Locust Mount, Virginia

Locust Mount
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°36′45″N75°42′6″W / 37.61250°N 75.70167°W / 37.61250; -75.70167 [1]
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Area [2]
• Total	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Land	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020) [3]	52
• Density	184/sq mi (71.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	23410 (Melfa) 23480 (Wachapreague)
Area code(s)	757, 948
FIPS code	51-46456
GNIS feature ID	2584866 [1]

Locust Mount is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census ^[1] with a population of 52. ^[4] The CDP is in southeastern Accomack County, on the north side of Virginia State Route 180 (Wachapreague Road), which leads east 1.1 kilometres (0.7 mi) to Wachapreague and west 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to U.S. Route 13 at Keller.

Geography

It sits at an elevation of 7 feet. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	52		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 2020 [6]

Locust Mount first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^[7]

2020 census

Locust Mount CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1	1.92%
Black or African American alone (NH)	42	80.77%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	1.92%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	1.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	13.46%
Total	52	100.00%

References

1. "Locust Mount Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
3. "Locust Mount CDP, Virginia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
4. "Locust Mount CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Locust Mount CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau .
7. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

External links

• Newspaper articles mentioning Locust Mount, 1883-1898, at The Countryside Transformed: The Railroad and the Eastern Shore of Virginia 1870 - 1935 (University of Virginia / Eastern Shore Public Library)