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href="#2020_census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>2020 census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020_census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000_Census" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000_Census"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>2000 Census</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000_Census-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul 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vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vayz_(qrafl%C4%B1q,_Virciniya)" title="Vayz (qraflıq, Virciniya) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Vayz (qraflıq, Virciniya)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_K%C5%ABn_(Virginia)" title="Wise Kūn (Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Wise Kūn (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Wise County, Virginia – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Wise County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Virginia)" title="Wise County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Virginia) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Wise County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Wise County, Virginia – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Wise County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Wise County, Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Wise County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County_(Virginia)" title="Wise County (Virginia) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Wise County (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise%27i_maakond_(Virginia)" title="Wise'i maakond (Virginia) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Wise'i maakond (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Wise_(Virginia)" title="Condado de Wise (Virginia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Wise (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_konderria_(Virginia)" title="Wise konderria (Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Wise konderria (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شهرستان ویس، ویرجینیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان ویس، ویرجینیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Wise_(Virginie)" title="Comté de Wise (Virginie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Wise (Virginie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="وایز ٚ شأرستان (ويرجينيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="وایز ٚ شأرستان (ويرجينيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4%EC%A6%88%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%B2%84%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="와이즈군 (버지니아주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="와이즈군 (버지니아주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="ৱাইস কাউন্টি, ভার্জিনিয়া – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ৱাইস কাউন্টি, ভার্জিনিয়া" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Wise_(Virginia)" title="Contea di Wise (Virginia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Wise (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_megye_(Virginia)" title="Wise megye (Virginia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wise megye (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3_(%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7)" title="ویس (ویرجینیا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ویس (ویرجینیا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_G%C3%B4ng_(Virginia)" title="Wise Gông (Virginia) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Wise Gông (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_County_(Virginia)" title="Wise County (Virginia) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wise County (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Wise County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Wise County Courthouse in Wise"><img alt="Wise County Courthouse in Wise" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG/225px-Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG" decoding="async" width="225" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG/338px-Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG/450px-Wise_County_Courthouse_-_Front_View.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2834" data-file-height="2097" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Wise_County_Courthouse_(Virginia)" title="Wise County Courthouse (Virginia)">Wise County Courthouse</a> in Wise</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wise_County_Seal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Wise County"><img alt="Official seal of Wise County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Wise_County_Seal.jpg/94px-Wise_County_Seal.jpg" decoding="async" width="94" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2495" data-file-height="1082" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virginia_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Virginia's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/300px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/450px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/600px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Virginia's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wise_County,_Virginia&params=36.97_N_82.62_W_type:adm2nd_region:US-VA_source:UScensus1990"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">36°58′N</span> <span class="longitude">82°37′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">36.97°N 82.62°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">36.97; -82.62</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1856</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wise" title="Henry A. Wise">Henry A. Wise</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest town</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">405 sq mi (1,050 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">403 sq mi (1,040 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2 sq mi (5 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.5%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">36,130 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 9th congressional district">9th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wisecounty.org">www<wbr />.wisecounty<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wise County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. The county was formed in 1856 from <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Virginia" title="Lee County, Virginia">Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Virginia" title="Scott County, Virginia">Scott</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Russell_County,_Virginia" title="Russell County, Virginia">Russell</a> Counties and named for <a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Wise" title="Henry A. Wise">Henry