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'Brookneal' is a town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,259 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Brookneal is located at (37.052001, -78.944958).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²). 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 509 households, and 325 families residing in the town. The population density was 138.9/km² (360.0/mi²). There were 580 housing units at an average density of 64.0/km² (165.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.78% White, 34.71% African American, 0.56% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 509 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $35,592. Males had a median income of $26,800 versus $20,089 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,164. About 15.2% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

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