Dickenson County, Virginia
Dickenson County, Virginia | |
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Dickenson County Courthouse in Clintwood | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°07′N 82°21′W / 37.12°N 82.35°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Named after | William J. Dickinson |
| Seat | Clintwood |
| Largest town | Clintwood |
| Area | |
• Total | 334 sq mi (870 km2) |
| • Land | 331 sq mi (860 km2) |
| • Water | 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,124 |
| • Density | 42.7/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Dickenson County is a mountainous United States county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia on the Appalachian Plateau. Bordering Kentucky, Dickenson is situated near the far western point of Virginia. Its county seat is Clintwood, and, as of the 2020 census, the county population was 14,124.
Formed in 1880 from parts of several western Virginia counties, Dickenson is the most recently created county in the state. The county was named in honor of William J. Dickenson, a long serving local member of the Virginia General Assembly, who sponsored the created of the new county.