Editing Clintwood, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Clintwood, Virginia
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "The county seat of Virginia's baby"<ref>[http://www.townofclintwood.com Town of Clintwood official website]</ref>

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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson]]

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| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = [[Danny Lambert]]
| leader_title1            = Sheriff
| leader_name1             = Jeremy Fleming
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1414
| population_density_sq_mi = 617.31

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| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;5
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| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 1755
| coordinates              = {{coord|37|9|0|N|82|27|24|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 24228
| area_code                = [[Area code 276|276]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 51-17552<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1498468<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>
| website                  = {{URL|www.townofclintwood.com}}
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 2019
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| population_est           = 1284
| area_total_km2           = 5.39
| area_land_km2            = 5.39
| area_water_km2           = 0.01
| population_density_km2   = 238.37
| founder                  = [[John Wesley Mullins Jr]]
}}

'''Clintwood''' is a town in [[Dickenson County, Virginia|Dickenson County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,377 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Clintwood_town,_Virginia?g=160XX00US5117552 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Dickenson County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

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 States of America|Confederate]] officer in the [[37th Virginia Infantry|37th Virginia Infantry Regiment]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Tennis|first=Joe|title=Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=noiiZPTGk9IC&pg=PA6|year=2004|publisher=The Overmountain Press|isbn=978-1-57072-256-1|page=6}}</ref>

==History==
Clintwood, Virginia was founded in 1829 by [[Holly Creek John|John "Holly Creek John" Mullins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://townofclintwood.com/history-gov |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=Town of Clintwood |language=en-US}}</ref>  In June 1948, the town of Clintwood elected an all-female town council for the period from 1948 to 1950. The "[[Petticoat government (phrase)|Petticoat Government]]", as it was nicknamed, implemented change in many areas, including cleanup of the town, eliminating parking problems, organizing a systematic garbage disposal system, eliminating several traffic hazards, organizing the town's fire department, and purchasing a fire truck. The "Petticoat Government" received the attention of [[Lady Astor]], a member of the British Parliament who expressed a desire to visit Clintwood to see how the experiment was going. The town was also featured in broadcasts by the [[Voice of America]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Little |first1=Herb |title=Virginia Town's Males Vote in Petticoat Rule 
 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25556881/virginia_towns_males_vote_in_petticoat/ 
 |access-date=November 20, 2018 |work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |date=June 27, 1948 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120142649/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25556881/virginia_towns_males_vote_in_petticoat/ |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |location=Asheville, North Carolina |page=2-B |via=[[newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Short| first=Martha| title=Petticoat Government| date=February 14, 2000 | url=http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/petticoat.html | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612003123/http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mtnties/petticoat.html |archive-date=June 12, 2008 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Clintwood is located in northwestern Dickenson County at {{Coord|37|9|0|N|82|27|24|W|type:city}} (37.150054, −82.456698).<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> [[Virginia State Route 83]] passes through the town, leading east {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Clinchco, Virginia|Clinchco]] and west {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Pound, Virginia|Pound]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Clintwood has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clintwood town, Virginia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5117552 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071034/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5117552 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Climate===
Owing to its altitude, Clintwood has an [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfb'').

