80272^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1500249^[2]

Urbanna is a town in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 543 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Events
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Urbanna is located at 37°38′16″N, 76°34′23″W (37.637796, -76.573149)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (17.65%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 543 people, 266 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,286.5 people per square mile (499.2/km²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 838.7/sq mi (325.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.58% White, 3.50% African American, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 266 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 70.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,054, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $28,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,944. About 4.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Events

Every year on the first weekend of November, Urbanna hosts the Urbanna Oyster Festival. The Festival starts on Friday morning and ends on Saturday night. The Urbanna Oyster Festival has been a big highlight of Middlesex County for 50 years. There is music, arts and crafts, parades, a renowned oyster shucking contest, children's activities and food.