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Population (year 2000): 1,761. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,729 (-1.8% change)
Males: 795 (45.1%), Females: 966 (54.9%)
Appomattox County
Zip code:
24522
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $24,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,900 (year 2000)
Races in Appomattox:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.8%)
- Black (32.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (31.6%), English
(7.9%), Irish (2.8%), German (2.3%), Polish (1.2%), Italian
(1.1%).
Elevation: 861 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Appomattox
- High school or higher: 64.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Appomattox town
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 41.9%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 15.7%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+3.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Appomattox:
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER (about 25 miles;
LYNCHBURG, VA)
- VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSP & LYNCHBURG GENL (about 28
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA)
- SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
FARMVILLE, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Appomattox:
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 26
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 60 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Appomattox:
- BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 20 miles;
BROOKNEAL, VA; ID: 0V4)
- FALWELL (about 21 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: W24)
- FARMVILLE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; FARMVILLE, VA;
ID: FVX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Appomattox:
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
HENDERSON, NC; FT enrollment: 2,076)
Public high school in Appomattox:
- APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH (Students: 712;
Location: RT 5 BOX 630; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Appomattox:
- APPOMATTOX PRIMARY (Students: 567; Location:
500 FERGUSON AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- APPOMATTOX MIDDLE (Students: 533; Location:
300 N CHURCH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- APPOMATTOX ELEM. (Students: 515; Location:
307 WEST LEE GRANT AVENUE; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Appomattox:
- APPOMATTOX SDA SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: PO BOX 2259; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Appomattox:
- J. ROBERT JAMERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY
(Operating income: $184,356; Location: 106 MAIN STREET;
29,706 books; 2,740 audio materials; 1,074 video
materials; 81 serial subscriptions)
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