Editing Scottsburg, Virginia

{{distinguish|Scottsville, Virginia}}
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'''Scottsburg''' is a town in [[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 119 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5170752| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001):| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 20, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103830/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5170752| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> down from 145 at the 2000 census.

==Geography==
Scottsburg is located in eastern Halifax County at {{coord|36|45|36|N|78|47|26|W|type:city}} (36.759890, -78.790515).<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> [[Virginia State Route 344]] passes through the center of town, leading northwest {{convert|2|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 360 in Virginia|U.S. Route 360]] and southeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to its terminus at [[Staunton River State Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Scottsburg has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9371|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.52%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> Gibson Creek, a tributary of the [[Banister River]], flows north to south through the center of town.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 87
|1890= 297
|1930= 225
|1940= 239
|1950= 222
|1960= 188
|1970= 157
|1980= 335
|1990= 152
|2000= 145
|2010= 119
|estyear=2019
|estimate=128
|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>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 145 people, 56 households, and 39 families living in the town. The population density was 196.0 people per square mile (75.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 86.5 per square mile (33.4/km<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 80.69% White, 16.55% African American, 2.76% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 56 households 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.8% of households were one person and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 30.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median household income was $28,750 and the median family income was $25,938. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,289. There were 13.3% of families and 10.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 8.9% of under eighteens and 19.0% of those over 64.

==References==
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{{Halifax County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}

[[Category:Towns in Halifax County, Virginia]]