Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Location of Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°3′25″N 78°38′3″W / 37.05694, -78.63417
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Charlotte
Area
- Total	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Land	4.0 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	404
- Density	102.0/sq mi (39.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	23923
Area code(s)	434
FIPS code	51-14952[1]
GNIS feature ID	1498462[2]

Charlotte Court House is the county seat of Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 404 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Charlotte Court House is located at 37°3′25″N, 78°38′3″W (37.056982, -78.634289)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), all of it land.

History

Patrick Henry gave his famous "Liberty or Death" speech at the courthouse, 2 days before he did it in Richmond, Virginia. The central Court House area is a source of Pride for those who work and live there. Many of the buildings there represent architecture from the 1800s including the Thomas Jefferson designed Court House. The Court House building was also used in the filming of the movie "Sommersby" in the summer of 1992. Richard Gere, Jodie Foster and James Earl Jones starred in the movie about the post war South.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 404 people, 148 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density was 102.0 people per square mile (39.4/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 44.7/sq mi (17.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 55.20% White, 43.81% African American, 0.74% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 148 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,000, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,657. About 7.8% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Charlotte Court House has three different schools inside town limits. Randolph-Henry High School for grades 9-12, Central Middle School for grades 6-8, and the Early Learning Center for pre-kindergarten.

Charlotte County Public Schools Online

Interesting Facts

Richard Gere, James Earl Jones and Jodie Foster visited Charlotte Court House in 1993 during the filming of the movie Sommersby.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Charlotte Court House, Virginia is at coordinates 37°03′25″N 78°38′03″W / 37.056982, -78.634289 (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)Coordinates: 37°03′25″N 78°38′03″W / 37.056982, -78.634289 (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)