Editing Highland County, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 4227
|1860= 4319
|1870= 4151
|1880= 5164
|1890= 5352
|1900= 5647
|1910= 5317
|1920= 4931
|1930= 4525
|1940= 4875
|1950= 4069
|1960= 3221
|1970= 2529
|1980= 2937
|1990= 2635
|2000= 2536
|2010= 2321
|2020= 2232
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Highland County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Highland County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51091&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Highland County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51091&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,284
|2,132
|98.41%
|95.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|6
|2
|0.26%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|4
|1
|0.17%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4
|6
|0.17%
|0.27%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|8
|0.00%
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|5
|47
|0.22%
|2.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18
|35
|0.78%
|1.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,321'''
|'''2,232'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,321 people, making it the least populous county in Virginia. The county was the fifth least populous county east of the Mississippi River and the 115th least populous county in the entire United States.<ref name="countystats">{{cite web|title=County Totals Datasets: Population, Population Change and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|publisher=United States Census Bureau|format=CSV|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/counties/totals/2012/files/CO-EST2012-Alldata.csv|access-date=January 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403075124/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/counties/totals/2012/files/CO-EST2012-Alldata.csv|archive-date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>  There were 1,081 households and 721 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5.59|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,837 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4.42|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.2% from two or more races. 0.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="GR8" />  The ancestry of the population was 30.5% [[Germans|German]], 16.4% [[Americans|American]], 14.5% [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]], 11.6% [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.3% [[English people|English]], and 4.8% [[French people|French]]. The remainder of the population was split among twelve other different countries of mostly European origin, all of which accounted for less than 100 people each.<ref name="census-social">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=DP02. Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=December 26, 2013|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

There were 1,081 households, out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.60.<ref name="GR8" />

In the county, the population was spread out, with 14.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 38.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.<ref name="GR8" />

The median income for a household in the county was $63,636, and the median income for a family was $76,566. Males had a median income of $53,704 versus $41,720 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $33,326. About 7.8% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR8" />

The religious makeup of Highland County is composed mainly of [[Protestant]] [[Christianity|Christian]] denominations. According to a 2010 study, 60.8% of the population claimed adherence to a religious group. The largest denomination in 2010 was the [[United Methodist Church]] with 709 members, or 30.5% of the population, followed by the [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)|Presbyterians]] and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational Christians]], each with 219 members or 9.4% of the population. 132 people, or 5.7% of the population were members of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]. The remaining 5.5% of the population adhering to a religious group was composed of the [[Church of the Brethren]], the [[Church of God of Prophecy]], the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]], and the [[Baháʼí Faith]], each having less than one hundred members.<ref name="arda">{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/51/rcms2010_51091_county_name_2010.asp|title=County Membership Report: Highland County, Virginia|publisher=The Association of Religion Data Archives|access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>  The United Methodist Church held 50.2% of those claiming adherence to a particular religious organization, the ninth highest such rate for the United Methodist Church among all counties in the United States.<ref name="ASARB">{{cite web|title=2010 U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study - Links and Rankings (All Years)|publisher=Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies|url=http://www.rcms2010.org/compare.php|year=2010|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110053208/http://www.rcms2010.org/compare.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>