Community Information - Sussex County, Virginia

Sussex County History >

Sussex County, Virginia was formed in 1754 from Surry County. Sussex County is named after Sussex County in England. First settlements in Sussex County appeared just before 1700 when settlers started to move west and south across the Blackwater River from Surry County and other counties in the Tidewater Region of Virginia. Sussex is still a fairly rural county; Agriculture and Timber are the primary industries and the first commercial peanut crop in the USA was grown here around 1842.

Location >

Sussex County is located in the south central region of Virginia. The county is 45 miles southeast of the capital city of Richmond, 25 miles from the tri-cities area that includes Petersburg and Hopewell.

Sussex County Facts & Figures >

The population is approximately 11,956
The amount of land area is 491 square miles
Persons per Square Mile = 25.5
High School Graduates, age 25+ = 57.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher, age 25+ = 10.0%
Housing Units = 4,683
Homeownership Rate = 69.5%
Median Value of Owner Occupied = $71,600
Households = 4,126
Persons per Household = 2.41
Median Household Income = $31,007

(This information was collected from a variety of public domain sources. Please visit the sites below for more information about this area.)

The Official Website of Sussex County, Virginia

Community

Chester
Chesterfield
Colonial Heights
Dinwiddie
Hopewell
Petersburg
Prince George
Surry
Sussex