Nickelsville, Virginia

Bush Mill and the Kilgore Fort House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

Nickelsville is located at 36°45′07″N 82°25′01″W (36.751927, −82.416951).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

At the 2000 census there were 448 people, 184 households, and 117 families living in the town. The population density was 932.8 people per square mile (360.4/km²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 437.2 per square mile (168.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.78% White, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67%.[3]

Of the 184 households 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 34.2% of households were one person and 20.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median household income was $20,250 and the median family income was $31,750. Males had a median income of $21,528 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,871. About 15.2% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.0% of those under age 18 and 27.9% of those age 65 or over.

• Maybelle Carter, bluegrass artist, mother of June Carter Cash.
• Ollan Cassell, sprinter who won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

• Town website