Lake Monticello, Virginia

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Coordinates: 37°55′6″N 78°19′36″W / 37.91833, -78.32667
Lake Monticello, Virginia
Location of Lake Monticello, Virginia
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fluvanna
Area
- Total	9.3 sq mi (24.2 km²)
- Land	8.8 sq mi (22.7 km²)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
Elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	6,852
- Density	780.9/sq mi (301.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	22963
Area code(s)	434
FIPS code	51-43424^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1867591^[2]

Lake Monticello

Location	Fluvanna County, Virginia
Coordinates	37°54′50″N, 78°18′00″W
Lake type	mesotrophic to eutrophic
Catchment area	5,480 acres (22.2 km²)
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	317 acres (128 ha)
Surface elevation	315 ft (96 m)

Lake Monticello is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,852 at the 2000 census. The community is centered on a lake of the same name, which is formed by a dam on a short tributary of the nearby Rivanna River.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Lake Monticello is located at 37°55′6″N, 78°19′36″W (37.918286, -78.326803)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24.2 km²), of which, 8.8 square miles (22.7 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (6.10%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 6,852 people, 2,754 households, and 2,194 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 780.9 people per square mile (301.7/km²). There were 2,950 housing units at an average density of 336.2/sq mi (129.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.06% White, 3.50% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 2,754 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,556, and the median income for a family was $63,641. Males had a median income of $43,319 versus $30,332 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,226. About 1.2% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.