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词条 Honaker, Virginia
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  1. History

  2. Geography

  3. Demographics

  4. Events and attractions

  5. References

  6. External links

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Honaker is a town in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,449 at the 2010 census.

History

Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area. During Dunmore's War of 1774 a fort, known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids.

The Honaker Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[4]

Geography

Honaker is located in the Clinch River watershed.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1900= 295
|1910= 369
|1920= 755
|1930= 710
|1940= 851
|1950= 847
|1960= 851
|1970= 911
|1980= 1475
|1990= 950
|2000= 945
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As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 1449 people and 684 households. The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, 0.20% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were .35% of the population.

There were 684 households 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 for the town was $11,888. About 20.4% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Events and attractions

Honaker holds the Honaker Redbud Festival each spring,[7] celebrating its status as "Redbud Capital of the World".[8]

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.[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Mar 28, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
4. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=March 24, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
7. ^Honaker Redbud Festival website
8. ^Doug Doughty, Honaker's favorite son, The Roanoke Times, February 4, 2006
9. ^Honaker, VA website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/ |date=2008-06-17 }}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/ Honaker, VA] official website
{{Russell County, Virginia}}{{Virginia towns}}{{Virginia}}

3 : Towns in Russell County, Virginia|Populated places established in 1772|1772 establishments in Virginia

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