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Charlotte County, Virginia 125 David Bruce Ave Charlotte Court House, VA 23923 Phone: (434) 542-5147 Fax: (434) 542-4336 www.co.charlotte.va.us In south-central VA, southeast of Lynchburg; organized Mar 1, 1765 from Lunenburg County. Name Origin: For Charlotte Sophia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) wife of George III (1738-1820) of England. Area (sq mi): 477.44 (land 474.99; water 2.45). Pop per sq mi: 26.10. Pop 2005: 12,404. State rank: 105. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.50%; 1990-2000 6.70%. Pop 2000: 12,472 (White 64.60%; Black or African American 32.90%; Hispanic or Latino 1.70%; Asian 0.20%; Other 1.40%). Foreign born: 0.80%. Median age: 40.00. Income 2000: per capita $14,717; median household $28,929; Pop below poverty level: 18.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,506-$20,792. Unemployment 2004: 5.70%. Change from 2000: 1.50%. Median travel time to work: 31.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 52.10%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Virginia. Charlotte County, Florida 18500 Murdoch Cir Port Charlotte, FL 33948 Phone: (941) 743-1200 Fax: (941) 743-1530 www.co.charlotte.fl.us On the Gulf coast of FL, north of Fort Myers; organized Apr 23, 1921 from DeSoto County. Name Origin: For Charlotte Harbor, possibly originally named for the Calusa tribe of southwestern FL, which the Spanish corrupted to Carlos or Calos. The name was later changed by English surveyors to honor Charlotte Sophia (1744-1818), wife of King George III of England. Area (sq mi): 859.12 (land 693.60; water 165.51). Pop per sq mi: 227.10. Pop 2005: 157,536. State rank: 29. Pop change: 2000-20005 11.20%; 1990-2000 27.60%. Pop 2000: 141,627 (White 90.40%; Black or African American 4.40%; Hispanic or Latino 3.30%; Asian 0.90%; Other 2.10%). Foreign born: 8.00%. Median age: 54.30. Income 2000: per capita $21,806; median household $36,379; Pop below poverty level: 8.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,649-$26,479. Unemployment 2004: 5.00%. Change from 2000: 1.60%. Median travel time to work: 23.60 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 26.00%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Florida. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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