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Population (year 2000): 2,068. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,155 (+4.2% change)
 

Males: 907  (43.9%)
Females: 1,161  (56.1%)

Essex County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 22560.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,000 (it was $33,687 in 2000)
Tappahannock  $35,000
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,400 (it was $100,200 in 2000)
Tappahannock  $119,400
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Tappahannock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.5%)
  • Black (41.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: English (11.1%), United States (10.3%), German (5.8%), Irish (4.7%), Italian (2.5%), Scottish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1914

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 2.61 square miles.

Population density: 827 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tappahannock

  • High school or higher: 73.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tappahannock town

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

35 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Tappahannock, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tappahannock to the number of sex offenders is 431 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tappahannock:  0.7% ($687)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (48.9 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (69.3 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (185.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Warsaw, VA (7.6 miles ), Montross, VA (12.2 miles ), Newtown district, VA (15.7 miles ), Colonial Beach, VA (24.1 miles ), District 7, Milestown, MD (24.8 miles ), West Point, VA (26.5 miles ), Urbanna, VA (28.0 miles ), Port Royal, VA (28.3 miles) .

Latitude: 37.92 N, Longitude: 76.86 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,540 (+122.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 481 (52.0%)


People in group quarters in Tappahannock
  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 804

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Population change in the 1990s: +433 (+26.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Religious workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Tappahannock by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100120
    per 100,000 47.60.00.046.092.00.0
Rapes 201012
    per 100,000 95.20.048.40.046.091.9
Robberies 105251
    per 100,000 47.60.0241.891.9229.946.0
Assaults 06271210
    per 100,000 0.0281.696.7321.7551.7459.6
Burglaries 2017411298
    per 100,000 952.4797.7193.4505.51333.3367.6
Thefts 12093105149181118
    per 100,000 5714.34364.15077.46847.48321.85422.8
Auto thefts 973276
    per 100,000 428.6328.5145.191.9321.8275.7
Arson 100030
    per 100,000 47.60.00.00.0137.90.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 515.2313.0358.8500.5852.0443.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.10
US city average:  3.00

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Tappahannock-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Tappahannock town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 10/18/1990, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES INC (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), BOE FINANCIAL SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS).


Hospital/medical center in Tappahannock:
  • RIVERSIDE TAPPAHANNOCK HOSP INC (ROUTE 2 BOX 612)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tappahannock:
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LEONARDTOWN, MD)
  • CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; NEW KENT, VA)
  • BON SECOURS-MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL (about 37 miles; MECHANICSVILLE, VA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tappahannock:
  • RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; RICHMOND, VA; ID: RIC)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 61 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tappahannock:
  • TAPPAHANNOCK MUNI (about 1 miles; TAPPAHANNOCK, VA; ID: W79)
  • MIDDLE PENINSULA RGNL (about 29 miles; WEST POINT, VA; ID: FYJ)
  • CAPT WALTER FRANCIS DUKE RGNL AT ST MARY'S (about 34 miles; LEONARDTOWN, MD; ID: 2W6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tappahannock:
  • COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND (about 43 miles; LA PLATA, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,439)
  • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 43 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
  • J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
  • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
  • MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 50 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 52 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
Public high school in Tappahannock:
  • Essex High School (Students: 571; Location: 833 HIGH SCHOOL CIRCLE; Grades: 9 - 12; Our rating: 51)
Private high school in Tappahannock:
  • ST MARGARETS SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: PO BOX 158 444 WATER LN; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Tappahannock:
Private elementary/middle school in Tappahannock:
  • TAPPAHANNOCK JUNIOR ACADEMY (Students: 19; Location: PO BOX 790; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Tappahannock:
  • ESSEX PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $140,699; Location: 117 N. CHURCH LANE; 19,888 books; 980 audio materials; 577 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Tappahannock Jr. Academy is not a k-8 school it is now a k-10 school with 60 kids.
  • In Essex there is another private school. Aylett Country Day School, grades prek-3 through 8th grade is located in Millers Tavern Va. Aylett is in the ISACC league, and has a population of around 170. For more information go to www.acdspatriots.net

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Notable location: Brockenbrough House (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Tappahannock: Tappahannock Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Essex County Museum (218 South Water Lane).

Hotels: Essex Inn (203 Duke Street), Dollar Inn (823 South Church Lane).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tappahannock and their reported violations in the past:

ESSEX MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 130, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-21-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2003), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between DEC-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-27-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-12-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2000)
JAZZY J'S RESTAURANT (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2005)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tappahannock that have no violations reported:
  • COLEMANS ISLAND (Address: P. O. BOX 384, Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  57.8%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.1%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.5%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Tappahannock compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tappahannock (2007 data):
  • Bank of Essex: Prince Street Branch at 323 Prince Street, branch established on 2006-06-12; Bank Of Essex at 323 Prince Street, branch established on 1926-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $280.9 mil, Deposits: $231.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Boe Financial Services Of Virginia, Inc.
  • Northern Neck State Bank: Tappahannock Wal*mart Branch at 1660 Tappahannock Blvd, branch established on 1996-10-30; Tappahannock Branch at 1649 Tappahannock Blvd, branch established on 1959-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $332.8 mil, Deposits: $285.9 mil, headquarters in Warsaw, VA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bankshares Corporation
  • EVB: Evb at 307 Church Lane, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-04-28: Bank assets: $850.3 mil, Deposits: $687.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2$3,884$23,3040$0
Water Supply 2$6,657$39,9420$0
Other and Unallocable 1$2,347$28,1640$0
Other Government Administration 3$11,050$44,2000$0
Sewerage 3$7,773$31,0921$1,063
Police Protection - Officers 9$24,758$33,0110$0
Streets and Highways 7$15,457$26,4980$0
Solid Waste Management 3$4,991$19,9640$0
Totals for Government 30$76,918$30,7671$1,063


Tappahannock government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $319,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $212,000
    All Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $414,000
    Police Protection: $376,000
    General - Other: $291,000
    Sewerage: $286,000
    Financial Administration: $271,000
    Water Utilities: $214,000
    Fire Protection: $76,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $361,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $30,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $186,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $160,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,009,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,878,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $154,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $131,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
    Interest Earnings: $30,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $88,000
    Sewerage: $72,000
    Police Protection: $32,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $440,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $475,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $478,000
    NEC: $421,000
    Total General Sales: $131,000
    Public Utilities: $99,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $31,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $920,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

8.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,042 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.08%
Virginia average:  11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Richmond County, VA  0.98% ($36,171 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, VA  0.53% ($36,182)
from Henrico County, VA  0.50% ($31,143)


6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,432 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Virginia average:  10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richmond County, VA  0.63% ($26,885 average AGI)
to Henrico County, VA  0.56% ($32,174)
to Westmoreland County, VA  0.44% ($46,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tappahannock:
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPTX (1690 AM; 10 kW; LEXINGTON PARK, MD; Owner: SOMAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tappahannock:
  • WRAR-FM (105.5 FM; TAPPAHANNOCK, VA; Owner: RAPPAHANNOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNT-FM (100.9 FM; WARSAW, VA; Owner: NORTHERN NECK & TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WGRQ (95.9 FM; COLONIAL BEACH, VA; Owner: TELEMEDIA BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tappahannock:
  • WUPV (Channel 65; ASHLAND, VA; Owner: BELL BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

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