Editing Ettrick, Virginia

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'''Ettrick''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Chesterfield County, Virginia]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 7,241.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ettrick CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5126128|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref> The town is home to [[Virginia State University]] and the [[Petersburg (Amtrak station)|Petersburg]] [[Amtrak]] train station.

Most of Ettrick has a [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]] mailing address, ZIP code 23803, although the community is not part of the city of Petersburg.

==History==
[[File:On Ettricks Island, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Street.jpg|thumb|left|'On Ettricks' Appomatox River, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1933]]

Ettrick was named around 1765 by the foreign merchant Neil Buchanan, who dubbed the eventual village Ettrick Banks for its similarities to his native [[Ettrick, Scotland|Ettrick]] area of [[Selkirk, Scottish Borders|Selkirk]], Scotland.<ref name="ReferenceA">Jeffrey M. O'Dell, ''History of Chesterfield County''</ref>

Capt. [[Christopher Newport]] led expeditions in this area. Near Petersburg, which developed as an industrial city, Ettrick also developed industry. It had [[cotton mill]]s, as it was on the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|Fall Line]] and could use water power.

During the [[American Civil War]], the Confederate Army established a large hospital here. In the late nineteenth century, the biracial state legislature established the first state-supported [[historically black colleges and universities|black college]], founded here in 1882 as Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (now [[Virginia State University]]). [[John Mercer Langston]], who founded the Law School at [[Howard University]], was its first president. He was elected as a US Congressman from Virginia from here.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> [[Vawter Hall and Old President's House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

One of the longstanding landmarks is Campbell's Bridge, first built around 1810. It has been reconstructed several times and is the only direct thoroughfare from the village across the river into Petersburg.

==Ettrick today==
Currently there is an active Historical Society, gathering for many annual events including a "Burns Night", which celebrates the life's works of the Scottish poet [[Robert Burns]]. The evening includes a traditional dinner of [[haggis]]. Heritage Day is observed every second Saturday in April, complete with pipe and drums, food, clans, and Native American, Civil War, and pirate re-enactors.

==Geography==
Ettrick is located at {{Coord|37|14|34|N|77|25|32|W|type:city}} (37.242750, −77.425418).<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 CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.6|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 2.48%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980=4890
| 1990=5290
| 2000=5627
| 2010=6682
| 2020=7241
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ettrick CDP, 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) - Ettrick CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5126128&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) - Ettrick CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5126128&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,115
|1,572
|16.69%
|21.71%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,160
|4,957
|77.22%
|68.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|16
|19
|0.24%
|0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|21
|89
|0.31%
|1.23%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|13
|31
|0.19%
|0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|164
|299
|2.45%
|4.13%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|193
|272
|2.89%
|3.76%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,682'''
|'''7,241'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,627 people, 1,517 households, and 989 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 1,884.0 people per square mile (726.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,673 housing units at an average density of 560.1/sq&nbsp;mi (216.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 21.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 75.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.00% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.22% of the population.

There were 1,517 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.6% under the age of 18, 40.1% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,470, and the median income for a family was $43,357. Males had a median income of $33,241 versus $28,134 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,251. About 6.7% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[Robert Prentiss Daniel]], born in Ettrick; African-American educator and college administrator, president of [[Virginia State University]] for 18 years<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Prentiss Daniel |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?sjid=ozEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4560,166221&hl=en&q=robert-prentiss-daniel&id=_8FeAAAAIBAJ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search |date=November 2, 1953}}</ref>
* [[James Farrior]], plays for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the [[NFL]] and holds two [[Super Bowl]] rings<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FARRIJAM01
 |title=James Farrior 
 |publisher=databaseFootball.com 
 |access-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019042016/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FARRIJAM01 
 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Rudi Johnson]], former All Pro running back for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] in the [[NFL]]<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSRUD02
 |title=Rudi Johnson 
 |publisher=databaseFootball.com 
 |access-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521115735/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSRUD02 
 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[John Mercer Langston]], first president of Virginia State University in 1882 and US Congressman from Virginia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/L/LANGSTON,-John-Mercer-(L000074)/|title=LANGSTON, John Mercer {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|website=history.house.gov|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Lennie Pond]], [[NASCAR]] Rookie of the year was born in Ettrick<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Lennie_Pond.htm|title=Lennie Pond|website=www.legendsofnascar.com|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>
* Robert 'Bob' Eanes, Chesterfield County's first Fire Chief. Born Ettrick.

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chesterfield County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Greater Richmond Region]]