Newsoms is a town in
Southampton County
Southampton County is a county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. North Carolina is to the south. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,996. Its county seat is Courtland.
History
In the early 17th centur ...
,
Virginia, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.
History
Sunnyside was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Geography
Newsoms is located at (36.627714, −77.126695).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km
2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 282 people, 124 households, and 77 families living in the town. The
population density was 559.1 people per square mile (217.8/km
2). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 279.5 per square mile (108.9/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 54.96%
White and 45.04%
African American.
There were 124 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $18,125 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $16,633. About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% of those 65 or over.
Notable residents
*
Union Army Major General George Henry Thomas
George Henry Thomas (July 31, 1816March 28, 1870) was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
Thomas served in the Mexican–American War and later ch ...
(1816–1870) was born here
References
External links
Newsoms Volunteer Fire DepartmentNewsoms Peanut ShopTurtle Creek Horse Transportation
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Towns in Southampton County, Virginia
Towns in Virginia
George Henry Thomas