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Community events include a Labor Day Parade, Christmas Parade / Christmas Tree Lighting, Bateau Festival, Powhatan County Fair, craft shows, Powhatan County Historical Society Tours, Powhatan Chamber of Commerce Annual Auction, Steer Roast and Dove Festival.

There are two 18-hole golf courses within the County. One is public and the other is private. Construction has begun on the new Virginia State Golf Association statewide golf center in Powhatan. The facility, scheduled for completion in 2002, will contain 27 holes of golf, clubhouse, museum, library, administration office, education center, dormitory and turfgrass research area. The Powhatan Youth Athletic Association, the Powhatan Recreation Advisory Committee, and the Powhatan Soccer Association provide recreational activities for people of all ages. The County owns several softball, baseball, and soccer fields. Playgrounds and athletic fields are located at three public schools.

Under construction in the Powhatan Courthouse Village area is Fighting Creek Park. This 200-acre park will contain several athletic fields, playgrounds, hiking trails, a new library, a YMCA facility and National Guard Armory.

The Midlothian Family YMCA provides a Before and After School Program serving students in grades kindergarten through five from Powhatan Elementary, Pocahontas Elementary and Pocahontas Middle schools. This service is provided at Powhatan and Pocahontas Elementary schools Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. until the start of school and from dismissal until 6:30 p.m. The YMCA also provides Camp Saponi, which serves children, ages 4 to 12, and has a Counselor in Training Program for teens ages 13 to 15. For more information on these and other YMCA programs, call 379-5668.

All swimming pools in the County are privately owned and operated.

The Powhatan Wildlife Management Area (4,991 acres), under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, provides hunting and fishing. The department also maintains two public boat landings on the James River at Maidens and Watkins Landing.

There is an estimated 225,000 horses in Virginia of which an estimated 1,750 live in Powhatan County. The horse industry accounts for approximately 24,450 jobs statewide with 90 in Powhatan. There are several clubs as well as many horse related businesses within the County which include veterinary services, trailer sales, farm and feed stores, barn sitting services, and independent riding instructors.

Powhatan Climate

A generally moderate climate prevails. Temperatures average 57.7 degrees annually. January's average temperature is 36.6 degrees, and July's is 77.8. Annual average rainfall is 44.07 inches, and annual average snowfall is 3.75 inches. Prevailing winds are from the south.

Powhatan Natural Resources

The County has 132,471 acres of land that are classified as commercial forest. Primary species of trees are natural pine, upland hardwoods, and bottomland hardwoods. Water is plentiful with the James River and its tributary, the Appomattox River, flowing through the County. Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, with commercial quantities of monazite, graphite and asbestos underlie Powhatan.

Powhatan Agruculture

Powhatan County has 208 farms, which is a slight increase from the previous five-year census period. The average farm size is 207 acres. Principal crops include corn, small grains, soybeans, tobacco, and hay. Principal livestock includes cows (dairy and beef), poultry and horses. The total market value of agricultural products in 1997 was $6.9 million.