A. Wise</a>, who was the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Governor of Virginia</a> at the time. The county seat is in <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Cherokee" title="Cherokee">Cherokee</a> colonized the area including Wise from the <a href="/wiki/Xualae" class="mw-redirect" title="Xualae">Xualae</a> between 1671 and 1685. It was later contested by the <a href="/wiki/Iroquois" title="Iroquois">Six Nations</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Shawnee" title="Shawnee">Shawnee</a>. Cherokee and Shawnee hunting parties fought a protracted battle at the headwaters of the <a href="/wiki/Clinch_River" title="Clinch River">Clinch River</a> for two days in the summer of 1786, a victory for the Cherokee although losses were heavy on both sides. </p><p>The first white explorers to reach present-day Wise county are said to have been <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Walker_(explorer)" title="Thomas Walker (explorer)">Thomas Walker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Gist" title="Christopher Gist">Christopher Gist</a>, both in 1750. Several forts were built all along the Clinch from 1774 onward, but only after <a href="/wiki/Chickamauga_Cherokee" title="Chickamauga Cherokee">Chickamauga Cherokee</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Bob_Benge" title="Bob Benge">Bob Benge</a> was slain in 1794 was present-day Wise considered safe for white settlers even to hunt in. One of the earliest settlers within the county was William Wells around 1792.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1880s, coal deposits became the dominant resource utilized in the area. The Stonega Coke and Coal Company (SC&C) was formed in the town of <a href="/wiki/Appalachia,_Virginia" title="Appalachia, Virginia">Appalachia, Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Immigration trends and economic conditions across the country attracted many people to the area for work, including African Americans and Irish, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian immigrants. </p><p>Virginia's two highest security state prisons are located in Wise County: <a href="/wiki/Red_Onion_State_Prison" title="Red Onion State Prison">Red Onion State Prison</a>, opened in 1998, and <a href="/wiki/Wallens_Ridge_State_Prison" title="Wallens Ridge State Prison">Wallens Ridge State Prison</a>, opened in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2012 Dominion Energy built <a href="/wiki/Virginia_City_Hybrid_Energy_Center" title="Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center">Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center</a> in Wise County, a hybrid power plant that burns 80% coal and up to 20% biomass. In 2014, the plant was fined $47,651 by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for emitting carbon monoxide and other gases at levels exceeding state regulations.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benges_Gap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Benges_Gap.jpg/270px-Benges_Gap.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Benges_Gap.jpg/405px-Benges_Gap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Benges_Gap.jpg/540px-Benges_Gap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2752" data-file-height="2064" /></a><figcaption>Powell Valley, as viewed from Benge's Gap</figcaption></figure> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 405 square miles (1,050 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 403 square miles (1,040 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.5%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county is part of the Appalachians and has many mountainous features, including the peak of <a href="/wiki/High_Knob" title="High Knob">High Knob</a> and <a href="/wiki/Powell_Valley" title="Powell Valley">Powell Valley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties_and_cities">Adjacent counties and cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties and cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Letcher_County,_Kentucky" title="Letcher County, Kentucky">Letcher County, Kentucky</a> – northwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Kentucky" title="Pike County, Kentucky">Pike County, Kentucky</a> – north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickenson_County,_Virginia" title="Dickenson County, Virginia">Dickenson County</a> – northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_County,_Virginia" title="Russell County, Virginia">Russell County</a> – east</li></ul> </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Virginia" title="Scott County, Virginia">Scott County</a> – south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Virginia" title="Lee County, Virginia">Lee County</a> – southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_County,_Kentucky" title="Harlan County, Kentucky">Harlan County, Kentucky</a> – west</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton,_Virginia" title="Norton, Virginia">Norton, Virginia</a> – enclaved within the county</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_23.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/US_23.svg/20px-US_23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" 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id="National_protected_area">National protected area</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National protected area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_National_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson National Forest">Jefferson National Forest</a> (part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>4,508</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>4,785</td><td></td><td>6.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>7,772</td><td></td><td>62.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>9,345</td><td></td><td>20.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>19,653</td><td></td><td>110.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>34,162</td><td></td><td>73.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>46,500</td><td></td><td>36.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>51,167</td><td></td><td>10.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>52,458</td><td></td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>56,336</td><td></td><td>7.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>43,579</td><td></td><td>−22.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>35,947</td><td></td><td>−17.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>43,863</td><td></td><td>22.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>39,573</td><td></td><td>−9.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>40,123</td><td></td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>41,452</td><td></td><td>3.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>36,130</td><td></td><td>−12.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">35,174</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−2.