Clintwood, Virginia Clintwood, Virginia Official seal of Clintwood, Virginia Motto: "The governmental center of county of Virginia's baby" Location of Clintwood, Virginia Location of Clintwood, Virginia County Dickenson Clintwood is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.
The populace was 1,414 at the 2010 census, with an estimated populace of 1,343 in 2014. It is the governmental center of county of Dickenson County. Although originally called "Holly Creek" after a small stream that runs through the town, it was later titled "Clintwood" after Major Henry Clinton Wood, a Confederate officer in the 37th Virginia Infantry Regiment. Clintwood is positioned in northwestern Dickenson County at 37 9 0 N 82 27 24 W (37.150054, 82.456698). Virginia State Route 83 passes through the town, dominant east 11 miles (18 km) to Clinchco and west 9 miles (14 km) to Pound.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Clintwood has a total region of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land. Dickenson County Courthouse Dickenson County Art Center & Gallery Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce Dickenson County Visitor's Center & Dr.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 16.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 16.0% of families and 21.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
In June 1948, the town of Clintwood was featured in headlines and broadcasts around the world for the election of an all-female town council.
The women, Minnie "Sis" Miller, Buena Smith, Marian Shortt, Kate Friend, Ida Cunningham and Ferne Skeen, were voted for to serve the town of Clintwood from 1948 50.
The "Petticoat Government", as it was nicknamed, implemented change in many areas, including cleanup of the town in a several campaigns, eliminating parking problems, organizing a systematic garbage disposal fitness and eliminating a several traffic hazards as well as organizing the town's fire department and purchasing a fire truck.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) has family ties to Clintwood, and for a short time called Clintwood home.
Although Linkous was born near Arlington, Virginia, his mother and father were originally from Clintwood before moving to northern Virginia in the mid-1960s.
The family moved back to Dickenson County, in particular Clintwood, amid the early 1970s.
Justin Hamilton was a former star at Clintwood High School, defensive back for the Virginia Tech Hokies and former member of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins football organizations.
Bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley is from Dickenson County and lives on Sandy Ridge in the mountain peaks that surround Clintwood.
Americana/Indie/Appalachian band Foddershock call Clintwood home, and their studio is positioned in the Blowing Rock section of Dickenson County, at the base of Birch Knob.
Dickenson County Career Center Kids Central & Dickenson County Child Care Center Dickenson County Behavioral Health Services DCWIN (Dickenson County Wireless Integrated Network) Town of Clintwood official website a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clintwood town, Virginia".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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