Editing Honaker, Virginia

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'''Honaker''' is a town in [[Russell County, Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area.  During [[Dunmore's War]] of 1774 a [[fort]], known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids.

The [[Honaker Commercial Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Honaker is located in the [[Clinch River]] watershed.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.7&nbsp;square miles (4.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 295
|1910= 369
|1920= 755
|1930= 710
|1940= 851
|1950= 847
|1960= 851
|1970= 911
|1980= 1475
|1990= 950
|2000= 945
|2010= 1449
|2020= 1217
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 1,449 people and 684 households. The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were .35% of the population.

There were 684 households in 2010, out of which 23.39% had children under the age of 18 living with them.  The number of vacant housing in Honaker was 5.59%.  In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.95% under the age of 18, 5.94% from 20 to 24, 12.84% from 25 to 34, 19.81% from 35 to 49, 20.63% from 50 to 64, and 17.05% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,969, and the median income for a family was $28,611. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $17,386 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,888. About 20.4% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Events and attractions==
Honaker holds the Honaker [[Eastern Redbud|Redbud]] Festival each spring, when the redbud trees start to bloom,<ref>[http://honakerredbudfest.com/ Honaker Redbud Festival website]</ref> celebrating its status as "Redbud Capital of the World".<ref>Doug Doughty, [http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvafootball/wb/wb/xp-51211 Honaker's favorite son] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120919142015/http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvafootball/wb/wb/xp-51211 |date=September 19, 2012 }}, ''The Roanoke Times'', February 4, 2006</ref> This celebration usually consists of dunk tanks, an array of food vendors, local petting zoos, horse rides, local beauty pageants and Inflatable playgrounds for the children.

The town is currently undergoing a restoration project in order to make a welcome center, shopping and park.  This project is expected to be completed by mid-2020, however nothing has been done.<ref>[http://www.honakerva.com/ Honaker, VA website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/ |date=June 17, 2008 }}</ref>

==Notable People==
*[[Lee Brewster]]
*[[Jordan Stout]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/ Honaker, VA] official website

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[[Category:Towns in Russell County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1772]]
[[Category:1772 establishments in the Colony of Virginia]]