St. Charles, Virginia
| St. Charles, Virginia | |
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 Location of St. Charles, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 36°48′14″N 83°3′26″W / 36.80389°N 83.05722°WCoordinates: 36°48′14″N 83°3′26″W / 36.80389°N 83.05722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Lee |
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| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,522 ft (464 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 159 |
| • Density | 962.3/sq mi (371.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24282 |
| Area code(s) | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-69792 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497128 |
St. Charles is a town in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is one of three incorporated towns in Lee County. The population was 159 at the 2000 census.
A post office was established as Saint Charles in 1908. The community was named for Charles Bondurant, a coal mining official.
St. Charles is located at 36°48′14″N 83°3′26″W / 36.80389°N 83.05722°W (36.803858, -83.057208). The town straddles a narrow hollow along Straight Creek (part of the Powell River watershed), just east of the Kentucky-Virginia state line. It is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, including Lone Mountain to the northeast, and Little Black Mountain to the northwest. State Route 352 connects St. Charles to U.S. Route 421 near Pennington Gap to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 61 households, and 43 families residing in the town. The population density was 962.3 people per square mile (361.1/km²). There were 72 housing units at an average density of 435.8 per square mile (163.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.37% White and 0.63% Asian.
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