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Population (year 2000): 2,068. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,155 (+4.2% change)
Males: 907 (43.9%), Females: 1,161 (56.1%)
Essex County
Zip code:
22560
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $33,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,200 (year 2000)
Races in Tappahannock:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.5%)
- Black (41.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (11.1%), United States
(10.3%), German (5.8%), Irish (4.7%), Italian (2.5%), Scottish
(2.2%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tappahannock
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tappahannock town
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +433 (+26.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Tappahannock:
- RIVERSIDE TAPPAHANNOCK HOSP INC (ROUTE 2 BOX
612)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tappahannock:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LEONARDTOWN, MD)
- CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; NEW KENT, VA)
- RAPPAHANNOCK GENL HOSP (about 39 miles; KILMARNOCK,
VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tappahannock:
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; ID: RIC)
- ANDREWS AFB (about 61 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID:
ADW)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 62
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tappahannock:
- TAPPAHANNOCK MUNI (about 1 miles; TAPPAHANNOCK, VA;
ID: W79)
- MIDDLE PENINSULA RGNL (about 29 miles; WEST POINT,
VA; ID: FYJ)
- CAPT WALTER FRANCIS DUKE RGNL AT ST MARY'S (about 34
miles; LEONARDTOWN, MD; ID: 2W6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tappahannock:
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (about 43 miles; LA
PLATA, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,439)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 43 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
- J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48
miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
- MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 52 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
Public high schools in Tappahannock:
- ESSEX HIGH (Students: 537; Location: ROUTE
627 AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHESAPEAKE BAY GOV SCH (Location: 109 NORTH
CROSS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Tappahannock:
- ST MARGARETS SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location:
PO BOX 158 444 WATER LN; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Tappahannock:
- TAPPAHANNOCK ELEM. (Students: 619; Location:
205 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 04)
- ESSEX INT. (Students: 545; Location: MARSH
STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Tappahannock:
- TAPPAHANNOCK JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 19;
Location: PO BOX 790; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Tappahannock:
- ESSEX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$140,699; Location: 117 N. CHURCH LANE; 19,888 books;
980 audio materials; 577 video materials; 39 serial
subscriptions)
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