Английская Википедия:Giles County, Virginia

Giles County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia on the West Virginia state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,787.^[1] Its county seat is Pearisburg.^[2]

Giles County is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Giles County is the location of Mountain Lake, one of only two natural fresh water lakes in Virginia. The lake drains into Little Stony Creek, which passes over a waterfall known as The Cascades before reaching the New River.

History

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William Branch Giles, for whom the county was named

Giles County was established in 1806 from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell counties. The county is named for William Branch Giles^[3] who was born in Amelia County in 1762. Giles became a lawyer and from there was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1790 to 1815. He also served in the Virginia General Assembly from 1816 to 1822. In 1827, he was elected Governor. In all, he served his nation and state around a total of forty years.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.3%) is water.^[4]

It is the site of two of the highest mountain peaks of Virginia.

Adjacent counties

Summers County, West Virginia – north
Monroe County, West Virginia – north
Craig County – east
Montgomery County – southeast
Pulaski County – south
Bland County – west
Mercer County, West Virginia – northwest

National protected area

Jefferson National Forest (part)

Major highways

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Railroads

Norfolk Southern (Virginia Division)

Demographics

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2020 census

**Giles County, Virginia - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010^[5]	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	16,580	15,673	95.92%	93.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)	259	238	1.50%	1.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	19	28	0.11%	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	54	69	0.31%	0.41%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	7	19	0.04%	0.11%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	158	516	0.91%	3.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	209	244	1.21%	1.45%
Total	17,286	16,787	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 census

As of the census^[7] of 2010, there were 17,286 people, 7,215 households, and 4,899 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 8,319 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 1.51% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,215 households, out of which 29.27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.46% were married couples living together, 10.49% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.10% were non-families. 27.86% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.70% under the age of 18, 4.89% from 20 to 24, 23.85% from 25 to 44, 29.43% from 45 to 64, and 18.03% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.14 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.55 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,231, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $41,521 versus $36,886 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,766. About 6.60% of families (2000 census) and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line^[8](2012), including 17.70% of those under age 18 (2012)and 10.50% of those age 65 or over (2000 census).

Government

Board of Supervisors

At-Large District: Paul W. "Chappy" Baker (I)
At-Large District: Richard "Ricky" McCoy (I)
Central District: Jeffrey Morris (I)
Eastern District: Perry Martin (I)
Western District: John Lawson (I)

Constitutional officers

Clerk of the Circuit Court: Sherry E Gautier (I)
Commissioner of the Revenue: Lisa Corell (I)
Commonwealth's Attorney: Robert M. Lilly, Jr. (I)
Sheriff: W. Morgan Millirons (I)
Treasurer: Angela L. Higginbotham (I)

Giles is represented by Democrat John S. Edwards in the Virginia Senate, Republican Jason Ballard in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican H. Morgan Griffith in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Law enforcement

The Giles County Sheriff's Department patrols and investigates crimes in the county. It also serves process, provides security for the county court, and operates the county's E-911 service.^[9] Since the establishment of the Sheriff's Office, 1 officer has died in the line of duty, in 1954.^[10]

Presidential election results

Communities

Towns

Giles County has five incorporated towns. Only nine other counties have more towns than Giles. Of the 190 towns in Virginia, Glen Lyn is the fifth smallest in population.^[11]

Town	Population in 2022^[11]
Glen Lyn	93
Narrows	2,046
Pearisburg	2,832
Pembroke	1,129
Rich Creek	735

Unincorporated communities

Education

Giles county is home to three public elementary/middle schools, two public high schools, and one technical school:^[12]

Eastern Elementary/Middle School (Pembroke)

Macy McClaugherty Elementary/Middle School (Pearisburg)

Narrows Elementary/Middle School (Narrows)

Giles High School (Pearisburg)

Narrows High School (Narrows)

Giles County Technology Center (Pearisburg)

The schools have a combined enrollment of 2425 as of mid 2014.

Popular culture

The county and its courthouse are the setting of the 2013 Wish You Well (film).

References

External links

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