Craig County, Virginia

Craig County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,190.[1] Its county seat is New Castle.[2]

Craig County
U.S. county
Craig County Courthouse in New Castle
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°29′N 80°13′W
Country United States
State Virginia
Founded1851
Named forRobert Craig
SeatNew Castle
Largest townNew Castle
Area
 • Total331 sq mi (860 km2)
 • Land330 sq mi (900 km2)
 • Water1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,190
 • Estimate 
(2018)
5,064
 • Density16/sq mi (6.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district9th
Websitewww.craigcountyva.gov

Craig County is part of the Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Nestled in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, Craig County was named for Robert Craig, a 19th-century Virginia congressman. Formed from parts of Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) counties in 1851, Craig was later enlarged with several subsequent additions from neighboring counties.

The secluded, mountainous New Castle community, the county seat, has one of the commonwealth's antebellum court complexes, including a porticoed courthouse built in 1851. Craig Healing Springs, a collection of well-preserved early-20th-century resort buildings representative of the architecture of Virginia's more modest mountain spas, is located here.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 330.6 square miles (856.3 km2), of which 329.5 square miles (853.4 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.3%) is water.[3]

Adjacent counties

National protected area
  • Jefferson National Forest (part)

Major highways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18603,553—
18702,942−17.2%
18803,79429.0%
18903,8351.1%
19004,29311.9%
19104,7119.7%
19204,100−13.0%
19303,562−13.1%
19403,7695.8%
19503,452−8.4%
19603,356−2.8%
19703,5245.0%
19803,94812.0%
19904,37210.7%
20005,09116.4%
20105,1901.9%
Est. 20185,064[4]−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790–1960[6] 1900–1990[7]
1990–2000[8] 2010–2013[1]

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 5,091 people, 2,060 households, and 1,507 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 2,554 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.94% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,060 households out of which 30.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 26.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,314, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $26,713 versus $21,337 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,322. About 6.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Board of Supervisors
  • Craig City District: Rusty Zimmerman
  • Craig Creek District: Casey McKenzie
  • New Castle District: Jesse Spence (Vice Chair)
  • Potts Mountain District: Carl Bailey
  • Simmonsville District: Martha Murphy (Chair)[10]

Constitutional officers
  • Clerk of the Circuit Court: Sharon P. Oliver (I)
  • Commissioner of the Revenue: Elizabeth Huffman (I)
  • Commonwealth's Attorney: Thaddeus R. Cox (I)
  • Sheriff: Trevor Craddock (I)
  • Treasurer: Jackie Parsons (I)[11]

Craig County is represented by Republican Stephen D. "Steve" Newman in the Virginia Senate, Republican Joe McNamara in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican H. Morgan Griffith in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Politics
Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[12]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 76.7% 2,140 19.4% 541 3.9% 110
2012 65.9% 1,757 31.1% 830 3.0% 80
2008 64.7% 1,695 33.5% 877 1.9% 49
2004 65.1% 1,706 34.4% 901 0.5% 14
2000 63.4% 1,580 34.1% 851 2.5% 62
1996 45.4% 979 41.5% 895 13.2% 285
1992 43.9% 1,008 42.0% 965 14.1% 324
1988 55.5% 1,112 43.1% 864 1.5% 29
1984 57.7% 1,173 41.6% 845 0.7% 15
1980 43.2% 768 53.2% 946 3.7% 65
1976 32.8% 546 66.2% 1,103 1.1% 18
1972 63.4% 774 34.8% 425 1.7% 21
1968 46.2% 581 33.3% 419 20.5% 258
1964 38.3% 477 61.7% 767
1960 44.8% 433 55.2% 534
1956 48.8% 485 50.5% 501 0.7% 7
1952 46.5% 425 53.6% 490
1948 39.8% 317 57.3% 456 2.9% 23
1944 36.7% 327 63.2% 564 0.1% 1
1940 31.2% 299 68.6% 656 0.2% 2
1936 37.7% 395 62.3% 653 0.1% 1
1932 31.3% 302 67.2% 649 1.6% 15
1928 48.0% 451 52.0% 489
1924 36.0% 300 61.5% 512 2.5% 21
1920 45.1% 315 54.5% 381 0.4% 3
1916 35.0% 200 64.6% 369 0.4% 2
1912 11.2% 62 60.8% 337 28.0% 155

Communities

Town

Unincorporated communities

See also

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  6. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  7. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  8. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  10. "Board of Supervisors". Community and Government Portal. Craig County. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  11. "Elected Officials". Community and Government Portal. Craig County. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  12. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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