Dickenson County

Dickenson County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 15,903. Its county seat is Clintwood. Dickenson County, formed in 1880 from parts of Buchanan County, Russell County, and Wise County, is Virginia's youngest county. It was named for William J. Dickenson, delegate to the Virginia General Assembly from Russell County, 1859–1861, 1865–1867, and 1877-1882. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 334 square miles (865.1 km), of which 332 square miles (859.9 km) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km) (0.57%) is water. The county is divided into five supervisor districts: Clintwood, Ervinton, Kenady, Sandlick, and Willis. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,395...