Editing Dinwiddie County, Virginia

{{short description|County in Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Dinwiddie County
 | state                = Virginia 
 | flag                 = Flag of Dinwiddie County, Virginia.png
 | seal                 = Dinwiddie Seal.jpg 
 | named for            = [[Robert Dinwiddie]] 
 | time zone            = Eastern 
 | founded year         = 1752
 | seat wl              = Dinwiddie 
 | largest city wl      = McKenney
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 507
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 504 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.5 
 | area percentage      = 0.7 
 | population_as_of     = 2020 
 | population_total     = 27947 
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | population_est       = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto 
 | web                  = www.dinwiddieva.us
 | ex image             = DinwiddieCountyCourthouse 9855.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Dinwiddie County Court House|Dinwiddie County's historic courthouse]] 
 | ex image size        = 225px
 | district             = 4th
}}

'''Dinwiddie County''' is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 27,947.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dinwiddie County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US51053|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Dinwiddie, Virginia|Dinwiddie]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011  }}</ref>

Dinwiddie County is part of the [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], VA [[Greater Richmond Region|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:Robert Dinwiddie from NPG.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Portrait of [[Robert Dinwiddie]]; Dinwiddie County was named in his honor]]

The first inhabitants of the area were [[Paleo-Indians]], prior to 8000 BC. They are believed to have been nomadic hunter-gatherers following animal migrations. Early stone tools have been discovered in various fields within the county. At the time of European contact, Native Americans made their homes in the region.

Dinwiddie County was formed May 1, 1752, from [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George County]]. The county is named for [[Robert Dinwiddie]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]], 1751–58. The county raised several militia units that would fight in the American Revolution.

Dinwiddie County was the birthplace of [[Elizabeth Keckley|Elizabeth (Burwell) Hobbs Keckly]], a [[free black]] dressmaker who worked for two presidents' wives: Mrs. [[Jefferson Davis]] and later [[Mary Todd Lincoln]]. [[Thomas Day (North Carolina)|Thomas Day]] was also a native; he was well known later at [[Milton, North Carolina]], as a free black cabinetmaker. Another native son was Dr. Thomas Stewart, perhaps America's first free black 18th-century rural physician.<ref>''Virginia Gazette'' Nov. 1778 as found in Freeafricanamericans.com</ref>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] the [[Battle of Lewis's Farm]] was fought along Quaker Road [Rt. 660]. It took place on March 29, 1865. This was the first in several attempts by Union General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] to cut [[Robert E. Lee]]'s final supply line—the [[Southside Railroad (Virginia)|Southside Railroad]]—in the spring of 1865. Here the [[Union Army|Union]] forces led by Brig. Gen. [[Joshua L. Chamberlain]] engaged [[Confederate States Army|Confederates]] under Maj. Gen. [[Bushrod R. Johnson]]. After sharp fighting, the Union troops entrenched nearby along the Boydton Plank Road, and Johnson withdrew to his lines at White Oak Road. The Union army cut the rail line four days later, after capturing Five Forks on April 1, 1865, at the [[Battle of Five Forks]]. Several other engagements were fought in Dinwiddie County, including the [[Battle of Dinwiddie Court House]], [[Battle of Sutherland's Station]], and [[Battle of White Oak Road]].

The [[Dinwiddie County Historical Society]] currently occupies the historic [[Dinwiddie County Court House]].

===Civil War battles===
* [[Battle of Peebles' Farm]]
* [[Battle of Lewis's Farm]]
* [[Battle of Dinwiddie Court House]]
* [[Battle of White Oak Road]]
* [[Battle of Five Forks]]
* [[Battle of Sutherland's Station]]

==Geography==
Dinwiddie is located in southern Virginia, southwest of the [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]], which separated from the county (and adjacent Prince George County) in 1871. According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|507|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|504|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.5|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<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> It is located between two US Army forts, [[Fort Gregg-Adams]] to the east and [[Fort Barfoot]] to the west.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield County]] – north
* [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg City]] – northeast
* [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George County]] – east
* [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex County]] – southeast
* [[Greensville County, Virginia|Greensville County]] – south
* [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick County]] – southwest
* [[Nottoway County, Virginia|Nottoway County]] – west
* [[Amelia County, Virginia|Amelia County]] – northwest

===National protected area===
* [[Petersburg National Battlefield]] (part)

