Saltville, Virginia
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As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,204 people, 909 households, and 660 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 273.7 people per square mile (105.7/km²). There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 124.5 per square mile (48.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.96% White, 0.41% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.05% from other races
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, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 909 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 35.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,917, and the median income for a family was $32,394. Males had a median income of $25,379 versus $12,717 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $13,908. About 22.7% of families and 37.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

  • Clay Davidson
    Clay Davidson
    Clay Davidson is an American country music artist. He signed to Virgin Records' Nashville division in late 1999, Davidson released his debut album Unconditional on April 11, 2000. Its title track was a top 5 hit for him on the Billboard country charts, and the album produced two more Top 30 hits...

     - Country musician
  • J.E.B. (Jeb) Stuart
    J.E.B. Stuart
    James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a U.S. Army officer from Virginia and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb", from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use...

     - Confederate general
  • Hobart Smith
    Hobart Smith
    Hobart Smith was an American old-time musician. He was most notable for his appearance with his sister, Texas Gladden, on a series of Library of Congress recordings in the 1940s and his later appearances at various festivals during the folk music revival of the 1960s...

     - Old time music legend
  • Texas Gladden
    Texas Gladden
    Texas Gladden was an American folk singer born in Saltville, Virginia. She was best known for her traditional Appalachian ballad style of singing, which she began to record in the 1930s. In 1941, along with her brother, musician Hobart Smith, she began to record with pioneer folk archivist and...

    - Sister of Smith, also a successful musician
  • Tom Buchanan - Reality TV personality, "Survivor: Africa
    Survivor: Africa
    Survivor: Africa is the third season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent....

    " and "Survivor: All Stars"
  • Robert Porterfield
    Robert Porterfield
    Robert Huffard Porterfield, born on December 21, 1905, on the outskirts of Austinville, in Wythe County, VA. He died October 28, 1971, in Abingdon, VA, and was best known for being the founder of "Virginia's World-Famous" Barter Theatre, the state theatre of Virginia.-Family history:Robert...

     - founder of the Barter Theater
  • Barry Maiden - Executive Chef at Hungry Mother in Cambridge, MA and one of Food & Wine Magazine's "Best New Chefs in the United States in 2009" (April 2009 edition)

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