Onley, Virginia

Onley, Virginia
Town
Roadside scene in Onley
Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°41′25″N 75°43′0″W / 37.69028°N 75.71667°W / 37.69028; -75.71667Coordinates: 37°41′25″N 75°43′0″W / 37.69028°N 75.71667°W / 37.69028; -75.71667
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Area
• Total	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	516
• Density	650/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	23418
Area code(s)	757
FIPS code	51-59384[1]
GNIS feature ID	1493377[2]

Onley (/oʊnliː/, "only") is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2010 census.^[3]

General information

• ZIP Code: 23418
• Area Code: 757
• Local Phone Exchange: 787

Geography

Onley is located at 37°41′25″N 75°43′0″W / 37.69028°N 75.71667°W / 37.69028; -75.71667 (37.690352, -75.716759).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²), of which 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.98%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 496 people, 223 households, and 144 families residing in the town. The population density was 607.9 people per square mile (233.5/km²). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 332.1 per square mile (127.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 83.27% White, 13.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 223 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town the population was spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $42,891. Males had a median income of $28,854 versus $21,964 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,115. About 8.3% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Onley has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.^[8]

References

Municipalities and communities of Accomack County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Accomac
Towns	Accomac Belle Haven‡ Bloxom Chincoteague Hallwood Keller Melfa Onancock Onley Painter Parksley Saxis Tangier Wachapreague
CDPs	Atlantic Bayside Bobtown Boston Captains Cove Cats Bridge Chase Crossing Deep Creek Gargatha Greenbackville Greenbush Harborton Horntown Lee Mont Makemie Park Mappsburg Mappsville Metompkin Modest Town Nelsonia New Church Oak Hall Pastoria Pungoteague Quinby Sanford Savage Town Savageville Southside Chesconessex Tasley Temperanceville Wattsville Whitesville
Unincorporated communities	Assawoman Allentown Belinda Birch Town Black Point Landing Bullbegger Cashville Cedar View Centerville Chancetown Chesconessex Clam Coal Kiln Crossing Coocheyville Craddockville Crockett Town Daugherty Davis Wharf Deep Hole East Point Flag Pond Landing Franklin City Graysville Groton Town Grotons Guilford Hacksneck High Woods Hopeton Hopkins Horsey Jenkins Bridge Johnson Corner Jordan Justisville Lecato Little Hell Locksville Locust Mount Locustville Macedonia Mears Station Mearsville Messongo Middlesex Miona Mount Nebo Mount Zion Mutton Hunk Nandua Nash Corner The Oaks Old Trower Parker Landing Pennyville Persimmon Point Piggen Poulson Red Hill Rue Shad Landing Shields Sign Post Sinnickson Smithville South Point Ticktown Trower Tunnels Mill Winterville Wishart Withams
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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