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Population (year 2000): 282. Estimated
population in July 2005: 282 (0.0% change)
Males: 120 (42.6%), Females: 162 (57.4%)
Southampton County
Zip code:
23874
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $26,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,900 (year 2000)
Races in Newsoms:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.0%)
- Black (45.0%)
Ancestries: English (16.0%), United States
(14.5%), German (8.9%), French (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%),
Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 92 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newsoms
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newsoms town
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-16.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newsoms:
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
FRANKLIN, VA)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; AHOSKIE,
NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
EMPORIA, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newsoms:
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 56
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; ID: RIC)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 62 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newsoms:
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 17 miles;
FRANKLIN, VA; ID: FKN)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles;
EMPORIA, VA; ID: EMV)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 24 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; ID: ASJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newsoms:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 54 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
Public primary/middle school in Newsoms:
- MEHERRIN ELEM. (Students: 278; Location:
28600 GRAYS SHOP RD.; Grades: PK - 05)
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