Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 16,395. Its county seat is Clintwood.
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.
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Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 16,395. Its county seat is Clintwood.
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.
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 is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.57%) is water.
The county is divided into five supervisor districts: Clintwood, Ervinton, Kenady, Sand Lick, and Willis.
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...
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