Accomack County, Virginia

Accomack County is a county in Virginia. The population of the county is 33,164.

 Named for
 County seat
 Largest town
 Population
 Habitat
 Cong. District
 County Guildmaster
 Time Zone

## Major roads

US Route 13

US Route 13 Business

Virginia State Route 175

Virginia State Route 176

Virginia State Route 178

Virginia State Route 179

Virginia State Route 180

Virginia State Route 182

Virginia State Route 187

Virginia State Route 316

## Geography

### Adjacent counties

Worcester County, Maryland (north)

Somerset County, Maryland (northwest)

Northampton County (south)

## Demographics

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:

60.54% White (20,077)

28.52% Black or African American (9,458)

8.78% Hispanic or Latino (2,911)

2.16% Other (718)

17.4% (5,770) of Accomack County residents live below the poverty line.

## Theft rate statistics

Accomack County has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 6 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.87 murders a year.

## Communities

### Towns

Accomac - 519

Belle Haven - 532

Bloxom - 387

Chincoteague - 2,941

Hallwood - 206

Keller - 178

Melfa - 408

Onancock - 1,263

Onley - 516

Painter - 229

Parksley - 842

Saxis - 241

Tangier - 727

Wachapreague - 232

### CDPs

Atlantic - 862

Bayside - 120

Bobtown - 211

Boston - 504

Captains Cove - 1,042

Cats Bridge - 229

Chase Crossing - 377

Deep Creek - 115

Gargatha - 381

Greenbackville - 192

Greenbush - 220

Harborton - 131

Horntown - 574

Lee Mont - 125

Makemie Park - 155

Mappsburg - 60

Mappsville - 440

Metompkin - 551

Modest Town - 149

Nelsonia - 523

New Church - 205

Oak Hall - 255

Pastoria - 649

Pungoteague - 347

Quinby - 282

Sanford - 212

Savage Town - 78

Savageville - 175

Southside Chesconessex - 131

Tasley - 300

Temperanceville - 358

Wattsville - 1,128

Whitesville - 219

### Unincorporated communities

Allentown

Assawoman

Belinda

Birch Town

Black Point Landing

Bullbegger

Cashville

Cedar View

Centerville

Chancetown

Chesconessex

Clam

Coal Kiln Crossing

Coocheyville

Craddockville

Crockett Town

Daugherty

Davis Wharf

Deep Hole

East Point

Flag Pond Landing

Franklin City

Graysville

Groton Town

Grotons

Guilford

Hacksneck

High Woods

Hopeton

Hopkins

Horsey

Jenkins Bridge

Johnson Corner

Jordan

Justisville

Lecato

Little Hell

Locksville

Locust Mount

Locustville

Macedonia

Mears Station

Mearsville

Messongo

Middlesex

Miona

Mount Nebo

Mount Zion

Mutton Hunk

Nandua

Nash Corner

Old Trower

Parker Landing

Pennyville

Persimmon Point

Piggen

Poulson

Red Hill

Rue

Shad Landing

Shields

Sign Post

Sinnickson

Smithville

South Point

Ticktown

Trower

Tunnels Mill

Winterville

Wishart

Withams

## Climate

 Average yearly snowfall
 Average yearly sunny days
 Severe storm risk
 Tornado risk
 Blizzard risk

## Fun facts

* Politically, Accomack County tends to lean Republican in most elections.
* Together, Accomack and Northampton counties make up the Eastern Shore of Virginia, which in turn is part of the Delmarva Peninsula.
* Most of the county's retail is in Onley.
* The Accomack County Airport is located near Melfa.
* Accomack is the largest county in Virginia by total area.
* Accomack and adjacent Northampton County are the two poorest counties in the state.
* Since 1850, Tangier Island's landmass has been reduced by 67%. Under the mid-range sea level rise scenario, much of the remaining landmass is expected to be lost in the next 50 years and the town will likely need to be abandoned.
* Many who live on Tangier speak a distinctive dialect of American English, which scholars have disputed as derived from a 17th-century English lexicon and phonetics. Linguist David Shores has noted that, while it may sound like a British variety of English, the dialect is a creation of its own time and place off the eastern shore of Virginia. The persistence of this dialectal variety is often attributed to the geographic isolation of the population from the mainland.
	+ The island has also been referred to as one of the last waterman communities.