Editing Clinchco, Virginia

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'''Clinchco''' is a town in [[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The town, formerly known as '''Moss''', was named for both the [[Clinchfield Railroad]] and the Clinchfield Coal Corporation.<ref name="VApn">{{cite book|last1=Hanson|first1=Raus McDill|title=Virginia Place Names: Derivations, Historical Uses|date=1969|publisher=McClure Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mi8SAAAAYAAJ&q=Clinchco}}</ref> The population was 337 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5117504| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clinchco town, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 13, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5117504| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 424 at the 2000 census. The Clinchco post office was established in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Dickinson |title=Dickenson County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=September 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111045/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Dickinson |archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Clinchco is located in north-central Dickenson County at {{coord|37|9|45|N|82|21|36|W|type:city}} (37.162466, &minus;82.359951).<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> The town is situated in the valley of the [[McClure River]], a northeast-flowing tributary of the [[Russell Fork]], part of the [[Levisa Fork]]/[[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]] system leading north to the [[Ohio River]]. Virginia State Routes [[Virginia State Route 63|63]] and [[Virginia State Route 83|83]] run through the center of town. VA 83 leads northeast (downriver) {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Haysi, Virginia|Haysi]], while VA 63 follows a ridge route that takes {{convert|10|mi|0}} to reach Haysi. The two highways run south (upriver) together {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Fremont, Virginia|Fremont]]. [[St. Paul, Virginia|St. Paul]] is {{convert|29|mi}} south of Clinchco via VA 63, and [[Pound, Virginia|Pound]] is {{convert|20|mi}} west via VA 83.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Clinchco has a total area of {{convert|7.35|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.26|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 424
|2010= 337
|estyear=2019
|estimate=294
|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>
}}
[[File:Clinchco-Town-Hall-va.jpg|thumb|Clinchco Town Hall]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 424 people, 189 households, and 113 families in the town. The population density was 153.8 people per square mile (59.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 82.0 per square mile (31.6/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 90.57% White, 8.96% African American, 0.24% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 189 households 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 37.0% of households were one person and 18.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.00.

The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median household income was $18,393 and the median family income  was $23,750. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,257. About 26.0% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Darrell "Shifty" Powers]], [[World War II]] ([[D-day]]) veteran, Company E ("[[E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)|Easy Company]]"), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division (portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]''). Powers described his hometown thus:

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|text = Picture a bunch of mountains all grouped together with narrow, winding roads lacing through them. Clinchco's a little speck by the side of one of those roads, far in the southwest tip of the triangle of Virginia.<ref>{{cite book| last=Brotherton| first=Marcus| title=Shifty's War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers| year=2011| publisher=Penguin| location=New York| isbn=9780425240977}}</ref> 
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==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.  The [[Köppen Climate Classification|Köppen Climate System]] describes the weather as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]], and uses the abbreviation ''Cfa''.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=808144&cityname=Clinchco%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Clinchco, Virginia]</ref>

==References==
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{{Dickenson County, Virginia}}
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[[Category:Towns in Dickenson County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]
[[Category:Coal towns in Virginia]]