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 C.E. Adams

Appomattox County’s debt numbers were scrutinized at a Sept. 24 town hall meeting during a presentation by Karen Angulo. According to a June 2018 financial report, the county’s total debt (including interest) totaled to $28,064,692.

Based on the 2017 census, the Appomattox County population is 15,681.

In comparison to neighboring counties, Campbell County’s total debt service, according to their financial report, came out to $37,064,631. The population, per 2017 census numbers, is 55,010. With a population that’s about 251 percent higher than Appomattox County, Campbell County’s debt is about 32 percent higher than Appomattox’s.

Prince Edward County’s total debt and interest, according to a 2018 report, totaled to $25,344,180. That’s 10 percent less then Appomattox County’s debt numbers.

With a population of 22,703, according to the 2017 census, Prince Edward’s population numbers are about 44 percent above Appomattox County’s.

The Appomattox County financial report mentioned above may be retrieved from https://www.appomattoxcountyva.gov/home/showdocument?id=4054.

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