Clintwood, Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Clintwood | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: "The county seat of Virginia's baby"[1] | |
 Location of Clintwood, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°9′0″N 82°27′24″W / 37.15000°N 82.45667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Dickenson |
| Founded by | John Wesley Mullins Jr |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danny Lambert |
| • Sheriff | Jeremy Fleming |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2) |
| • Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,755 ft (535 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,414 |
• Estimate (2019)[3] | 1,284 |
| • Density | 617.31/sq mi (238.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24228 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-17552[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498468[5] |
| Website | www |
Clintwood is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2020 census.[6] It is the county seat of Dickenson County.[7]
Although originally called "Holly Creek" after a small stream that runs through the town, it was later named "Clintwood" after Major Henry Clinton Wood, a Confederate officer in the 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment.[8]
- ^ Town of Clintwood official website
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUsewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.