Enon, Virginia
Enon is a census-designated place located in the eastern point of Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States, just east of Chester. The population as of the 2020 census was 4,075.
History
In 1611, 300 musketeers were ordered by the Virginia Company of London to travel up the James River away from the unsafe swamplands of Jamestown and develop a new capital of Virginia, where they led by Sir Thomas Dale. landed at present day Enon and founded Bermuda Hundred This colony become the second successful British colony in Virginia.Through most of the 20th century, Enon remained a largely undeveloped rural area until the development of Rochedale Farm, one of the James River Plantations, as a high end residential community and golf course known as River's Bend starting in 1988. Since the turn of the 21st century, several other large tracts of farmland and timberland in the Enon area, including Meadowville and Mount Blanco have since been sold for residential and commercial development.
Demographics
Enon was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.Enon has 4,411 people living there according to recent community surveys in 2021. Of those 4,411 citizens, 62.3% are white, 20.4% are African-American, and 6.8% are other races. The median age for an Enon resident in 37.1 years old.