Editing Raven, Virginia

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|official_name            = Raven, Virginia
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'''Raven''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Russell County, Virginia|Russell]] and [[Tazewell County, Virginia|Tazewell]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]]. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census.{{needs update|date=December 2023}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 6.8&nbsp;square miles (17.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
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[[File:Miners walking home. Raven Red Ash Coal Company, No. 2 Mine, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia. - NARA - 541111.jpg|thumb|left|Miners walking home from Raven Red Ash Coal Company, 1946]]
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,593 people, 1,064 households and 774 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|379.5|/sqmi}}. There were 1,219 housing units at an average density of {{convert|178.4|/sqmi}}. The racial make-up of the CDP was 99.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 1,064 households, of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.2% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.88.

23.1% Of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64 and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $19,104 and the median family income was $22,891. Males had a median income of $23,080 and females $19,327. The [[per capita income]] was $10,356. About 16.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.virginia.org/Cities/Raven/ Raven tourism site]

{{Russell County, Virginia}}
{{Tazewell County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Russell County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tazewell County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Coal towns in Virginia]]