New Kent, Virginia

A view along New Kent Highway
Union Army camp at Cumberland Landing, May 1862

New Kent is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of New Kent County, Virginia, United States.[1] The population as of the 2020 Census was 739.[2]

Cumberland Landing, Cumberland Plantation, and the Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve are near New Kent.

Criss Cross and St. Peter's Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and New Kent High School and George W. Watkins High School are National Historic Landmarks.[3]

Notable people[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010239
2020739209.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2010–2020[5]

2020 census[edit]

New Kent CDP, Virginia - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[5] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 197 574 82.43% 77.67%
Black or African American alone (NH) 23 77 9.62% 10.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.14%
Asian alone (NH) 1 5 0.42% 0.68%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.14%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 5 0.00% 0.68%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 12 38 5.02% 5.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 38 2.51% 5.14%
Total 239 739 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "New Kent CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - New Kent CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - New Kent CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.

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