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Keller, Virginia
Keller is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census. Geography Keller is located at (37.619897, −75.764312). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.9 km), all land. It lies at an elevation of 39 feet. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 173 people, 77 households, and 45 families living in the town. The population density was 502.2 people per square mile (196.5/km). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 261.2 per square mile (102.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 80.92% White, 12.72% African American, 0.58% Native American, 3.47% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78%. Of the 77 households 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance. In some regions, towns are formally defined by legal charters or government designations, while in others, the term is used informally. Towns typically feature centralized services, infrastructure, and governance, such as municipal authorities, and serve as hubs for commerce, education, and cultural activities within their regions. The concept of a town varies culturally and legally. For example, in the United Kingdom, a town may historically derive its status from a market town designation or City status in the United Kingdom, royal charter, while in the United States, the term is often loosely applied to incorporated municipality, municipalities. In some countries, such as Australia and Canada, distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Coast Railroad
The Bay Coast Railroad was a Class III short-line railroad that ran trains on the former New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad line on the Delmarva Peninsula between Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia, interchanging with the Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) at both ends. It took over from the Eastern Shore Railroad (ESHR) in 2006. It ceased operations on the Delmarva line around 2012 and leased part of the line to Delmarva Central Railroad in 2016. In 2018 it filed to cease operations entirely, handed operations of the Delmarva line from Pocomoke City, MD to Hallwood, VA to the Delmarva Central Railroad (DCR), handing Little Creek-Norfolk operations to the Buckingham Branch Railroad and abandoning the line from Hallwood to Cape Charles, VA. History The rail line from Pocomoke City to Cape Charles, Virginia was built by the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Company (NYP&N) in 1884. At Cape Charles it built a freight depot, terminal and harbor at the headland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northampton County, Virginia
Northampton County is a county (United States), county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 12,282. Its county seat is Eastville, Virginia, Eastville. Northampton and Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack Counties are a part of the larger Eastern Shore of Virginia. The county is the center of the late Eocene meteor strike that resulted in the Chesapeake Bay impact crater. The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is part of the Eastville Historic District at the county seat. History When British colonization of the Americas, English colonists first arrived in the area in the early 1600s, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Virginia Eastern Shore region was governed by Debedeavon (aka "The Laughing King"), who was the Weroance, paramount chief of the Accomac people, which numbered around 2,000 at the time. The former name of the county was Accomac Shire, one of the original eight shires of Virginia creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onley, Virginia
Onley (, "only") is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The community was named after Onley, the estate of Governor Henry A. Wise. Geography Onley is located at (37.690352, −75.716759). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.98%, is water. It lies at an elevation of 43 feet. Demographics At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 496 people, 223 households, and 144 families living in the town. The population density was 607.9 people per square mile (233.5/km). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 332.1 per square mile (127.6/km). The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census, racial makeup of the town was 83.27% White, 13.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Charles, Virginia
Cape Charles is a town / municipal corporation in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,178 as of the 2020 census us, 2020 Census. History Cape Charles, located close to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, on Eastern Shore of Virginia, Virginia's Eastern Shore, was founded in 1884 as a planned community by railroad and ferry interests. In 1883, William Lawrence Scott became president of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad, New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company (NYP&N), and purchased three plantations comprising approximately 2,509 acres from the heirs of former Governor of Virginia, Virginia Governor Littleton Waller Tazewell. Of this land, 40 acres were ceded to the NYP&N, and 136 acres went to create the Town of Cape Charles (technically known as the "Municipal Corporation of Cape Charles"). Some of this land, named Cape Charles (headland), Cape Charles for the geographical cape found on the Point and headland to the south, Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Transit
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of which kinds of transport are included, and air travel is often not thought of when discussing public transport—dictionaries use wording like "buses, trains, etc." Examples of public transport include city buses, trolleybuses, trams (or light rail) and passenger trains, rapid transit (metro/subway/underground, etc.) and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts of the world. Most public transport systems run along fixed routes with set embarkation/disembarkation points to a prearranged timetable, with the most frequent services running to a headway (e.g., "every 15 minutes" as opposed to being scheduled for a specific ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STAR Transit (Virginia)
STAR Transit is a transit agency serving the two counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Accomack County, Accomack and Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton. STAR Transit provides local fixed route bus and paratransit services. STAR Transit is operated by the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission and overseen by a board of directors composed of appointees from each county's board of supervisors. STAR Transit's daily operations are managed by Virginia Regional Transit. The fare for all fixed-route services is $0.50. Children under the age of 4 ride for free. All STAR Transit buses carry bicycle racks, although cyclists are asked to seek permission from drivers before racking their bike. STAR Transit does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (United States), Independence Day, Labor Day (United States), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. Routes Fixed route * STAR Transit operates seven routes. On-demand services STAR T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poverty Line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult.Poverty Lines – Martin Ravallion, in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition, London: Palgrave Macmillan The cost of housing, such as the renting, rent for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as a major influence on the poverty line. Individual factors are often used to account for various circumstances, such as whether one is a parent, elderly, a child, married, etc. The poverty threshold may be adjusted annually. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed country, developed countries than in developi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features, encompassing the United States and its territories; the Compact of Free Association, associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica. It is a type of gazetteer. It was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names. Data were collected in two phases. Although a third phase was considered, which would have handled name changes where local usages differed from maps, it was never begun. The database is part of a system that includes topographic map names and bibliographic references. The names of books and historic maps that confirm the feature or place name are cited. Variant names, alternatives to official federal names for a feature, are also recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accomack County, Virginia
Accomack County is a United States county that, together with Northampton County, constitutes the Eastern Shore region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. These two counties also form the southern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, which is bordered by the Chesapeake Bay to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The town of Accomac serves as the county seat, while Chincoteague is the largest town in the county. The area was named for the Accawmack Indians, who resided in the area when the English first explored it in 1603. The region was known as " Accomac Shire" until it was renamed Northampton County in 1642. The present Accomack County was then carved out of Northampton County in 1663. As of the 2020 census, Accomack County had a total population of 33,413. The population has remained relatively stable over the 20th century, though Accomack is one of the poorest parts of Virginia. History The county was named for its original residents, the Accomac people, an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
