Roaches Corner, Virginia

Roaches Corner is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. Charles City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,926. Its county seat is Charles City. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region east of Richmond, with a southern border on the James River, and it is part of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 204 square miles (529 km?), of which, 183 square miles (473 km?) of it is land and 21 square miles (56 km?) of it (10.51%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,926 people, 2,670 households, and 1,975 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km?). There were 2,895 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km?). The racial makeup of the county was 35.66% White, 54.85% Black or...