Nelson County, Virginia
1 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,732
- Median household income
- $72,589
- ±13,010
- Unemployed
- 3.3%
- 223 of 6,771 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.9%
- 5,406 of 6,364 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Nelson | 14,790 (2021) | Po Box 336, Lovingston | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Nelson County Public Schools
School district4 schools
84 Courthouse Square, Lovingston, VA, 22949
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Crozet Farmers Market (1156 Crozet Avenue Crozet) · North Garden Farmers Market (2545 Rural Ridge Ln North Garden) · Albemarle Farmers Market (340 Towncenter Lane Charlottesville) · and 4 more
Pike Park Farmers Market (194 2nd Street Amherst) · Four Seasons Farmers Market (206 South Main Street Amherst) · Second Street Farmer's Market (219 Second Street Amherst) · and 1 more
The Town of Pamplin City Farmers' Market (115 Main Street Pamplin) · Local APX Market (1848 Church Street Appomattox) · Appomattox Gallery Farmers Market (1850 Church Street Appomattox) · and 1 more
Verona Farmers Market (Verona)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.