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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

County government in Nelson County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Nelson14,790 (2021)Po Box 336, LovingstonWebsite

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

  • Albemarle County

    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

  • Amherst County

    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

  • Appomattox County

    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

  • Augusta County

    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.