Editing Pulaski County, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|330|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|320|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|10|sqmi|km2}} (3.0%) is water. Pulaski County is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite web |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

Pulaski County is the site of [[Claytor Lake State Park]], which is located on [[Claytor Lake]], a {{convert|4500|acre|km2|adj=on}}, {{convert|21|mi|km|adj=on}} long human-made lake on the [[New River (Kanawha River)|New River]] created for a [[hydroelectric]] project of Appalachian Power Company. Claytor Lake State Park, located on the north side of the lake, provides 497 acres of park with camping, cabins, picnic areas, and a swimming beach, as well as a marina. It is named for [[W. Graham Claytor|W. Graham Claytor, Sr.]] (1886–1971) of [[Roanoke, Virginia]], a vice president of Appalachian Power who supervised construction of the [[dam]] and creation of the lake.

Pulaski County has several public boating sites including Harry DeHaven Park, in Allisonia on Rt.639, in Dublin on Rt. 660, and Gatewood Reservoir, a 162-acre water supply impoundment owned by the Town of Pulaski.

=== Adjacent counties / Independent city ===
* [[Bland County, Virginia|Bland County]] – northwest
* [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles County]] – north
* [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery County]] – northeast
* [[Radford, Virginia|City of Radford]] – northeast
* [[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd County]] – southeast
* [[Carroll County, Virginia|Carroll County]] – south
* [[Wythe County, Virginia|Wythe County]] – southwest
'''<big>Law Enforcement</big>'''

Pulaski County Sheriff is Michael W. Worrell, a law enforcement veteran with twenty plus years of service to the citizens of Pulaski County. He is a graduate of Pulaski County High School and Radford University.

===National protected area===
* [[Jefferson National Forest]] (part)

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=VA|US|11}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|99}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|100}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|114}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|9}}