Appomattox County, Virginia

Appomattox County
Appomattox County
County
	The Appomattox County Courthouse in October 2007
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	Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
	Virginia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°21′32″N 78°49′35″W / 37.358973°N 78.826438°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1845
Named for	Appomattox River
Seat	Appomattox
Largest town	Appomattox
Area
• Total	335 sq mi (870 km2)
• Land	333 sq mi (860 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,119
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.appomattoxcountyva.gov

Appomattox County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is part of the Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is the town of Appomattox.^[1]

Appomattox County was created in 1845 from parts of four other Virginia counties. The name of the county comes from the Appamatuck Indians, who lived in the area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,119.^[2]

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Appomattox County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[2] "Appomattox County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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