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Wise County, Virginia - Demographic Profile</b><br /> (<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th>% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>38,301 </td> <td>32,586 </td> <td>92.40% </td> <td>90.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>2,118 </td> <td>1,771 </td> <td>5.11% </td> <td>4.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>51 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>0.12% </td> <td>0.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>141 </td> <td>150 </td> <td>0.34% </td> <td>0.42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>2 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0.00% </td> <td>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Some Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>20 </td> <td>86 </td> <td>0.05% </td> <td>0.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race/Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>348 </td> <td>1,026 </td> <td>0.84% </td> <td>2.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>471 </td> <td>452 </td> <td>1.14% </td> <td>1.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>41,452</b> </td> <td><b>36,130</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>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.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_Census">2000 Census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2000 Census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR8_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR8-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2010, there were 41,452 people, 15,968 households, and 10,892 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 102.8 people per square mile (39.7 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 17,940 housing units at an average density of 44 units per square mile (17 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 93% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 5.2% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.10% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 0.30% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.01% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, and 0.90% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. </p><p>There were 15,968 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50,30% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 27.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% 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 2.90. </p><p>In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.80% under the age of 18 and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.08 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $35,053. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $17,512. About 19.30% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Homeownership_in_the_United_States" title="Homeownership in the United States">homeownership rate</a> for the county is 70.00% </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Special:EditPage/Wise County, Virginia">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For several years the Wise County School Board has considered consolidating high schools, and in 2011 it consolidated six high schools into three; Union High which serves the western part of the county, Central High which serves the central and northern parts of the county, and Eastside High which serves the eastern part of the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_schools">Private schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Private schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wise_County_Christian_School" title="Wise County Christian School">Wise County Christian School</a> operates as a private school in the county. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia%27s_College_at_Wise" title="University of Virginia's College at Wise">University of Virginia's College at Wise</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Empire_Community_College" title="Mountain Empire Community College">Mountain Empire Community College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clinch_Valley_Times&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clinch Valley Times (page does not exist)">Clinch Valley Times</a></i> is a weekly newspaper serving <a href="/wiki/Castlewood,_Virginia" title="Castlewood, Virginia">Castlewood</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Virginia" title="St. Paul, Virginia">St. Paul, Virginia</a>, and the surrounding areas.</li> <li>The <i>Coalfield Progress</i> <sup id="cite_ref-thecoalfieldprogress.com_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thecoalfieldprogress.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a twice-weekly newspaper covering news through the county.</li> <li><i>The Post</i> also at <sup id="cite_ref-thecoalfieldprogress.com_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thecoalfieldprogress.com-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a weekly newspaper serving <a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap, Virginia</a> and the surrounding areas.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio_stations">Radio stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Radio stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAXM" title="WAXM">WAXM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDXC" title="WDXC">WDXC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGCK-FM" title="WGCK-FM">WGCK-FM</a></li> <li>WISE-FM (simulcast of <a href="/wiki/WVTF" title="WVTF">WVTF</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLSD" title="WLSD">WLSD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WNVA_(AM)" title="WNVA (AM)">WNVA (AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQSN" title="WQSN">WQSN</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourist_attractions">Tourist attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Tourist attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_and_outdoor_recreation">Natural and outdoor recreation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Natural and outdoor recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cnv0147.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Cnv0147.jpg/270px-Cnv0147.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Cnv0147.jpg/405px-Cnv0147.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f4/Cnv0147.jpg/540px-Cnv0147.