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28-643: Accomac may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Accomac, Virginia , a town in Virginia Accomac Shire , a former county in Virginia of which the town was the county seat Accomac, Pennsylvania Peoples [ edit ] Accomac people , a historic Native American tribe from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Ships [ edit ] USS  Accomac , three ships of

56-485: A Town at the Courthouse of the county of Accomack...by the name of Drummond," named in honor of the chief landholder in the new town. Many of the town's historic houses, churches, and other buildings were constructed between the last decade of the eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century, representing vernacular interpretations of late Georgian , Federal , and Greek Revival architectural styles, as

84-639: A decade of debate, and the residents of Accomack County elected to keep the court where it had been located for the past two centuries. By this time, the town had been renamed "Accomac" by order of the United States Post Office Department dated August 9, 1893. The name Accomac is derived from a Native American word translated to mean "on the other side". Accomac is located at 37°43′7″N 75°40′2″W  /  37.71861°N 75.66722°W  / 37.71861; -75.66722 (37.718678, −75.667323). According to

112-637: A household in the town was $ 37,500, and the median income for a family was $ 51,250. Males had a median income of $ 34,375 versus $ 23,929 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 24,050. About 3.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over. STAR Transit provides public transit services, linking Accomac with Onley , Oak Hall , and other communities in Accomack and Northampton counties. Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates

140-695: A newly-established 16-member panel composed of eight lawmakers and eight non-lawmaker citizens. The maps created by this commission are subject to the approval of the General Assembly, but lawmakers cannot change the commission's lines. On November 7, 2023, the Democrats regained control of the House of Delegates after securing a 51-seat majority. The annual salary for delegates is $ 17,640 per year. Each delegate represents roughly 84,702 people. Candidates for office must be at least 21 years of age at

168-509: Is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia , United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census . Though Accomack County was established as one of Virginia's eight original shires in 1634, the government was situated in the southern part of the Eastern Shore near Eastville until the division of the shore into two counties ( Northampton and Accomack) in 1663. During this era, religious diversity began in

196-779: Is known as today the Old Hall of the House of Delegates or commonly referred to as the Old House Chamber. The Old House Chamber is part of the original Capitol building structure. It measures 76 feet in width and is filled today with furnishings that resemble what the room would have looked like during its time of use. There are many bronze and marble busts of historic Virginians on display in the Old House Chamber, including: George Mason , George Wythe , Patrick Henry , Richard Henry Lee , and Meriwether Lewis . From 1904 to 1906, University of Virginia graduate and architect John K. Peeples designed and built compatible classical wings to

224-670: Is one of the two houses of the Virginia General Assembly , the other being the Senate of Virginia . It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House , who is elected from among the House membership by the Delegates. The Speaker is usually a member of the majority party and, as Speaker, becomes

252-523: Is reelected every two years, with intervening vacancies filled by special election . The list below contains the House delegates that are currently serving in the 163rd Virginia General Assembly , which convened on January 10, 2024. Marking the 400th anniversary of the House of Burgesses, the House Clerk's Office announced a new Database of House Members called "DOME" that chronicles the "9,700-plus men and women who served as burgesses or delegates in

280-489: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km ), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 547 people, 199 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,322.1 people per square mile (515.1/km ). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 568.0 per square mile (221.3/km ). The racial makeup of

308-496: The American Revolutionary War, and was likewise imprisoned for unauthorized preaching, but eventually also had that case dismissed. After the creation of the present-day Accomack County, the court convened alternatively at Pungoteague and Onancock until the 1690s when it shifted to the house of John Cole at the site that later became the town of Accomac, then known by the name Matompkin. A brick courthouse

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336-615: The House of Delegates met in the Colonial Capital of Williamsburg. In 1999, Republicans took control of the House of Delegates for the first time since Reconstruction (with the exception of a brief 2-year period in which the Readjuster Party was in the majority in the 1880s). The Republican Party held the majority until 2019, when the Democratic Party won a majority of the seats, thus regaining control of

364-480: The House of Delegates. The majority was sworn in on January 8, 2020, after which Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) was elected as the first female and Jewish Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. On November 4, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment that removed the authority to redistrict congressional and state legislative districts from the General Assembly, and gave that power to

