Modest Town, Virginia Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Modest Town, Virginia
Census-designated place
House and commercial building in Modest Town, July 2018
Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	120
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code	51-48776
GNIS feature ID	2584883

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.

History

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

It lies at an elevation of 36 feet.

**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	Pop 2020	% 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%