St. Paul, Virginia

St. Paul
St. Paul
Town
	St. Paul National Bank building
	Location of St. Paul, Virginia
	Coordinates: 36°54′20″N 82°18′37″W / 36.90556°N 82.31028°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Wise, Russell
Area
• Total	1.42 sq mi (3.69 km2)
• Land	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation	1,503 ft (458 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	970
• Estimate (2019)	851
• Density	616.22/sq mi (237.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code	51-69936
GNIS feature ID	1473855
Website	[1]

St. Paul is a town in Russell and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, which powers 150,000 homes, is located in St. Paul.

History

The St. Paul Historic District and Virginia City Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]^[6] Incorporated in 1911, St. Paul became a bi- county town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Wise and Russell County, Virginia.^[7] St. Paul, Virginia is a town that sits along the Clinch River. Along with having trails that go along the Clinch River they have a trail that leads to an old French settlement settled in 1791. This trail is called the Sugar Hill trail.^[8]

St. Paul has several historical events that take place in the town. One of these Historical events is the Santa Train. The Santa Train goes from Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and ends in Kingsport Tennessee. The Santa Train makes 14 stops along the way while Santa Clause throws out gifts to children.^[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.92%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	574		—
1930	716		24.7%
1940	746		4.2%
1950	1,014		35.9%
1960	1,156		14.0%
1970	948		−18.0%
1980	973		2.6%
1990	1,007		3.5%
2000	1,000		−0.7%
2010	970		−3.0%
2019 (est.)	851	^[2]	−12.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,000 people, 464 households, and 302 families living in the town. The population density was 1,023.2 people per square mile (394.0/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 507.5 per square mile (195.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.70% White, 1.80% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,833, and the median income for a family was $39,125. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $25,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,735. About 15.1% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.