Editing Branchville, Virginia

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|official_name            = Branchville, Virginia
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
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|population_total         = 114
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|postal_code              = 23828
|area_code                = [[Area codes 757 and 948|757, 948]]
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|blank_info               = 51-09208<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Branchville''' is a town in [[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
Branchville is located at {{coord|36|34|9|N|77|14|56|W|type:city}} (36.569266, &minus;77.248997).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.4&nbsp;square mile (1.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 239
|1920= 148
|1930= 161
|1940= 153
|1950= 169
|1960= 158
|1970= 189
|1980= 174
|1990= 55
|2000= 123
|2010= 114
|estyear=2019
|estimate=115
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 123 people, 50 households, and 36 families living in the town. The population density was 281.9 people per square mile (107.9/km{{sup|2}}). There were 56 housing units at an average density of 128.4 per square mile (49.1/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 67.48% White, 30.89% African American, 0.81% Asian, and 0.81% from two or more races.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 50 households 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 26.0% of households were one person and 24.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.2 males.

The median household income was $24,844 and the median family income  was $32,917. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,985. There were no families and 4.6% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 15.8% of those over 64.

==References==

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{{Virginia towns}}
{{Southampton County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Southampton County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]