Dickenson County, Virginia

Dickenson County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 16,395. Its is.

History
Dickenson County, formed in from parts of, , and , is Virginia's youngest county. It was named for William J. Dickenson, delegate to the from Russell County, 1859-1861, 1865-1867, and 1877-1882.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 864 (334 ). 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

 * - northeast
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,395 people, 6,732 households, and 4,887 families residing in the county. The 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%, 0.35% or , 0.12% , 0.07% , 0.05% from , and 0.45% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $12,822. About 16.90% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 26.80% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over.

Public High Schools

 * Clintwood High School,
 * Ervinton High School,
 * Haysi High School,

Famous Citizens

 * and, bluegrass musicians
 * , NFL player for
 * Darryl "Shifty" C. Powers,  veteran, Company E ("") 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division


 * 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