Damascus, Virginia Damascus, Virginia Location of Damascus, Virginia Location of Damascus, Virginia Damascus is a town in Washington County, Virginia, United States.

Damascus is the home of the annual Trail Days festival, and is known as Trail Town USA due to the convergence of four scenic trails in the town, including the Appalachian Trail, U.S.

Bicycle Route 76, The Iron Mountain Trail, and the Virginia Creeper Trail.

Damascus also is on the route of the Daniel Boone Heritage Trail and the Crooked Road Music Heritage Trail.

The Trail Days festival is held around the middle of May each year and draws in excess of 20,000 tourists, making it the biggest single gathering of Appalachian Trail hikers anywhere. During the celebrations Hikers Parade on May 18, 2013, up to 60 citizens were injured when a car hit a crowd of citizens .

There were 484 homeholds out of which 18.2% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 40.7% were married couples residing together, 11.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 17.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town was $19,886, and the median income for a family was $29,250.

About 13.2% of families and 20.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Damascus has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps. "Population Finder: Damascus CDP, Virginia".

Climate Summary for Damascus, Virginia Damascus, Virginia - Trail Town USA (Official Website) Trail Days - Celebrating the Appalachian Trail Virginia Creeper Trail website with an emphasis on Damascus Virginia Towns in Virginia Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Virginia, United States

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