Schooner Bay, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Schooner Bay, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Schooner Bay
Coordinates:37.7631°N -75.7681°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Accomack
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.50
Area Land Km2:0.31
Area Water Km2:0.19
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population:97
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:0
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:23417 (Onancock)
Area Code:757, 948
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-70680
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2584916

Schooner Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 97.[3]

Geography

The CDP is located in west-central Accomack County and was constructed along the tidewater connecting Pompco Creek and Chesconessex Creek, two arms of Chesapeake Bay. Schooner Bay is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Accomac, the county seat, and is bordered to the east by the community of Deep Creek.

It lies at an elevation of 0 feet.

Demographics

2020 census

Schooner Bay CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[4] [5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)8890.72%
Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)22.06%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)33.09%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)44.12%
Total97100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Virginia . United States Census Bureau . October 22, 2021.
  2. Web site: Schooner Bay CDP, Virginia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. October 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: Schooner Bay CDP, Virginia. United States Census Bureau. December 25, 2022.
  4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Schooner Bay CDP, Virginia. United States Census Bureau.
  5. Data is not available for 2010