Editing Troutdale, Virginia

{{Distinguish|Troutville, Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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|official_name            = Troutdale, Virginia
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Grayson County, Virginia|Grayson]]

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|population_total         = 140 {{decrease}}
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|area_code                = [[Area code 276|276]]
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'''Troutdale''' is a town in [[Grayson County, Virginia|Grayson County]], [[Virginia]], United States.<ref name="gnis"/> The population was 140 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>

==Geography==
Troutdale is located at {{coord|36|42|3|N|81|26|41|W|type:city}} (36.700963, -81.444823).<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 3.1&nbsp;square miles (8.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Climate==
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Troutdale has a [[marine west coast climate]], abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=745844&cityname=Trout+Dale%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Troutdale, Virginia]</ref>

== History ==
Troutdale was chartered as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1906 and remains an incorporated town with a council and mayor. The Troutdale town limit is a circle of 1 mile radius. In 1930, Carrie Wright was elected as mayor, possibly the first female mayor in Virginia.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 431
|1920= 636
|1930= 357
|1940= 334
|1950= 250
|1960= 273
|1970= 209
|1980= 248
|1990= 196
|2000= 1230
|2010= 178
|2020= 140
|estyear=2021
|estimate=140
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|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>
}}
The original [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] listed Troutdale with a population of 1,230, a very sharp increase from 192 in [[United States Census, 1990|1990]]. This, and the similarly anomalous figure of 30.89% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|black American]] population, was the result of a tabulation error in which much of the population of [[Wise County, Virginia|Wise County]]'s correctional facilities were counted as Troutdale residents. [https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/notes/cqr-va.pdf census revision]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,230 people, 79 households, and 56 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 395.5 inhabitants per square mile (152.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 35.7 per square mile (13.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 67.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 30.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.81% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.08% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 79 households, out of which 21.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $24,258 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,139. About 3.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Event==
The Troutdale Fire Department sponsors "Troutdale Days" on the second Saturday of August each year, including a parade, contests, entertainment, and food.

==Notable person==
*The American writer [[Sherwood Anderson]] lived here during the summers from 1927 and full-time in his later years. His [[Ripshin Farm]] has been designated as a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1165&ResourceType=Building|title=Ripshin Farm|access-date=April 16, 2008|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606154607/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1165&ResourceType=Building|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>

==Further reading==
* {{cite book
|author=Fussell, Fred C.
|id=080785459X
|publisher=North Carolina Folklife Institute
|title=Blue Ridge Music Trails: Finding a Place in the Circle
|year=2003}}
* {{cite book
|author=Clayton, Ed
|title=A History of Troutdale Virginia: Living In the Land of the Rhododendron, the Balsam Tree, and the Mountain Trout
|year=2016}}
* {{cite book
|author=David Combs
|publisher=Waldenhouse Publishers, Inc.
|title=Troutdale Boy: The story of a correctional worker from Appalachia
|year=2014}}

==References==
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{{Grayson County, Virginia}}
{{Virginia towns}}
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[[Category:Towns in Grayson County, Virginia]]