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Urbana.
Urbanna is a town in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 543 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Urbanna is located at 37°38′16″N 76°34′23″W / 37.63778°N 76.57306°W / 37.63778; -76.57306 (37.637796, -76.573149)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (17.65%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 543 people, 266 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,286.5 people per square mile (499.2/km²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 838.7/sq mi (325.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.58% White, 3.50% African American, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 266 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the town the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 70.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $42,054, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $28,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,944. About 4.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.
Events
For more than 50 years, Urbanna has hosted the Urbanna Oyster Festival. Began in 1958, the festival is held the first weekend of November each year, beginning on Friday morning and ending on Saturday night. Live music, arts and crafts, two parades (the Fireman Parade on Friday night, and the Festival Parade on Saturday afternoon), the renowned oyster shucking contest, and children's activities are all major attractions, and all kinds of food are available from numerous vendors. Annual attendance over the two days is 50,000-75,000 - The town is closed to traffic at certain times on Friday and most of the day on Saturday. There is no admission free to the event, however parking fees in fields and lots on the outskirts of town are charged.
A much newer and growing tradition is an outdoor art and craft show, Art on the Half Shell. Started in 2001, the juried, one-day event has become quite popular and, like the Oyster Festival, admission-free. Local and out of town artists are featured, with a great variety of artistic mediums presented.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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