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Yorktown is located at 37°14'4" North, 76°30'35" West (37.234352, -76.509844) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 203 people, 117 households, and 45 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 122.5/km² (314.9/mi²). There are 129 housing units at an average density of 77.8/km² (200.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 92.12% White, 5.91% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other racesThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 117 households out of which 8.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% are married couplesMarriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 60.7% are non-families. 53.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.74 and the average family size is 2.63.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 9.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 48 years. For every 100 females there are 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $30,804, and the median income for a family is $74,000. Males have a median income of $26,964 versus $16,923 for females. The per capita incomeThe per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. A ranking of the top 10 countries, according to the 2004 CIA World Factbook (in US dollar) # Luxembourg $55,100 # Norwa for the CDP is $24,748. 0.0% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line.
Geography makes Yorktown a strategic place in control of the rivers of Virginia and access to the Chesapeake Bay.
Yorktown was founded in 1691 as a port for shipping tobacco to Europe.
Yorktown was the base of British General Charles Cornwallis during the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. Nine buildings still survive from this period, as well as many of the earthworks dug by the besieging American and French forces. There is also a memorial to the French war dead of the Battle.
Yorktown was also used as the base for the Federal Army of the Potomac under General George McClellan in the 1862 Peninsular Campaign.
Currently two military installations are located at Yorktown:
Yorktown is also close to the United States Naval Base at Norfolk, Virginia and the shipyards at Newport News, Virginia.
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