Editing Kenbridge, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Kenbridge, Virginia
|settlement_type          = Town
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Central Kenbridge
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Wanda Morrison
|leader_title1            = Town Manager
|leader_name1             = Tony Matthews
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1908

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|population_as_of         = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1257
|population_density_sq_mi = 519.31

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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|elevation_ft             = 515
|coordinates              = {{coord|36|57|46|N|78|7|37|W|region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 23944
|area_code                = [[Area code 434|434]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 51-41832<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info              = 1495781<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://kenbridgeva.net/}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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|population_est = 1197
|area_total_km2 = 5.97
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|population_density_km2 = 200.47
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'''Kenbridge''' is a town in [[Lunenburg County, Virginia|Lunenburg County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,257 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is in a tobacco farming area. The area is home to noted folk artist Eldridge Bagley. The town is home to the Lunenburg Girls’ Softball league, Lunenburg Lightning Football and Cheerleading league and the United Futbol Soccer league.  There are many quaint shops and boutiques and many family-owned businesses.  Home to Kenbridge Elementary School. Visit www.kenbridgeva.net for information.

==Geography==
Kenbridge is located at {{coord|36|57|46|N|78|7|37|W|type:city}} (36.962805, -78.126896).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 2.0&nbsp;square miles (5.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all  land.

[[Brickland]], the [[Fifth Avenue Historic District (Kenbridge, Virginia)|Fifth Avenue Historic District]], [[Flat Rock (Kenbridge, Virginia)|Flat Rock]], and the [[Jones Farm (Kenbridge, Virginia)|Jones Farm]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 196
|1920= 543
|1930= 753
|1940= 847
|1950= 1176
|1960= 1188
|1970= 1223
|1980= 1352
|1990= 1264
|2000= 1253
|2010= 1257
|estyear=2019
|estimate=1197
|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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,253 people, 529 households, and 320 families living in the town. The population density was 614.6 people per square mile (237.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 579 housing units at an average density of 284.0 per square mile (109.6/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 51.56% White, 44.93% African American, 0.40% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.39%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 529 households 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 35.7% of households were one person and 19.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83.

The age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $26,818, and the median family income  was $38,929. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $18,456 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,386. About 11.4% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.8% of those under age 18 and 18.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==

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{{Lunenburg County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}
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[[Category:Towns in Lunenburg County, Virginia]]