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Honaker 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 Cou ...
, United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2020 census.


History

Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area. During
Dunmore's War Lord Dunmore's War, also known as Dunmore's War, was a brief conflict in the fall of 1774 between the British Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and Mingo in the trans-Appalachia region of the colony south of the Ohio River. Broadly, the war in ...
of 1774 a
fort A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...
, known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids. The Honaker Commercial Historic District was listed on the
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in 2009.


Geography

Honaker is located in the
Clinch River The Clinch River is a river that flows southwest for more than through the Great Appalachian Valley in the U.S. states of Virginia and Tennessee, gathering various tributaries, including the Powell River, before joining the Tennessee River in ...
watershed. According to the
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, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), all land.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,449 people and 684 households. The racial makeup of the town was 98.83%
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, 0.20%
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, 0.28% Native American, and 0.69% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were .35% of the population. There were 684 households in 2010, out of which 23.39% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The number of vacant housing in Honaker was 5.59%. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.95% under the age of 18, 5.94% from 20 to 24, 12.84% from 25 to 34, 19.81% from 35 to 49, 20.63% from 50 to 64, and 17.05% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in the town was $22,969, and the median income for a family was $28,611. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $17,386 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $11,888. About 20.4% of families and 27.2% 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 ...
, including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.


Events and attractions

Honaker holds the Honaker
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Festival each spring, when the redbud trees start to bloom, celebrating its status as "Redbud Capital of the World". This celebration usually consists of dunk tanks, an array of food vendors, local petting zoos, horse rides, local beauty pageants and Inflatable playgrounds for the children. The town is currently undergoing a restoration project in order to make a welcome center, shopping and park. This project is expected to be completed by mid-2020, however nothing has been done.Honaker, VA website


Notable People

* Jordan Stout


References


External links


Honaker, VA
official website {{authority control Towns in Russell County, Virginia Towns in Virginia Populated places established in 1772 1772 establishments in the Colony of Virginia