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Powhatan
VirginiaCDP
Total population
667
Median home value
$377,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$71,833
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Virginia, United States, Powhatan is classified as a small census-designated community in public datasets. The settlement sits at 37.542°, -77.927°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 667. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Population density therefore averages about 124 per km², loosely populated. It covers about 5.4 km² of land area. The location receives about 1,558 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Powhatan, VA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,005
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,661
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,321
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,028
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,824
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,818
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves2,788
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,478
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- POWHATAN HIGHHigh · Powhatan · 1,404 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- POWHATAN MIDDLEMiddle · Powhatan · 969 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Pocahontas ElementaryElementary · Powhatan · 766 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · Powhatan · 673 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- Powhatan ElementaryElementary · Powhatan · 429 students · 8.6:1 ratio
- PROJECT RETURN/POWHATAN COOther · Powhatan
- POWHATAN VOC. CENTEROther · Powhatan
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.96 — 2025-05-068 km S of Dillwyn, Virginia
- M 2.77 — 2025-01-141 km NNE of Wyndham, Virginia
- M 2.66 — 2020-02-0310 km S of Louisa, Virginia
- M 2.51 — 2019-09-233 km WNW of Wyndham, Virginia
- M 2.6 — 2017-03-136 km ENE of Goochland, Virginia
- M 2.67 — 2015-11-043 km NE of Dillwyn, Virginia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Powhatan
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library