Poquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. When of the 2000 census, the city experienced the amount people of 11,566. A Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis combines the city of Poquoson by using surrounding York county for statistical purposes.

History
A title of the city occurs as Native American word which roughly translates to "great marsh" or even "flat land." A 1st information to the city is believed to become within Colonial records of the land grant by a court within Elizabeth City County, Virginia to Christopher Calthorpe in 1631. Poquoson, which was erst a portion of York County, was incorporated as a town within 1952 and became a city within 1975. (Inside Virginia, municipalities incorporated when cities are non section of any county.)

Geography
Poquoson is placed at 37°7'59" North, 76°22'25" West (37.133153, -76.373881).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount region of 203.Single km² (78.4 mi²). Forty.Two klick² (Xv.Pentad mi²) of these are l& and 162.Nine klick² (62.Ennead mi²) of these are a water supply. A sum front yard is Fourscore.21% water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 11,566 people, 4,166 family, & 3,370 families living in the city. A population density is 287.7/km² (745.4/mi²). There are 4,300 housing units at an typical density of 107.0/km² (277.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 96.26% White, 0.67% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Unity.05% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 4,166 home away from which 39.1% keep around tykes under a age of Eighteen accept the babies, 69.4% come married couples living together, 8.4% have a female homeowner by using there is no hubby present, & Nineteen.1% come non-families. Xv.9% of 100% menage come mass produced higher of people & Heptad.1% keep around somebody residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Two.75 & a typical personal size is Triad.08.

A age distribution is: Twenty-six.8% under a age of Eighteen, Sixer.4% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-six.7% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-eight.7% from either 45 to 64, & Eleven.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Xl years. For each Centred females there are C.Two males. For each C females age Eighteen & concluded, there are 94.Quartet males.

the median income for a house in the city is $60,920, & the median income for a personal is $65,460. Males have a median income of $45,284 versus $28,310 for females. A per capita income for the city is $25,336. Quartet.5% of the people & Iii.0% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Pentad.7% of people under a age of 18 & Four.2% of victims 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.

Poquoson is served by ii airdrome: Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, in nearby Newport News; and Norfolk International Airport, located on the other side of Hampton Roads in Norfolk.