City of Charlottesville
(most information from United States Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/5114968)
Total Population of the city: 46,597
Total Population of Albemarle County: 105,703
Unemployment Rate: 3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015: 49.8%
Median household income (2010-2014)-$49,775
Persons below poverty line: Charlottesville-25.9% Virginia-11.3%
Language other than English spoken at home-14.3%
Homeownership rate-43.6%
Important Historical Events in Charlottesville
“Vinegar Hill” -- one of the city’s first neighborhoods -- was bordered loosely by Preston Ave., West Main St., and Fourth Street. It was established by Irish families in the early 1800s and incorporated into Charlottesville in 1835. First called the “Random Row,” the origin of the name “Vinegar Hill” remains obscure. African Americans fist moved onto the “Hill” after the Civil War. From the 1920s to the early 1960s it was the city’s principle black business district and the vibrant center of the community’s social life. In the 1960s, noting “Vinegar Hill’s” large number of substandard homes, the voters of Charlottesville decided to redevelop the 20 acre neighborhood. Sadly, because of a poll tax, many of the residents were denied a say in their own future. By March 1965, one church, 30 businesses, and 158 families—140 of which were black—had been relocated. Today, “Vinegar Hill” is just a memory.” From www.charlottesville.org For more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SoxVkjtD-1QU1uVFY1SFdHY00/view?usp=sharing
Massive Resistance in Charlottesville and Virginia Following the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision on May 17, 1954, desegregation became a long, arduous process in the city of Charlottesville. In 1955, black Charlottesville citizens applied to the Charlottesville School Board for transfers from black to white public schools, yet the board announced that Virginia would maintain segregated schools. For more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1SoxVkjtD-1R2NsUURKZnhnSkU/view?usp=sharing
Slavery at the University of Virginia for more information visit the President’s Commission on Slavery and the University: http://slavery.virginia.edu/ and https://drive.google.com/a/madisonhouse.org/file/d/0B1SoxVkjtD-1Z3VSS1Q0bzBCZVk/view?usp=sharing
