Everything about Dickenson County totally explained
Dickenson County is a
county located in the
U.S. state — officially, "
Commonwealth" — of
Virginia. As of the
2000 census, the population was 16,395. Its
county seat is
Clintwood.
History
Dickenson County, formed in 1880 from parts of
Buchanan County,
Russell County, and
Wise County, is Virginia's youngest county. It was named for William J. Dickenson, delegate to the
Virginia General Assembly from Russell County, 1859-1861, 1865-1867, and 1877-1882.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 334
square miles (864
km²), of which, 332 square miles (859 km²) of it's land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.57%) is water.
Districts
The county is divided into five supervisor districts: Clintwood, Ervinton, Kenady, Sand Lick, and Willis.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 16,395 people, 6,732 households, and 4,887 families residing in the county. The
population density was 49 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 7,684 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96%
White, 0.35%
Black or
African American, 0.12%
Native American, 0.07%
Asian, 0.05% from
other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 6,732 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.00% were
married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $23,431, and the median income for a family was $27,986. Males had a median income of $27,281 versus $17,695 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $12,822. About 16.90% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.80% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.
Towns
Clinchco
Clintwood
Haysi
Education
Public High Schools
Clintwood High School, Clintwood
Ervinton High School
, Nora
Haysi High School, Haysi
Famous Citizens
Ralph Stanley and Carter Stanley, bluegrass musicians
Justin Hamilton, NFL player for Cleveland Browns
Darryl "Shifty" C. Powers, World War II (D-day) veteran, Company E ("Easy Company") 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division
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