Boones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 239 in 2018, down from 285 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Boones Mill was incorporated in 1927. It was previously known as "Boone Mill" and "Boon Mill". The town is named after Jacob Boon who operated a mill in the town. The

Boones Mill Depot The Boones Mill Depot is a historic railroad station building at Digby Greene Road and Depot Drive in Boones Mill, Virginia. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, covered with a gabled roof whose eaves extend well beyond the building. Its ex ...

is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby historic sites include Bowman Farm,

Cahas Mountain Rural Historic District Cahas Mountain Rural Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located near Boones Mill, Virginia, Boones Mill, Franklin County, Virginia. It encompasses 33 contributing buildings, 10 contributing sites ...

Jubal A. Early House Jubal A. Early House, also known as the Jubal A. Early Homeplace and Archeological Site, is a historic home and archaeological site located near Boones Mill, Franklin County, Virginia. The original dwelling was built in the first decade of the 1 ...

, and

Piedmont Mill Historic District The Piedmont Mill Historic District encompasses a historic 19th-century grist mill complex at 1709 Alean Road in rural Franklin County, Virginia. Located between Wirtz and Burnt Chimney on the banks of Maggodee Creek, it includes an 1866 mill ...

Geography

Boones Mill is located in northern Franklin County at (37.115462, -79.953966), along U.S. Route 220 at the southern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. US 220 leads north to Roanoke and south to Rocky Mount, the Franklin County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. The town is in the valley of

Maggodee Creek Maggodee Creek is a creek in Franklin County in the United States state of Virginia. The creek is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Blackwater River, part of the Roanoke River watershed. The creek is located in the Blue Ridge, Piedmont, and ...

, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Blackwater River, part of the Roanoke River watershed. Murray Knob, elevation , rises to the north on the crest of the Blue Ridge, and the eastern end of Cahas Mountain, at , is 2 miles to the west.

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 259 people. There were 131 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. Of all households, 34.4% were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.82. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 97.4 men. The median income for a household in the town was $39,688, and the median income for a family was $44,821. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $23,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,795. About 3.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.6% of those 65 or over.

References

External links

* http://www.townofboonesmill.org/ * https://www.townofboonesmill.org/history {{Authority control Towns in Franklin County, Virginia Towns in Virginia