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Sussex County

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Also known as Sussex County, Virginia, Sussex County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Virginia
Named after
Sussex , England
Seat
Sussex
Largest town
Waverly
Total
493 sq mi (1,280 km )
Land
490 sq mi (1,300 km )
Water
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km ) 0.5%
Estimate 2025
10,755
Density
22/sq mi (8.5/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
www .sussexcountyva .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Sussex
Located in
Virginia
Contains
Sussex
Capital
Sussex
Population
10829
Area
1276
Shares border with
Dinwiddie County
Official website
www.sussexcountyva.gov
Image
Sussex County Courthouse (Built 1828), Sussex, Virginia.jpg
Households
3792
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Commons category
Sussex County, Virginia
inception
1754-00-00
different from
Sussex County
water as percent of area
0.5
native label
Sussex County
per capita income
24391
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Encyclopedic overview

Sussex County is a rural county located in the southeast of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,829. Its county seat is Sussex. It was formed in 1754 from Surry County. The county is named after the county of Sussex, England.

Sussex County is included in the Greater Richmond Region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sussex County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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