North Shore, Virginia

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Coordinates: 37°5′30″N 79°39′4″W / 37.09167, -79.65111
North Shore, Virginia
North Shore, Virginia Location within the state of Virginia
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Franklin
Area
- Total	20.1 sq mi (52.0 km²)
- Land	13.7 sq mi (35.4 km²)
- Water	6.4 sq mi (16.7 km²)
Elevation	1,004 ft (306 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,112
- Density	154.6/sq mi (59.7/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	51-57531^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1852917^[2]

North Shore is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

North Shore is located at 37°5′30″N, 79°39′4″W (37.091605, -79.651248)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.1 square miles (52.0 km²), of which, 13.7 square miles (35.4 km²) of it is land and 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²) of it (32.01%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,112 people, 994 households, and 748 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 154.6 people per square mile (59.7/km²). There were 1,919 housing units at an average density of 140.4/sq mi (54.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.11% White, 1.33% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 994 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.44.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 12.2% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 18.4% from 25 to 44, 42.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,288, and the median income for a family was $62,546. Males had a median income of $34,323 versus $24,612 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,028. About 1.3% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.