Powhatan Wedding

Powhatan County is a county located in the U.S. state officially, "Commonwealth" of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 22,377. Its county seat is Powhatan6. The county is named for the Indian Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas.

It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 680 km (262 mi). 677 km (261 mi) of it is land and 3 km (1 mi) of it (0.43%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,377 people, 7,258 households, and 5,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 33/km (86/mi). There were 7,509 housing units at an average density of 11/km (29/mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.50% White, 16.91% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.