Amherst County, Virginia
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,894 people, 11,941 households, and 8,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile (26/km²).

Amherst County, Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2000, there were 31,894 people, 11,941 households, and 8,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 67 people per square mile (26/km²).

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1790	13,703	—

1800	16,801	22.6%

1810	10,548	−37.2%

1820	10,423	−1.2%

1830	12,071	15.8%

1840	12,576	4.2%

1850	12,699	1.0%

1860	13,742	8.2%

1870	14,900	8.4%

1880	18,709	25.6%

1890	17,551	−6.2%

1900	17,864	1.8%

1910	18,932	6.0%

1920	19,771	4.4%

1930	19,020	−3.8%

1940	20,273	6.6%

1950	20,332	0.3%

1960	22,953	12.9%

1970	26,072	13.6%

1980	29,122	11.7%

1990	28,578	−1.9%

2000	31,894	11.6%

2010	32,353	1.4%

Est. 2016	31,633	−2.2%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2013

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 census, the population of the Amherst County was 32,353, a small increase from the 31,894 people reported in the 2000 census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census, the population of the Amherst County was 32,353, a small increase from the 31,894 people reported in the 2000 census.