| Essex County, Virginia | ||
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Location in the state of Virginia |
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Virginia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1692 | |
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| Seat | Tappahannock | |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
286 sq mi (741 km²) 258 sq mi (668 km²) 28 sq mi (73 km²), 9.84% |
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| Population - Density |
11,151 39/sq mi (15/km²) |
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| Website | www.essex-virginia.org | |
Essex County is a county located in the Middle Peninsula in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 11,151[1]. Its county seat is Tappahannock[2].
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Essex County was established in 1692 from Rappahannock County. The county is named for either the shire or county in England, or for the Earl of Essex.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 286 square miles (740.7 km2), of which 258 square miles (668.2 km2) is land and 28 square miles (72.5 km2) (9.84%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1790 | 9,122 |
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| 1800 | 9,508 | 4.2% | |
| 1810 | 9,376 | −1.4% | |
| 1820 | 9,909 | 5.7% | |
| 1830 | 10,521 | 6.2% | |
| 1840 | 11,309 | 7.5% | |
| 1850 | 10,206 | −9.8% | |
| 1860 | 10,469 | 2.6% | |
| 1870 | 9,927 | −5.2% | |
| 1880 | 11,032 | 11.1% | |
| 1890 | 10,047 | −8.9% | |
| 1900 | 9,701 | −3.4% | |
| 1910 | 9,105 | −6.1% | |
| 1920 | 8,542 | −6.2% | |
| 1930 | 6,976 | −18.3% | |
| 1940 | 7,006 | 0.4% | |
| 1950 | 6,530 | −6.8% | |
| 1960 | 6,690 | 2.5% | |
| 1970 | 7,099 | 6.1% | |
| 1980 | 8,864 | 24.9% | |
| 1990 | 8,689 | −2.0% | |
| 2000 | 9,989 | 15.0% | |
| 2010 | 11,151 | 11.6% | |
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Essex County Public Schools (ECPS) is the public schools system for Essex County, Virginia, United States [3]. The following schools make up the Essex County Public Schools system:
Tappahannock Elementary School (Grades PK - 4th)[4]
Essex Intermediate School (Grades 5th - 8th)[5]
Essex High School (Grades 9th - 12th)[6]
Other schools located in Essex County include:
St Margaret's School (Grades 8th - 12th, girls only)[7]
Tappahannock Junior Academy (Grades K - 10th)[8]
Aylett Country Day School (Grades PK - 8th) [9]
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| Essex County, Virginia | ||||
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