{{Weather box 
| location = Clintwood, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present)
| single line = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high F = 76
| Feb record high F = 78
| Mar record high F = 85
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 92
| Jun record high F = 97
| Jul record high F = 97
| Aug record high F = 95
| Sep record high F = 94
| Oct record high F = 89
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 73
| year record high F = 97
| Jan high F = 42.5
| Feb high F = 46.5
| Mar high F = 55.9
| Apr high F = 67.5
| May high F = 74.1
| Jun high F = 79.5
| Jul high F = 81.8
| Aug high F = 80.7
| Sep high F = 75.9
| Oct high F = 66.4
| Nov high F = 55.4
| Dec high F = 45.5
| year high F = 64.3
| Jan mean F = 32.1
| Feb mean F = 35.3
| Mar mean F = 42.7
| Apr mean F = 52.5
| May mean F = 60.9
| Jun mean F = 67.7
| Jul mean F = 71.2
| Aug mean F = 70.3
| Sep mean F = 64.3
| Oct mean F = 53.1
| Nov mean F = 42.6
| Dec mean F = 35.4
| year mean F = 52.3
| Jan low F = 21.7
| Feb low F = 24.1
| Mar low F = 29.4
| Apr low F = 37.6
| May low F = 47.8
| Jun low F = 55.9
| Jul low F = 60.7
| Aug low F = 59.9
| Sep low F = 52.8
| Oct low F = 39.9
| Nov low F = 29.7
| Dec low F = 25.3
| year low F = 40.4
| Jan record low F = −19
| Feb record low F = −23
| Mar record low F = 0
| Apr record low F = 18
| May record low F = 28
| Jun record low F = 36
| Jul record low F = 45
| Aug record low F = 41
| Sep record low F = 31
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 8
| Dec record low F = −4
| year record low F = −23
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.72
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.91
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.42
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.56
| May precipitation inch = 4.94
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.12
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.31
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.06
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.25
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.83
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.80
| Dec precipitation inch = 4.25
| year precipitation inch = 49.17
| Jan snow inch = 11.5
| Feb snow inch = 10.5
| Mar snow inch = 6.6
| Apr snow inch = 0.8
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.3
| Nov snow inch = 1.1
| Dec snow inch = 7.6
| year snow inch = 38.4
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 15.5
| Feb precipitation days = 14.8
| Mar precipitation days = 14.8
| Apr precipitation days = 13.5
| May precipitation days = 14.9
| Jun precipitation days = 14.3
| Jul precipitation days = 14.2
| Aug precipitation days = 12.0
| Sep precipitation days = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days = 10.5
| Nov precipitation days = 11.8
| Dec precipitation days = 14.9
| year precipitation days = 160.8
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 7.7
| Feb snow days = 6.7
| Mar snow days = 4.2
| Apr snow days = 0.9
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.2
| Nov snow days = 1.7
| Dec snow days = 5.4
| year snow days = 26.8
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=rlx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00441825&format=pdf
| title = Station: Clintwood 1W, VA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 28, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 255
|1910= 342
|1920= 400
|1930= 729
|1940= 1106
|1950= 1366
|1960= 1400
|1970= 1320
|1980= 1369
|1990= 1542
|2000= 1549
|2010= 1414
|estyear=2019
|estimate=1284
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,549 people, 672 households, and 426 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|812.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 756 housing units at an average density of {{convert|396.3|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.97% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.52% of the population.

There were 672 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,663, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $29,844 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,323. About 16.0% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
* Ridgeview High School (Grades 9 – 12)
* Ridgeview Middle School (Grades 6 – 8)
* Dickenson Center for Education and Research
* Dickenson County Career Center

==Industry==
*Serco North America
*Range Resources 
*Dickenson Research and Education Center (many businesses also have offices here)
*Appalachian Power
*Marty Materials

==Recreation==
*Bear Pen Recreation Area (includes pool, park, picnic shelters, walking track, field for activities, and Pound River)
*Cranes Nest River and Recreation/Camping Area (includes fishing spots, multiple playgrounds, campground with RV sites, and walking/biking/horseback riding trails)

==Area attractions==
* [[Breaks Interstate Park]]
* [[John W. Flanagan Dam and Reservoir]]
* [[Ralph Stanley Museum]]
* Birch Knob Tower
* Jettie Baker Center
* Dickenson County Historical Society
* [[Cranes Nest River]] and camping/recreation area
* Jefferson National Forest
* [[Dickenson County Courthouse]]
* Dickenson County Art Center & Gallery
* Mountain Music Festival
* Dickenson County Visitor Center & Dr. Phipps Museum
* Phipps Family Memorial Park

==Notable people==
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist [[Mark Linkous]] (Sparklehorse) has family ties to Clintwood, and for a short time called Clintwood home.

[[Justin Hamilton (safety)|Justin Hamilton]] was a former star at [[Clintwood High School]], defensive back for the Virginia Tech Hokies and former member of the National Football League's [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Washington Redskins]] football organizations.

Bluegrass musician [[Ralph Stanley]] was from Dickenson County and lived on Sandy Ridge in the mountains that surround Clintwood. A museum honoring his musical legacy is located in the historic district of downtown.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Clintwood, Virginia}}
*[http://www.townofclintwood.com Town of Clintwood official website]

{{Dickenson County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}
{{Virginia}}
{{Virginia county seats and independent cities}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dickenson County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]
[[Category:County seats in Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1829]]
[[Category:1829 establishments in Virginia]]