Editing Hampden Sydney, Virginia

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|area_code                = [[Area code 434|434]]
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|blank_info               = 51-34304<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2014-08-15|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Hampden Sydney''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Prince Edward County, Virginia|Prince Edward County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census.

Hampden Sydney is the home of [[Hampden–Sydney College]], a private all-male college that is the tenth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

==Geography==
Hampden Sydney is located at {{Coord|37|14|38.6|N|78|28|33.7|W|type:city}} (37.244067, &minus;78.476032).<ref name="GR1" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], in 2000 the CDP had a total area of 4.4&nbsp;square miles (11.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] in 2010, it had a total area of 3.895&nbsp;square miles (10.087&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) with 3.878&nbsp;square miles (10.044&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.017&nbsp;square miles (0.043&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water.<ref name="GR1" />

==Demographics==

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 1,450 people, 172 households, and 108 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 322.2 people per square mile (126.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 43.7/sq&nbsp;mi (17.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 11.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.<ref name="GR2" />

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 5.3% under the age of 18, 74.8% from 18 to 24, 5.9% from 25 to 44, 9.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 636 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 737.2 males.<ref name="GR2" />

Demographics from the 2010 census are skewed by students attending the all-male, [[Hampden–Sydney College]] with an undergrad population of 1090.<ref>As of 2013-2014 academic year. {{cite web | title = H-SC Quick Facts|  publisher = Hampden–Sydney College | url = http://www.hsc.edu/Admissions-and-Financial-Aid/A-Quick-Look.html | access-date = March 16, 2014}}</ref> Fifteen- to 25-year-olds make up about 76% of the population (1,107 of 1,450).<ref name="GR2" /> At the 2010 census, 908 (904 males) of the 1,450 are listed as residing in "group quarters".<ref name="GR2" />

==References==
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{{Prince Edward County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Prince Edward County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]