Tappahannock, Virginia Town of Tappahannock The historic precinct of Tappahannock The historic precinct of Tappahannock Tappahannock is the earliest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States.
Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the governmental center of county of Essex County. Its name comes from an Algonquian language word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "Town on the rise and fall of water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows." The Tappahannock Historic District and Sabine Hall are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tappahannock is positioned on the east side of Essex County at 37 55 20 N 76 51 47 W (37.922180, -76.863158), on the southwest bank of the Rappahannock River.
US 17 passes through the center of town as Church Lane, dominant northwest 47 miles (76 km) to Fredericksburg and southeast 70 miles (110 km) to Newport News.
US 360 runs through town with US 17 on Church Lane, but turns east on Queen Street and crosses the mile-wide Rappahannock, closing east 39 miles (63 km) to its end in Reedville near the Chesapeake Bay.
US 360 leads southwest from Tappahannock 45 miles (72 km) to Richmond, the state capital.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), of which 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2) is territory and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.84%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,068 citizens , 857 homeholds, and 495 families living in the town. The populace density was 793.6 citizens per square mile (305.9/km ).
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $33,688, and the median income for a family was $41,579.
The Tappahannock-Essex County Airport is positioned roughly 4 miles (6 km) south of Tappahannock and opened in 2007.
Prior to the opening of the new airport, the old Tappahannock Municipal Airport was positioned inside town limits.
It is one of three such structures remaining in Virginia, along with those in Accomac and Worsham The prison building is part of the Tappahannock Historic District, and as such was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Tappahannock town, Virginia".
Welcome to Tappahannock Virginia Essex County Virginia -History of Essex County National Register of Historic Places.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (June 1976).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Debtor's Prison" (pdf).
Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
"National Register nomination form" (PDF).
Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Town of Tappahannock official website Virginia Towns in Virginia Municipalities and communities of Essex County, Virginia, United States
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Towns in Essex County, Virginia - Towns in Virginia - County seats in Virginia - Populated places established in 1682
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