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Sussex County, Virginia

4 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
10,765
Median household income
$63,530
±2,583
Unemployed
4.1%
184 of 4,507 in the labour force
Homes with broadband
86.1%
3,257 of 3,785 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 Sussex County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
County of Sussex10,763 (2021)Po Box 1397, Sussex—

Cities, towns and villages 3

Cities, towns and villages in Sussex County
NamePeopleOfficeWebsite
Town of Stony Creek195 (2021)Po Box 239, Stony Creek—
Town of Wakefield720 (2021)Po Box 550, Wakefield—
Town of Waverly1,875 (2021)Po Box 318, WaverlyWebsite

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

  • Sussex County Public Schools

    School district3 schools

    21302 Sussex Drive, Stony Creek, VA, 23882

    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

  • Prince George County

    Prince George Farmers' Market (P. O. Box 62 Prince George)

  • Surry County

    Surry Community Farmers' Market () · The Surry Farmers Market (45 School Street Surry)

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.