Pound, Virginia
| Pound, Virginia | |
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| Town | |
Main Street
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 Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°7′26″N 82°36′28″W / 37.12389°N 82.60778°WCoordinates: 37°7′26″N 82°36′28″W / 37.12389°N 82.60778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Dean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,089 |
| • Density | 417.6/sq mi (161.2/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24279 |
| Area code(s) | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-64272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499906 |
| Website | http://www.poundva.com/ |
Pound is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was recorded as 1,037 in the 2010 United States Census.
The Flat Gap High School and Sunnydale Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Author and motivational speaker Napoleon Hill was born in Pound in 1883.
Edith Maxwell was convicted in 1935 of murdering her father, Trigg Maxwell. She was pardoned in 1941 after appeals from Eleanor Roosevelt and the Washington Post raised funds for her legal defense.
Pound is located at 37°7′26″N 82°36′28″W / 37.12389°N 82.60778°W (37.123820, -82.607859).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,089 people, 455 households and 322 families residing in the town. The population density was 417.6 per square mile (161.1/km²). There were 516 housing units at an average density of 197.9 per square mile (76.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.71% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.
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