Dickenson County, Virginia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Dickenson County)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Redirect-distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Template:Category handlerExpression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Dickenson County is a mountainous United States county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia on the Appalachian Plateau.[1] Bordering Kentucky, Dickenson is situated near the far western point of Virginia. Its county seat is Clintwood,[2] and, as of the 2020 census, the county population was 14,124.[3]

Formed in 1880 from parts of several western Virginia counties, Dickenson is the most recently created county in the state. The county was named in honor of William J. Dickenson, a long serving local member of the Virginia General Assembly, who sponsored the created of the new county.

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 (1827-1907),[4] delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from Russell County, 1859–1861, 1865–1867, and 1877–1882. This formation came as a result of demands from the inhabitants that they be represented by a county government closer to the people. In 1880, Delegate Dickenson sponsored the bill in the House of Delegates to establish Dickenson County as the one-hundredth county in Virginia. Dickenson County has since become known as "Virginia's Baby."

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.9%) is water.[5]

Districts

The county is divided into five magisterial districts with a supervisor elected from each district every four years. The districts are: Clintwood, Ervinton, Sandlick, Kenady, and Willis.

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Major highways

  • Script error: No such module "Jct".
  • Script error: No such module "Jct".
  • Script error: No such module "Jct".
  • Script error: No such module "Jct".

Demographics

<templatestyles src="US Census population/styles.css"/>

Historical population
CensusPop.Template:Sronly%±
18905,077—
19007,747Script error: No such module "String".%
19109,199Script error: No such module "String".%
192013,542Script error: No such module "String".%
193016,163Script error: No such module "String".%
194021,266Script error: No such module "String".%
195023,393Script error: No such module "String".%
196020,211Script error: No such module "String".%
197016,077Script error: No such module "String".%
198019,806Script error: No such module "String".%
199017,620Script error: No such module "String".%
200016,395Script error: No such module "String".%
201015,903Script error: No such module "String".%
202014,124Script error: No such module "String".%
2023 (est.)13,640[6]Script error: No such module "String".%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010[11] 2020[12]

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Racial and ethnic composition

Dickenson County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
<templatestyles src="Nobold/styles.css"/>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 15,650 13,691 98.41% 96.93%
Black or African American alone (NH) 51 48 0.32% 0.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 23 22 0.14% 0.16%
Asian alone (NH) 17 12 0.11% 0.08%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 9 12 0.06% 0.08%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 67 254 0.42% 1.80%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86 83 0.54% 0.59%
Total 15,903 14,124 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 14,124. The median age was 46.3 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.0 males age 18 and over.[13][14]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[15]

There were 6,054 households in the county, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[13]

There were 7,344 housing units, of which 17.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 77.4% were owner-occupied and 22.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.1%.[13]

2000 census

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 16,395 people, 6,732 households, and 4,887 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 7,684 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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.

Education

Public high schools

Public middle schools

Public elementary schools

  • Ridgeview Elementary School

Media

Radio station

Law enforcement

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

The Dickenson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Dickenson County, Virginia. When the office was formed in 1880, one person was appointed as the Election Supervisor, Tax Collector, and the Chief Law Enforcement Officer. Now the sheriff is an elected official.[17]

Politics

Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

Communities

Towns

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Notable people

See also

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Dickenson County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".

Template:Geographic Location

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Script error: No such module "navbox".

Template:Authority control

Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Dickenson_County,_Virginia&oldid=4392679"