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Tappahannock is a town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Essex County. Its name comes from the Algonquian language word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "river of quick, rising water" or "where the tide ebbs and flows."

Tappahannock is located at 37.922180, -76.863158.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.99%) is water.

The town of Tappahannock made a cameo appearance in Michael Moore's 2004 political documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11.
Tappahannock is the birthplace of R&B singer Chris Brown.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 78.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.6 males.

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