Editing Boones Mill, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Boones Mill, Virginia
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]

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| map_caption              = Location in the state of [[Virginia]]
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| subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin]]

| government_type          =
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Victor Conner
| established_title        = Town<ref>{{cite web |title=Town of Boones Mill |url=https://www.townofboonesmill.org/council-and-staff |publisher=Town of Boones Mill |access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
| established_date         = 1927

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| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.74
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| area_land_km2            = 1.91
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| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_total         = 259
| pop_est_as_of            = 2025
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| population_est           = 275
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| timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
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| elevation_ft             = 1150
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| postal_code              = 24065
| area_code                = [[Area code 540|540]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 51-08584<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 1492609<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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'''Boones Mill''' is a town in [[Franklin County, Virginia]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Boones Mill, Virginia |url=https://www.townofboonesmill.org/ |access-date=November 28, 2022 |website=www.townofboonesmill.org |language=en}}</ref> The population was 239 in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|last=suburbanstats.org|title=Current Boones Mill, Virginia Population, Demographics and stats in 2020, 2019.|url=https://suburbanstats.org/population/virginia/how-many-people-live-in-Boones-Mill|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=SuburbanStats.org|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5108584| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boones Mill town, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 19, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 285 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==
Boones Mill was incorporated in 1927. It was previously known as "Boone Mill"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://d1fn1xzknil967.cloudfront.net/84/81/c7/07/8481c7078824db84e76107f6ef4d1c3c |title=1940 United States of America Census |year=1940 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |page=1 |access-date=April 5, 2012}}</ref> and "Boon Mill".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/286873631450447/photos/pb.286873631450447.-2207520000.1407916242./292428850894925/?type=1&theater|title=Log In or Sign Up to View|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> The town is named after Jacob Boon who operated a mill in the town.

The [[Boones Mill Depot]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Nearby historic sites include [[Bowman Farm]], [[Cahas Mountain Rural Historic District]], [[Jubal A. Early House]], and [[Piedmont Mill Historic District]].

==Geography==
Boones Mill is located in northern Franklin County at {{coord|37|6|56|N|79|57|14|W|type:city}} (37.115462, -79.953966),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along [[U.S. Route 220]] at the southern base of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]]. US 220 leads north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Rocky Mount, Virginia|Rocky Mount]], the Franklin County seat.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town lies in the valley of [[Maggodee Creek]], a southeastward-flowing tributary of the [[Blackwater River (Roanoke River)|Blackwater River]], part of the [[Roanoke River]] watershed. Murray Knob, elevation {{convert|2286|ft}}, rises {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the north on the crest of the Blue Ridge, and the eastern end of Cahas Mountain, at {{convert|2992|ft}}, is 2 miles to the west.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1930 = 352
| 1940 = 377
| 1950 = 335
| 1960 = 371
| 1970 = 363
| 1980 = 344
| 1990 = 
| 2000 = 285
| 2010 = 239
| estyear = 2020
| estimate = 259
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Boones Mill is part of the [[Roanoke metropolitan area|Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 259 people.

There were 131 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. Of all households, 34.4% were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 97.4 men.

The median income for a household in the town was $39,688, and the median income for a family was $44,821. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $23,542 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,795. About 3.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.6% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.townofboonesmill.org/ Town of Boones Mill]

{{Franklin County, Virginia}}
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[[Category:Towns in Franklin County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]