Modest Town, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

37°49′1″N 75°33′40″W / 37.81694°N 75.56111°W / 37.81694; -75.56111^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyAccomackElevation

^[1]

36 ft (11 m)Population

(2020)

• Total120Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)FIPS code51-48776GNIS feature ID2584883^[1]

Modest Town (sometimes spelled Modestown) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 120.^[2]

History

The origin of the name "Modest Town" is obscure.^[3] In the mid-19th century, it was a point along the stagecoach route between Wilmington, Delaware and Eastville, Virginia.^[4]

Geography

It lies at an elevation of 36 feet.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	149	—
2020	120	−19.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2010^[6] 2020^[7]

2020 census

**Modest Town CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[6]	Pop 2020^[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	95	86	63.76%	71.67%
Black or African American alone (NH)	33	23	22.15%	19.17%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	6	0.00%	5.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	5	14.09%	4.17%
Total	149	120	100.00%	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Modest Town Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Modest Town CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
^ Smith, John Calvin (1847). The Illustrated Hand-book, a New Guide for travelers through the United States of America. New York City: Sherman & Smith. pp. 127–128.
^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Modest Town CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Modest Town CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.