Lebanon is a town in

Russell County, Virginia Russell County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,781. Its county seat is Lebanon. History On January 2, 1786, Russell County was established from a section of Washington Coun ...

, United States. The population was 3,424 at the 2010 census. It is the

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of Russell County.

History

The town of Lebanon was founded in 1818 as per an effort to create a new county seat for Russell County. The Lebanon Lutheran Church was founded in 1851 by pastor Jacob Scherer.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km²), all of it land.

Climate

The town has a humid subtropical climate (

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''Cfa''). The

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is temperate oceanic due to five months of winter chill (monthly means below 10 °C (50 °F)), abbreviated "Do" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,424 people, 1,507 households, and 884 families living in the town. The

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was 835.1 people per square mile (323.0/km²). There were 1,681 housing units at an average density of 410.0 per square mile (158.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.7%

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, 2.9%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 1,507 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were

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living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 20 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,272, and the median income for a family was $47,708. Males had a median income of $42,404 versus $37,900 for females. The

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for the town was $23,822. About 25.9% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the

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, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Sites in Lebanon listed on the

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include

Blackford Bridge Blackford Bridge, also known as Pucketts Hole Bridge, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge located near Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia Russell County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the p ...

, Carter Hill,

Daugherty's Cave and Breeding Site Daugherty's Cave and Breeding Site is a Native American archaeological site in Russell County, Virginia, near Lebanon. The site includes materials dating from the Early Archaic Period to the time of European contact. Digs at the site have re ...

Samuel Gilmer House The Samuel Gilmer House is a historic house and farm property at 2410 East Main Street, just outside the Lebanon town limits in Russell County, Virginia, United States. It is a two-story brick building, set on a limestone foundation, with a ...

, and

Stephen B. Quillen House The Stephen B. Quillen House is a historic home located at Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia Russell County () is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,781. Its county seat is Lebanon. ...

. Lebanon is the location of the only

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restaurant in the Southern United States, out of four in the country.

References

{{authority control Towns in Russell County, Virginia Towns in Virginia County seats in Virginia