Matoaca, Virginia
| Matoaca, Virginia | |
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| CDP | |
The Appomattox River at Matoaca
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 Location of Matoaca, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°13′41″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22806°N 77.47056°WCoordinates: 37°13′41″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22806°N 77.47056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Chesterfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,403 |
| • Density | 890/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 51-50136 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497010 |
Matoaca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,403 at the 2010 census. It is named after the Pamunkey princess Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". It was near the site of an village Matoka or Matoks, which was reputedly her girlhood home, and the palace town of the weroansqua Oppussoquionuske.
In 2016 it was listed as No. 42 in CNN Money's Top 50 Places to Live in the United States.
Olive Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Matoaca is located at 37°13′41″N 77°28′14″W / 37.22806°N 77.47056°W (37.228138, -77.470437).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), or 4.49%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,273 people, 866 households, and 651 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 892.0 people per square mile (344.2/km²). There were 911 housing units at an average density of 357.5/sq mi (137.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 65.55% White, 32.12% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
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