Wattsville, Virginia

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|image_caption = Businesses in Wattsville, July 2018

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|subdivision_name2 = Accomack

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|population_total = 1341

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|blank_info = 51-48776

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Wattsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,341.{{Cite web|title=Wattsville CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wattsville_CDP,_Virginia?g=1600000US5183568|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 25, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044452/https://data.census.gov/profile/Wattsville_CDP,_Virginia?g=1600000US5183568|url-status=live}}

Geography

It lies at an elevation of 3 feet.

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 2010=1128

| 2020=1341

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2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020

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Wattsville was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

=2020 census=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Wattsville CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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 may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wattsville CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5183568&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 5, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205051114/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5183568&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|url-status=live}}

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wattsville CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5183568&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 5, 2023|archive-date=February 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205051102/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5183568&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}

!% 2010

!% 2020

White alone (NH)

|723

|832

|64.10%

|62.04%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|313

|356

|27.75%

|26.55%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|5

|6

|0.44%

|0.45%

Asian alone (NH)

|12

|11

|1.06%

|0.82%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|3

|0

|0.27%

|0.00%

Some Other Race alone (NH)

|2

|7

|0.18%

|0.52%

Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)

|29

|54

|2.57%

|4.03%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|41

|75

|3.63%

|5.59%

Total

|1,128

|1,341

|100.00%

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Transportation

=Major highway=

{{jct|state=VA|VA|175}}

=Public transportation=

STAR Transit provides public transit services, linking Wattsville with Onley, Oak Hall, and other communities in Accomack and Northampton counties on the Eastern Shore.

References

[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data)]

Category:Census-designated places in Accomack County, Virginia

Category:Census-designated places in Virginia