Editing Painter, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Painter Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_caption            = Painter-Garrisons United Methodist Church, founded in 1784.
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|image_map                = Accomack County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Painter highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack County]] and the state of [[Virginia]].

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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack]]

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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.65
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.65
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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 229
|population_density_sq_mi = 344.09

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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| utc_offset_DST = &minus;4
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|elevation_ft             = 36
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|35|8|N|75|47|0|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 23420
|area_code                = [[Area codes 757 and 948|757, 948]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 51-60296<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1472020<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1472020}}</ref>
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|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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|population_est = 224
|area_total_km2 = 1.69
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|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|population_density_km2 = 132.90
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'''Painter''' is a town in [[Accomack County, Virginia|Accomack County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was recorded at 229 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Painter town, Virginia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Dusk in Painter, VA.jpg|thumb|left|Dusk in Painter, July 2018]]
From its earliest settlement, most villages and towns on the [[Eastern Shore of Virginia]] were located near the coasts at navigable ports where crops or livestock could be transported by boat. The coming of the [[New York, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Railroad]] in the 1880s initiated a shift in population and commerce to the center of the shore and created the need for new towns, including the town of Painter.

The Painter-Garrisons United Methodist Church was established in nearby [[Mappsburg, Virginia]] in 1784 when [[Francis Asbury|Bishop Francis Asbury]] made his first of six visits to the home of Jonathan Garrison. The congregation constructed a chapel by 1787, the first house of worship to be built by the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Eastern Shore. The present church was erected in 1855 and was the scene of the establishment of the Independent Convention of Accomack, a group of Methodist Churches that left the northern church in 1860 and, at the close of the war, joined the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South]]. By the turn of the 20th century, as the population continued to shift from Mappsburg to Painter and other new towns, the church erected a second building in Painter in 1906. Twenty years later, the older church was moved to Painter and adjoined to the existing building at which time it took the name Painter-Garrisons Church. The 1855 building is today the second-oldest Methodist Church building on the Eastern Shore.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Mariner|first1=Kirk|title=Revival's Children: A Religious History of Virginia's Eastern Shore|date=1979|publisher=Peninsula Press}}</ref>

[[Willowdale (Painter, Virginia)|Willowdale]] and [[Central High School (Painter, Virginia)|Central High School]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Painter is located at {{coord|37|35|8|N|75|47|0|W|type:city}} (37.585632, &minus;75.783445).<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 0.6&nbsp;square mile (1.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all  land.

It lies at an elevation of 36 feet.<ref name=gnis/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1960= 349
|1970= 363
|1980= 321
|1990= 259
|2000= 246
|2010= 229
|estyear=2019
|estimate=224
|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 246 people, 104 households, and 69 families living in the town. The population density was 388.0 people per square mile (150.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 184.6 per square mile (71.7/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 65.45% White, 30.08% African American, 0.41% Native American, 2.44% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.69%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 104 households 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 31.7% of households were one person and 21.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 69.6 males.

The median household income was $19,583 and the median family income was $31,250. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $20,469 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,350. About 13.9% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.4% of those sixty-five or over.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Painter has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=574644&cityname=Painter%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Painter, Virginia]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Painter, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 98
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 78
|year record high F = 101
| Jan avg record high F = 67.1
| Feb avg record high F = 68.4
| Mar avg record high F = 75.5
| Apr avg record high F = 82.6
| May avg record high F = 88.0
| Jun avg record high F = 93.7
| Jul avg record high F = 95.6
| Aug avg record high F = 92.7
| Sep avg record high F = 89.1
| Oct avg record high F = 83.1
| Nov avg record high F = 74.6
| Dec avg record high F = 68.9
|year avg record high F = 96.8
|Jan high F = 48.2
|Feb high F = 50.8
|Mar high F = 57.5
|Apr high F = 67.9
|May high F = 75.7
|Jun high F = 83.4
|Jul high F = 87.6
|Aug high F = 85.5
|Sep high F = 80.3
|Oct high F = 70.9
|Nov high F = 60.2
|Dec high F = 52.0
|year high F = 68.3
|Jan mean F = 39.3
|Feb mean F = 41.1
|Mar mean F = 47.4
|Apr mean F = 57.2
|May mean F = 65.7
|Jun mean F = 74.0
|Jul mean F = 78.5
|Aug mean F = 76.4
|Sep mean F = 71.2
|Oct mean F = 61.1
|Nov mean F = 50.8
|Dec mean F = 43.1
|year mean F = 58.8
|Jan low F = 30.4
|Feb low F = 31.4
|Mar low F = 37.3
|Apr low F = 46.5
|May low F = 55.7
|Jun low F = 64.6
|Jul low F = 69.4
|Aug low F = 67.4
|Sep low F = 62.1
|Oct low F = 51.3
|Nov low F = 41.4
|Dec low F = 34.2
|year low F = 49.3
| Jan avg record low F = 14.4
| Feb avg record low F = 17.6
| Mar avg record low F = 23.1
| Apr avg record low F = 32.5
| May avg record low F = 41.6
| Jun avg record low F = 51.6
| Jul avg record low F = 59.0
| Aug avg record low F = 57.6
| Sep avg record low F = 48.9
| Oct avg record low F = 36.4
| Nov avg record low F = 25.9
| Dec avg record low F = 20.4
|year avg record low F = 12.3
|Jan record low F = −5
|Feb record low F = −1
|Mar record low F = 9
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 16
|Dec record low F = -1
|year record low F = -5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.96
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.28
|May precipitation inch = 3.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.44
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.99
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.48
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.53
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.28
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.05
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.94
|year precipitation inch = 47.22
|Jan snow inch = 3.4
|Feb snow inch = 1.5
|Mar snow inch = 0.5
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 1.2
|year snow inch = 6.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.6
|Feb precipitation days = 9.5
|Mar precipitation days = 11.2
|Apr precipitation days = 10.1
|May precipitation days = 10.4
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 8.9
|Nov precipitation days = 8.8
|Dec precipitation days = 11.2
|year precipitation days = 118.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.2
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.4
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.7
|year snow days = 3.2
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=akq
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00446475&format=pdf
| title = Station: Painter 2 W, VA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=VA|US|13}}
*{{jct|state=VA|VA|182}}

===Public transportation===
[[STAR Transit (Virginia)|STAR Transit]] provides [[public transit]] services, linking Painter with [[Cape Charles, Virginia|Cape Charles]], [[Onley, Virginia|Onley]], and other communities in Accomack and [[Northampton County, Virginia|Northampton]] counties on the Eastern Shore.

===Railroads===
The [[Bay Coast Railroad]] provided Painter with freight rail service until going out of business in 2018.

==References==
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{{Accomack County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}

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