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=VA|I|85}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|1}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|460}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US-Bus|460|dab1=Petersburg}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|40}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|142}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|226}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 13934
|1800= 15374
|1810= 18190
|1820= 20482
|1830= 21901
|1840= 22558
|1850= 25118
|1860= 30198
|1870= 30702
|1880= 32870
|1890= 13515
|1900= 15374
|1910= 15442
|1920= 17949
|1930= 18492
|1940= 18166
|1950= 18839
|1960= 22183
|1970= 25046
|1980= 22602
|1990= 20960
|2000= 24533
|2010= 28001
|2020= 27947
|estyear=2021
|estimate=27912
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|access-date=April 6, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Dinwiddie County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dinwiddie County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51053&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dinwiddie County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51053&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17,617
|17,346
|62.92%
|62.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,134
|8,115
|32.62%
|29.04%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|83
|91
|0.30%
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|122
|119
|0.44%
|0.43%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|3
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|18
|102
|0.06%
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|346
|1,043
|1.24%
|3.73%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|674
|1,128
|2.41%
|4.04%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''28,001'''
|'''27,947'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 24,533 people, 9,107 households, and 6,720 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|49|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 9,707 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 64.55% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 33.66% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 9,107 households, out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 13.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,582, and the median income for a family was $47,961. Males had a median income of $32,860 versus $24,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,122. About 6.60% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
===Board of Supervisors===
* District 1: Harrison A. Moody (D)
* District 2: Mark E. Moore (I)
* District 3: William D. Chavis (I)
* District 4: Daniel D. Lee (I)
* District 5: Brenda K. Ebron-Bonner (D)

===Constitutional officers===
* Clerk of the Circuit Court: John Barrett Chappell, Jr. (D)
* Commissioner of the Revenue: Lori K. Stevens (R)
* Commonwealth's Attorney: Amanda Nicole Mann (I)
* Sheriff: D.T. "Duck" Adams (D)
* Treasurer: Jennifer Caraway Perkins (D)

Dinwiddie County has leaned Republican ever since the turn of the 21st Century; originally it was solidly Democratic but began shifting to the right during the Reagan era. Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1976 was the last to obtain an absolute majority in the county, though he won it by a narrow plurality in 1980. [[Bill Clinton]] did the same in 1996, having lost the county by only 24 votes in 1992.<ref>https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/</ref> The county is currently represented by Republican [[Frank Ruff]] of the [[Virginia's 15th Senate district|15th]] district and Democrat [[Joe Morrissey]] of the [[Virginia's 16th Senate district|16th]] district in the [[Virginia Senate]]. In the [[Virginia House of Delegates]], the county is represented by Republicans [[Kim Taylor (politician)|Kim Taylor]] of the [[Virginia's 63rd House of Delegates district|63rd]] district and [[Otto Wachsmann]] of the [[Virginia's 63rd House of Delegates district|75th]] district. The county is represented by Democrat [[Jennifer McClellan]] of [[Virginia's 4th congressional district]] in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,695|6,224|173|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,447|5,765|363|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,875|6,550|164|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,526|6,246|120|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,193|4,569|77|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,959|4,001|176|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,503|3,871|792|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,648|3,624|1,325|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,165|3,405|89|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,547|3,485|82|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|3,369|3,475|174|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,413|3,873|187|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,314|1,901|90|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,451|1,551|2,255|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,096|2,182|7|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|935|1,714|37|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|807|1,282|539|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|983|1,462|27|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|261|961|278|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|279|1,096|2|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|264|1,129|7|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|127|1,343|5|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|104|1,028|8|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|332|945|0|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|122|685|23|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|186|636|2|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|85|592|1|Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|58|512|81|Virginia}}

==Communities==
The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the [[Independent city (United States)|independent cities]] of [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] and [[Colonial Heights, Virginia|Colonial Heights]] with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.

===Town===
* [[McKenney, Virginia|McKenney]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Dinwiddie, Virginia|Dinwiddie]] (county seat)

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Ammon, Virginia|Ammon]]
* [[Carson, Virginia|Carson]]
* [[Church Road, Virginia|Church Road]]
* [[DeWitt, Virginia|DeWitt]]
* [[Darvils, Virginia|Darvils]]
* [[Ford, Virginia|Ford]]
* [[Sutherland, Virginia|Sutherland]]
* [[Wilsons, Virginia|Wilsons]]

==Education==
[[Appomattox Regional Library]] serves as the public library for the area.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Dinwiddie County, Virginia}}
* [http://www.dinwiddieva.us Dinwiddie County official website]

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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Dinwiddie County, Virginia
|North     = [[Chesterfield County, Virginia|Chesterfield County]]
|Northeast = [[Petersburg, Virginia|City of Petersburg]]
|East      = [[Prince George County, Virginia|Prince George County]]
|Southeast = [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex County]]
|South     = [[Greensville County, Virginia|Greensville County]]
|Southwest = [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick County]]
|West      = [[Nottoway County, Virginia|Nottoway County]]
|Northwest = [[Amelia County, Virginia|Amelia County]]
}}

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