Ruckersville, Virginia
| Ruckersville, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 38°13′59″N 78°22′09″W / 38.23306°N 78.36917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Greene |
| Founded | 1732 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.78 sq mi (7.19 km2) |
| • Land | 2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,141 |
| • Density | 415/sq mi (160.1/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 22968 |
| Area code(s) | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-69360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498463 |
Ruckersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, Virginia, United States, located in a rural area north of Charlottesville. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,141. The community lies amidst hills, mountain views, trees, and farmland. It is located at the intersection of two major highways, north-south U.S. Route 29 and east-west U.S. Route 33. It was founded by the same family that established Ruckersville, Georgia.
Ruckersville is located in southeastern Greene County. Via US 29, it is 17 miles (27 km) north of Charlottesville and 29 miles (47 km) southwest of Culpeper. Washington, D.C. is 100 miles (160 km) to the northeast via US 29. US 33 leads southeast from Ruckersville 13 miles (21 km) to Gordonsville and northwest over the Blue Ridge Mountains 38 miles (61 km) to Harrisonburg. Richmond is 80 miles (130 km) to the southeast via US 33.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ruckersville CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.79%, are water.
Ruckersville has one media outlet, ESPN 840, a sports talk radio station. Although the station's tower location is in Earlysville, and the mailing address is Quinque, the station still considers itself a Ruckersville station.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,141 people, 461 households, and 316 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 414.9 people per square mile (160.1/km²). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 186.2 per square mile (71.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 85.5% White, 6.9% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 2.7% some other race, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.1% of the population.
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