DICKENSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA

'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 Clintwood⁶.

Contents

History

Geography

Districts

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Towns

Education

Public High Schools

Famous Citizens

External links

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 864 km² (334 mi²). 859 km² (332 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.

Districts

The county is divided into five supervisor districts: Clintwood, Ervinton, Kenady, Sand Lick, and Willis.

Adjacent Counties

★ Buchanan County, Virginia - northeast

★ Russell County, Virginia - southeast

★ Wise County, Virginia - southwest

★ Pike County, Kentucky - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 16,395 people, 6,732 households, and 4,887 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/km² (49/mi²). There were 7,684 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/mi²). 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

External links

★ Dickenson County government official website

★ Dickenson County Public Schools

★ The Dickenson Star

★ Dickenson County Voting information

★ Dickenson County's unofficial web site

★ Dickenson County Unofficial User Portal

★ Dickenson County Coal Miner's Memorial

★ Dickenson County Military Veteran's Memorial

★ Dickenson County Discussion Board (DCDB)

★ Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center