Breaks, Virginia | |
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 Breaks | |
  Breaks  Breaks | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′45″N 82°16′52″W / 37.29583°N 82.28111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Buchanan Dickenson |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-09400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494190 |
Breaks is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.[1] A small portion of the CDP is in Dickenson County. Breaks is located very close to the Kentucky border and is east of Breaks Interstate Park. Breaks gets its name in reference to the "break" in Pine Mountain, a mountain range that spans along the Kentucky-Virginia border and ends near the community of Breaks.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 144.[3]
It was in Breaks that U.S. Senator George Allen called S. R. Sidarth, a volunteer for the Jim Webb campaign and an Indian American, a macaca. This started a controversy that gained national attention.[citation needed]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breaks
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 16.
- ^ "Breaks CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.