Editing Dublin, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Dublin, Virginia
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = Dublin
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| image_caption      = The Old Train Station in Dublin, Virginia, which is now used as an area for businesses.
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]]

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| population_total   = 2682
| population_density_sq_mi = 1914.07

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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 24084
| area_code          = [[Area code 540|540]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 51-23648<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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| website            = [http://www.dublintown.org/ Official website]
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'''Dublin''' is a town in [[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 2,682 as of the 2020 Decennial Census. It is part of the [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]]&ndash;[[Christiansburg, Virginia|Christiansburg]] [[Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

The town was named after [[Dublin]] in [[Ireland]]. A local legend says that the town was named after New Dublin Presbyterian Church, which was in turn named after Dublin, Ireland.

The town is located near the site of the Volvo Group Trucks Operations New River Valley Cab and Vehicle Assembly plant,<ref name=Assemblyplant>{{cite web|title=Assembly Plant New River Valley|url=https://www.volvotrucks.us/about-volvo/facilities/nrv-assembly-plant/|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Volvo Trucks USA|quote=“... New River Valley assembly plant ... is the largest Volvo truck manufacturing facility in the world... [and] produces all Volvo trucks sold in North America...”}}</ref> and near the KORONA Candles Inc. factory. The New River Valley Regional Jail is located in Dublin, Virginia, and it serves the counties of Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, and the City of Radford, VA.

==History==
[[Back Creek Farm]], [[Belle-Hampton]], [[Dublin Historic District]], [[Fairview District Home]], [[Haven B. Howe House]], [[New Dublin Presbyterian Church]], [[Rockwood (Dublin, Virginia)|Rockwood]], and [[Spring Dale (Dublin, Virginia)|Spring Dale]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dublin is located at {{coord|37|6|11|N|80|41|5|W|type:city}} (37.103114, &minus;80.684702).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.4&nbsp; square miles (3.7&nbsp; km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

==Economy==
The [[Volvo Trucks#North America|Volvo Trucks North America]] New River Valley plant just outside Dublin is the largest Volvo truck plant in the world, currently employing close to 3,000 people and building multiple models of heavy-duty trucks. The New River Valley plant began manufacturing a battery-powered VNR Electric truck model in early 2021.<ref name=Assemblyplant/><ref>Andrews, Kate. [https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/volvo-electric-trucks-to-be-produced-at-nrv-plant-in-early-2021/?oly_enc_id=8808I1438578F1S&fbclid=IwAR1e8CvDUkBaCSp2IR2Rlh2CztLuLpF2zOOV1DfUGxtORbtHE_iRJ4RSwN4 Volvo electric trucks to be produced at NRV plant in early 2021.] Virginia Business, December 3, 2020.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 285
| 1910 = 350
| 1920 = 395
| 1930 = 443
| 1940 = 576
| 1950 = 1313
| 1960 = 1427
| 1970 = 1653
| 1980 = 2368
| 1990 = 2012
| 2000 = 2288
| 2010 = 2534
| 2020 = 2682
| 2020n = 
| estyear = 2019
| estimate = 2584
| 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 2,288 people, 911 households, and 538 families living in the town. .

[[Population density]] was 1,607.1 people per square mile (622.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 969 housing units at an average density of 680.6 per square mile (263.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 88.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.57% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 911 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,831, and the median income for a family was $37,100. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $23,936 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,224. About 16.5% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.  Dublin is central to Claytor Lake, Radford, and Pulaski.

==Notable people==
* [[Jim Brillheart]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Gary Clark (American football)|Gary Clark]], four-time [[Pro Bowl]] [[wide receiver]] for [[Washington Redskins]] (1985–1992) [[Phoenix Cardinals]] (1993–1994) and [[Miami Dolphins]] (1995)
* [[Shayne Graham]], [[Cincinnati Bengals]] [[kicker (American football)|kicker]].
* [[Ikey Robinson|Ikey 'Banjo' Robinson]], early jazz banjoist and singer

==See also==
* [[List of Irish place names in other countries]]
* [[New River Community College]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.claytorlakeonline.com/ Claytor Lake Online Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014010708/http://www.claytorlakeonline.com/ |date=October 14, 2007 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060822091740/http://ourtowndublin.com/ Dublin Community Website]

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[[Category:Irish-American culture in Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Pulaski County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]
[[Category:Blacksburg–Christiansburg metropolitan area]]
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