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Fort Chiswell, Virginia | |
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 Location of Fort Chiswell, Virginia | |
| Coordinates:36°56′37″N80°56′25″W / 36.94361°N 80.94028°W /36.94361; -80.94028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wythe |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.1 sq mi (31.4 km2) |
| • Land | 12.1 sq mi (31.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,054 ft (626 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 939 |
| • Density | 77.5/sq mi (29.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24360 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-29040[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495556[2] |
Fort Chiswell is acensus-designated place (CDP) inWythe County,Virginia, United States. The population was 939 at the 2010 census.
Fort Chiswell is located at the junction ofInterstates 77 and81. Going west from Fort Chiswell, drivers find themselves on a doublewrong-way concurrency - one of few in the nation. Interstate 77 northbound is overlapped with Interstate 81 southbound, drivers will find themselves oriented the right way again when exiting I-81 back to I-77 north towardsCharleston or south toCharlotte.
The community name is derived from a frontier fort built in 1758 as an outpost during theFrench and Indian War. The fort, which was of strategic importance during theAmerican Revolution as the guardpost over a small deposit oflead used to moldbullets, was situated at the junction of theGreat Trading Path and the Richmond Road, near theNew River. The fort fell into disrepair in the 18th century as both the county seat and courthouse were moved from Fort Chiswell to the county seat ofWytheville, 12 miles to the west. The remaining foundations of the Fort and its surrounding buildings were completely covered over during the construction ofI-77 inWythe County during the 1970s. There is a pyramid shaped historical marker of sandstone situated approximately 200 yards west-northwest of the fort's original location.
TheFort Chiswell Site,The Mansion at Fort Chiswell, andMcGavock Family Cemetery are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[3]
Fort Chiswell has a few different forms of both private and public schools, however there is only one private school in the town, which is named 'Kiddy Centre' which only allows for pre-school and daycare education. The public sector has two schools including the Fort Chiswell Middle School (FCMS) and the Fort Chiswell High school (FCHS) which have been merged into one secular school building. The current principals there are for the middle school are Tammy J. Watson and Vice Principal Chelsea R. Buchanan. Current Principals of the High School are James C. Suma and vice principal Holly L. Luper.
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Fort Chiswell is located at36°56′37″N80°56′25″W / 36.94361°N 80.94028°W /36.94361; -80.94028 (36.943670, −80.940335).[4]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2000 | 911 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2000[6] 2010[7] 2020 | |||
Fort Chiswell was first listed as acensus designated place in the2000 U.S. census.[6]
As of thecensus[1] of 2000, there were 911 people, 357 households, and 263 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 75.3 people per square mile (29.1/km2). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 31.4/sq mi (12.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.02%White, 0.77%African American, 0.11%Native American, 0.11% fromother races, and 0.99% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 357 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% weremarried couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,273, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $35,464 versus $20,385 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $15,614. About 7.7% of families and 8.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
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