Edinburg is a town in

Shenandoah County Shenandoah County (formerly Dunmore County) is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 44,186. Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virgin ...

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, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2010 census.

History

The Bowman-Zirkle Farm, Campbell Farm, Clem-Kagey Farm, Edinburg Historic District,

Edinburg Mill Edinburg Mill is a grist mill in Edinburg, Virginia. The three-story wood-framed building stands on Stony Creek, set on a limestone basement. A working mill until 1978, the original structure was built in 1848 by the Grandstaff family. It replaced ...

, Dr. Christian Hockman House, Lantz Mill, and John Miley Maphis House are listed on the

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. Before becoming incorporated in 1852, Edinburg was also previously known by the names of Shryock and Stony Creek. The name "Shryock" was used by Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1825 to describe Edinburg as he passed through the Shenandoah Valley.

Geography

Edinburg is located at (38.822558, −78.565362). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

Transportation

U.S. Route 11 is the main road passing through Edinburg, serving as Main Street.

Virginia State Route 185 State Route 185 (SR 185) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Stoney Creek Boulevard, the state highway runs from SR 675 and SR 686 near Edinburg east to U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in Edinburg. SR 185 serves as a conne ...

connects US 11 to Interstate 81, which travels north–south just west of the town limits.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, 813 people, 385 households, and 220 families resided in the town. The

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was 1,103.2 people per square mile (424.2/km²). There were 425 housing units at an average density of 576.7 per square mile (221.7/km²). The

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of the town was 93.97% White, 0.12% African American, 0.37% Native American, 3.69% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.73% of the population. Of 385 households, 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were not families. About 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.71. In the town, the population was distributed as 18.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,655, and the median income for a family was $37,986. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $18,021 for females. The

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for the town was $18,993. About 5.4% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Authority control Towns in Shenandoah County, Virginia Towns in Virginia U.S. Route 11