Willis Wharf, also known as "Clam Town USA", is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Northampton County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
,
United States
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. It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 210.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 210 people, 129 housing units, and 28 families living in the CDP.
66.7% of the population spoke
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
, and 33.3% spoke
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
. 25.0% of the population was
foreign born
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.
62.5% of the population worked in
retail trade
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...
and 37.5% worked in
construction
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. 2/3s of the population were working.
References
GNIS reference
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Northampton County, Virginia
Census-designated places in Virginia
Census-designated places in Northampton County, Virginia
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