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Farmville is a town in Virginia, United States. The population was 6,845 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward CountyGR6. Image File history File links VAMap-doton-Farmville. ...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census puposes. ...
Prince Edward County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ...
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2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
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The area colored red indicates the geographical region of Virginia served by area code 434 The 434 area code was created on June 1, 2001 as a split from the 804 area code. ...
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2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
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Prince Edward County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ...
Farmville is the home of Longwood University and is the town nearest to Hampden-Sydney College. Longwood University is a four-year public, liberal-arts university located in Farmville, Virginia. ...
Hampden-Sydney College is a liberal arts college for men located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. ...
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Civil war history Farmville was the object of the Confederate Army's desperate push to get rations to feed its soldiers near the end of the War. The rations had originally been destined for Danville, but an alert quartermaster ordered the train back to Farmville. Despite a desperate advance of the cavalry commanded by Fitzhugh Lee, the Confederate army was checked by the arrival of Union cavalry commanded by Gen. Philip Sheridan, and 2 divisions of infantry. General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia found itself surrounded soon thereafter, and surrender was effected at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This article is in need of attention. ...
Nickname: River City, City of Churches Motto: A World Class Organization Country United States State Virginia County Independent City - Mayor R. Wayne Williams, Jr. ...
Fitzhugh Lee in the Civil War Fitzhugh Lee (November 19, 1835 – April 18, 1905), nephew of Robert E. Lee, was a Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and U.S. Army general in the Spanish-American War. ...
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Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County Farmville and Prince Edward County Public Schools were the source of Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, a case incorporated into Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark case which overturned school segregation in the United States. Among the cases consolidated into the Brown decision, the Davis case was the only one involving student protests. Davis v. ...
Holding Segregation of students in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because separate facilities are inherently unequal. ...
R.R. Moton High School, an all-black school in Farmville named for Robert R. Moton, suffered from terrible conditions due to underfunding. The school did not have a gymnasium, cafeteria, or teachers' restrooms. Teachers and students did not have desks or blackboards, and due to overcrowding, some students had to take classes in an immobile school bus parked outside. The school's requests for additional funds were denied by the all-white school board. Robert Russa Moton (August 26, 1867 - May 31, 1940) was an African American educator and author. ...
As a result of the Brown decision, in 1959 the Board of Supervisors for Prince Edward County refused to appropriate any funds for the County School Board at all, effectively closing all public schools rather than integrate them. White students often attended all-white private schools called segregation academies that formed in response. Black students had to go to school elsewhere or forgo their education altogether. Prince Edward County schools remained closed for five years. When they finally reopened, the system was fully-integrated. Prince Edward County Public Schools now operates single Elementary, Middle, and High Schools for all students, regardless of race. Segregation academies (also called seg academies) refer to private schools started in the United States during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s as a way for white parents to avoid the desegregation of public schools as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. ...
The former R.R. Moton High School building became a community landmark. In 1998, it was named a National Historic Landmark. It houses the Robert Russa Moton Museum, a center for the study of civil rights in education. [1] This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ...
Robert Russa Moton Museum in the town of Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia is a museum which serves as a center for the study of civil rights in education. ...
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The town is noted for its annual "Heart of Virginia" festival, and also has a community theater, the Waterworks Players. Wealthy businessman J.B. Fuqua was raised nearby and has endowed the private Fuqua School. J.B. Fuqua (pronounced few-kwa) is a businessman and philanthropist who is the chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. ...
Fuqua School is a private primary and secondary school located in Farmville, Virginia. ...
Geography Farmville is located at 37°17′52″N, 78°23′45″W (37.297639, -78.395712)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.2 km² (7.0 mi²). 18.1 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.99%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,845 people, 2,050 households, and 1,074 families residing in the town. The population density was 379.2/km² (982.5/mi²). There were 2,294 housing units at an average density of 127.1/km² (329.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.07% White, 25.68% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
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There were 2,050 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.84. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...
The age distribution, strongly influenced by the presence of Longwood University, is: 14.7% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 13.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 67.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $26,343, and the median income for a family was $33,000. Males had a median income of $30,974 versus $20,764 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,552. About 19.9% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Farmville Today Farmville is a growing community mainly because of the rise in statewide and national prominence of Lynchburg, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia. Many residences utilize Farmville as a “bedroom community” and take advantage of the low cost of living. Some have come from northern states to escape the high taxes, enough so that one part of the historic downtown is called “Little Jersey” after many shops have opened owned by former New Jersey residence. Also many Longwood alumni are staying in the community after growing up elswhere. The historic downtown has just been up graded with brick sidwalks and trees growing up and down Main Street. Lynchburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
Nickname: Motto: Sic dic Itur Ad Astra (Thus do we reach the stars) Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: , Country State County Independent City Government - Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (I) Area - City 62. ...
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Farmville also draws shoppers of upscale furniture who love the twelve large warehouses that make up Green Front Furniture Company (Don’t come on Sunday, because they are closed). Farmville is also a site on the "Lee's Retreat" trail which out lines the steps Robert E. Lee took to excape the Union Army. // For other uses, see Robert E. Lee (disambiguation). ...
Farmville is also home to the Farmville Town Police, Prince Edward County Police, and Longwood University Police Departments. The Virginia State Police also has a strong presence in the town of Farmville. It is quite possibly the easiest town to get a ticket in, for any kind of violation imaginable. Piedmont Regional Jail, serving a five county area, is also in Farmville.
Notable Residents - Rapper Lady of Rage was born in Farmville before moving to Long Beach County, California where she began her rap career with Death Row Records.
- Roy Clark Country music and television star was born in nearby Meherrin, VA.
- Brian Graham solo acoustic blues artist
- J.B. Fuqua (pronounced "few-kwa") (June 16, 1918 – April 5, 2006) was a businessman, philanthropist and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises.
Robin Yvette Allen, the Lady of Rage is a rapper best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal album Doggystyle. ...
Death Row Records is a record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre and Suge Knight, and was once home to some of raps biggest names, including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound (Kurupt and Daz Dillinger). ...
Roy Clark - March 2002 Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia) is one of the most versatile and well-known country music musicians and performers. ...
J.B. Fuqua (pronounced few-kwa) is a businessman and philanthropist who is the chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. ...
External links - Coordinates: 37.297639° N 78.395712° W
- newspaper report about happenings in PRJ in Farmville, VA
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