392-461: The US Navy See also [ edit ] Accomack County, Virginia , the current incarnation of Accomac Shire Plymouth, Massachusetts was built on a site identified on early maps as Accomack Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Accomac . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

420-479: The area, as Presbyterian Francis Makemie received a plantation nearby which he used as a base for his mercantile and missionary journeys, and where he died at age 50 a few years after winning a New York court case brought against his preaching (as the Scots-Irish emigrant to Maryland's Eastern Shore counties produced a preaching license from Barbados). Early Baptist Elijah Baker also arrived near Accomac before

448-399: The arrival of the railroad from the north, and several new homes were constructed in and around the older core of the town in the 1880s and 1890s. The coming of the railroad also presented a challenge for Drummondtown when residents of the newly established town of Parksley initiated a referendum to move the county seat to the new community. The referendum vote took place in 1895 after nearly

476-600: The chairs of the several committees of the House. Only Maryland , Virginia and West Virginia refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in the New World . Originally having 22 members, the House of Burgesses met from 1619 through 1632 in the choir of the church at Jamestown. From 1632 to 1699 the legislative body met at four different state houses in Jamestown. The first state house convened at

504-667: The home of Colonial Governor Sir John Harvey from 1632 to 1656. The burgesses convened at the second state house from 1656 until it was destroyed in 1660 . Historians have yet to precisely identify its location. The House of Burgesses had its final meeting in May 1776, and the House of Delegates took its place in October of that year. The House has met in the Virginia State Capitol , designed by Thomas Jefferson , since 1788. The legislative body met from 1788 to 1904 in what

532-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Accomac&oldid=1086885606 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Accomac, Virginia Accomac

560-595: The most powerful member of the House. The House shares legislative power with the Senate, the upper house of the General Assembly. The House of Delegates is the modern-day successor to the colonial House of Burgesses , which first met at Jamestown in 1619. The House is divided into Democratic and Republican caucuses . In addition to the Speaker, there is a majority leader , majority whip, majority caucus chair, minority leader , minority whip, minority caucus chair, and

588-452: The number of districts and only speaks of "several house districts". While there used to be multi-member districts, since 1982, there have been 100 districts electing one member each. (The party control table shows the balance of power after each recent general election. The preceding Makeup table includes results of special elections since the last general election.) The House has 14 standing committees. The Virginia House of Delegates

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616-493: The occupying forces and established a headquarters in the rectory of St. James Episcopal Church (then home to town physician Dr. Peter F. Browne). Other than damages to the Presbyterian and Methodist Churches which were used by the army for stables and housing, Drummondtown escaped the war with little damage. The late nineteenth century brought slow but steady economic prosperity for the citizens of Drummondtown, fueled by

644-555: The time of the election, residents of the districts they seek to represent, and qualified to vote for General Assembly legislators. The regular session of the General Assembly is 60 days long during even numbered years and 30 days long during odd numbered years, unless extended by a two-thirds vote of both houses. Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of Virginia stipulates that the House of Delegates shall consist of between 90 and 100 members. It does not put any condition on

672-619: The town prospered as the terminus of a ferry across Chesapeake Bay. The modern ferry only travels between nearby Onancock, Virginia and Tangier Island . During the American Civil War , the Union Army occupied the Eastern Shore to cut supply lines to the south and prevent the Confederate Army from using the shore as a staging area to attack the north through Maryland . Union General Henry H. Lockwood commanded

700-516: The town was 71.12% White , 24.68% African American , 2.56% Asian , 0.91% from other races , and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 199 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who

728-680: The west and east side of the Capitol building. The new wings added to provide more space and serve as the legislative chambers in the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia resides in the west chamber and the House of Delegates resides in the east chamber. The General Assembly members and staff operate from offices in the General Assembly Building, located in Capitol Square. Prior to 1788

756-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.71. In the town, the population was spread out, with 14.8% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.5 males. The median income for

784-481: Was built in 1756 and the surrounding settlement became known as Accomack Courthouse. On December 7, 1786, Richard Drummond, Gilbert Poiley, John McLean, Edward Kerr, Catherine Scott, Patience Robertson, and William Berkeley petitioned the Virginia House of Delegates for the creation of an incorporated town at Accomack Courthouse. Their petition was granted and the House of Delegates passed an "Act to establish

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