Laurel Park, Virginia
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Laurel Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 675 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
[edit]Laurel Park is located at Template:Coord (36.689798, −79.790791).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2) is land and 0.78% is water. Laurel Park is not to be confused with the housing estate within the Laurel region of Henrico County. Also, Henry County is not to be confused with Henrico County. Henrico is a largely suburban county surrounding Richmond, north of the James River.
Demographics
[edit]Laurel Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census formed along with Chatmoss CDP out of the deleted Chatmoss-Laurel Park CDP.<ref name=2000CensusVA/>
2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 222 | 170 | 32.89% | 25.88% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 414 | 423 | 61.33% | 64.38% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 7 | 9 | 1.04% | 1.37% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 9 | 17 | 1.33% | 2.59% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 23 | 36 | 3.41% | 5.48% |
| Total | 675 | 657 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 781 people, 331 households, and 231 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 614.4 people per square mile (237.4/km2). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 269.0/sq mi (104.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.29% White, 64.40% African American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 331 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,143. Males had a median income of $29,904 versus $23,363 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,413. About 2.7% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.
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