Breaks, Virginia | |
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 Breaks | |
  Breaks  Breaks | |
| Coordinates:37°17′45″N82°16′52″W / 37.29583°N 82.28111°W /37.29583; -82.28111 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Buchanan Dickenson |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-09400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494190 |
Breaks is a smallunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) mostly inBuchanan County,Virginia, United States.[1] A small portion of the CDP is inDickenson County. Breaks is located very close to theKentucky border and is east ofBreaks Interstate Park. Breaks gets its name in reference to the "break" inPine Mountain, a mountain range that spans along the Kentucky-Virginia border and ends near the community of Breaks.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the2020 census with a population of 144.[3]
It was in Breaks thatU.S. SenatorGeorge Allen calledS. R. Sidarth, a volunteer for theJim Webb campaign and anIndian American, amacaca. This started a controversy that gained national attention.[citation needed]
Breaks has a population of 377 people who are all white with 64.1% who are married, 34% married with children and 18.9% have children but are single.[4]
Breaks first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. Census.[5]
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Municipalities and communities ofDickenson County, Virginia,United States | ||
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