Penhook is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Franklin County,
Virginia
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, United States. The population was 801 at the 2010 census,
up from 726 in 2000. It is part of the
Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
Geography
Penhook is located in eastern Franklin County at (37.004501, −79.628747).
It is bordered to the east by the
Pittsylvania County line and by the Cool Branch arm of
Smith Mountain Lake. The northern edge of the CDP is the center of the
Blackwater River part of the lake, while the northwestern edge follows the Bull Run arm of the lake and then Bull Run itself upstream to
Virginia State Route 40, which runs east–west through the center of the CDP. The southern half of the CDP extends nearly to the
Pigg River The Pigg River is a river in south-west Virginia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean via Albemarle Sound.
The Pigg River rises on Fivemile Mountain in western Franklin County and flows g ...
, an east-flowing tributary of the
Roanoke River. Route 40 leads west to
Rocky Mount, the Franklin County seat, and east to
Gretna at
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington me ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Penhook CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 11.70%, is water.
History
One of the older buildings in Penhook is the
Old Chapel Church
The Old Chapel Church, also known locally as the "Snow Creek Chapel", was built in 1769 as a chapel of ease for the Church of England parish in what is today Penhook, Virginia, United States.
Construction
The chapel was , a frame house with cl ...
, located at 436 Old Chapel Road. This church house, also known as "Snow Creek Chapel", was built as a
chapel of ease
A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church architecture, church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.
Often a chapel of ea ...
by the
Church of England
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, by the Camden vestry, in 1769. In 2017, the Old Chapel Church was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. Gov.
Terry McAuliffe has also deemed the church a “Virginia Treasure,” a designation for ecological, cultural, scenic and recreational assets.
[Hairston, Stacey. 2017]
"18th century church in Penhook added to national register." Franklin News Post, reprinted in the Roanoke Times.
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Demographics
The 2000 census
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population density
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was 65.0 people per square mile (25.1/km2). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 62.2/sq mi (24.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.85% White
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, 18.18% African American
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, 0.28% Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 308 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% 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, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.65.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,278, and the median income for a family was $71,667. Males had a median income of $32,778 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $48,663. About 5.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...
, including 32.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
{{Franklin County, Virginia
Census-designated places in Franklin County, Virginia