Drakes Branch, Virginia
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Drakes Branch is a town in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 530 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Drakes Branch is located southeast of the center of Charlotte County at Template:Coord (36.992958, −78.601714).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Virginia State Route 47 passes through the town, leading north Template:Convert to Charlotte Court House, the county seat, and southeast Template:Convert to U.S. Route 15. Virginia State Route 59 intersects Route 47 in the north part of town and leads northeast Template:Convert to Keysville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Drakes Branch has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
Template:US Census population At the 2000 census there were 504 people, 231 households, and 134 families living in the town. The population density was 121.8 people per square mile (47.0/km2). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 63.3 per square mile (24.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 59.33% White, 40.08% African American, 0.20% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98%.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 231 households 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 35.5% of households were one person and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.81.
The age distribution was 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,583, and the median family income was $35,000. Males had a median income of $25,469 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,701. About 8.2% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
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