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/High_Knob" title="High Knob">High Knob</a> Observation Tower</figcaption></figure> <p>A large portion of the <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_National_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson National Forest">Jefferson National Forest</a> is contained within Wise County, and the <a href="/wiki/Clinch_River" title="Clinch River">Clinch River</a> winds through the county. These two factors, combined with Wise County's location in the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian Mountains</a>, mean that Wise County offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation. </p><p>In addition to many trails connecting to and surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Trail" title="Appalachian Trail">Appalachian Trail</a> system, Wise county is home to many parks, including Miners' Park in Big Stone Gap and the Louis E. Henegar Miners' Memorial Park in Appalachia. </p><p>Among the unique features of Wise County are <a href="/wiki/High_Knob" title="High Knob">High Knob</a>, a mountain which featured one of the last remaining Appalachian Fire Towers until its destruction by arson on October 31, 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Wetlands Estonoa Project, an Appalachian Wetland and part of the Clinch River Watershed.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theater_and_the_arts">Theater and the arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Theater and the arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trail_of_the_Lonesome_Pine_(novel)" title="The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (novel)">The Trail of the Lonesome Pine</a></i> Outdoor Drama is performed in <a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap, Virginia</a> throughout the summer. It is the Commonwealth of Virginia's official outdoor drama.</li> <li>The Pro-Art Association offers a variety of theatrical, musical, and fine-arts events throughout the school year. It is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a>.</li> <li>The Wise County Summer Academy of Art, sponsored by Wise County Public Schools and funded in part by the Virginia Commission of Arts, provides fine arts programming for children throughout the summer months, including large scale productions and touring performance opportunities.</li> <li>The Appalachian Children's Theater (ACT) promotes performing arts and fine arts education for children in <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Virginia" title="Southwest Virginia">Southwest Virginia</a>, Eastern Kentucky, and Northeast Tennessee. In 2006, the organization opened its newly renovated facility in Downtown <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Charles W. Harris Art Gallery is located on the site of the Wise County Public Library in <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals_and_fairs">Festivals and fairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Festivals and fairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"Clinch River Days" is a festival to celebrate mountain heritage and takes place in <a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Virginia" title="St. Paul, Virginia">St. Paul</a> each spring.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Best Friend Festival held in Norton, VA annually.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia-Kentucky_District_Fair&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virginia-Kentucky District Fair (page does not exist)">Virginia-Kentucky District Fair</a> is held each summer in Wise.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County_Famous_Fall_Fling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wise County Famous Fall Fling (page does not exist)">Wise County Famous Fall Fling</a> is an annual event held in Downtown <a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coeburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Coeburn">Coeburn</a> holds its annual <a href="/w/index.php?title=Guest_River_Rally&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guest River Rally (page does not exist)">Guest River Rally</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a> weekend in September.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Appalachia_Coal_Railroad_Days&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Appalachia Coal Railroad Days (page does not exist)">Appalachia Coal Railroad Days</a> is held each summer in Appalachia.</li> <li>Pound Heritage Days is held annually the week before Labor Day in Pound.</li> <li>Dock Boggs Oldtime Music Festival held the second weekend in September at the Country Cabin in Norton, Virginia.</li> <li>Mountain Craft Days held the third weekend of October on the campus of Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.</li> <li>The RTE 23 Music Festival is held at the end of August ever year on the campus of the University of Virginia's College at Wise.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historical">Historical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Historical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Virginia">National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Virginia_Museum_Historical_State_Park" title="Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park">Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wise_County_Courthouse_(Virginia)" title="Wise County Courthouse (Virginia)">Wise County Courthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Knob" title="High Knob">High Knob</a> Lookout Tower</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Hotel_(Wise,_Virginia)" title="Colonial Hotel (Wise, Virginia)">Colonial Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._M._Fulton_House" title="E. M. Fulton House">E. M. Fulton House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_Historic_District" title="Derby Historic District">Derby Historic District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Lonesome Pine Raceway</li></ul> <p>UVa-Wise hosts NCAA Division II Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Softball, and other inter-collegiate games on the campus of UVa-Wise. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)" title="Independent city (United States)">independent city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Norton,_Virginia" title="Norton, Virginia">Norton</a> lies within the confines of Wise County, but is not a part of the county.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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(CDP)">University of Virginia's College at Wise</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_Communities">Unincorporated Communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Unincorporated Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Virginia" title="Andover, Virginia">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arno,_Virginia" title="Arno, Virginia">Arno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner,_Virginia" title="Banner, Virginia">Banner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwood,_Virginia" title="Blackwood, Virginia">Blackwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek,_Virginia" title="Clear Creek, Virginia">Clear Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cracker_Neck,_Virginia" title="Cracker Neck, Virginia">Cracker Neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranes_Nest,_Virginia" title="Cranes Nest, Virginia">Cranes Nest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Derby, Wise County, Virginia">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooley,_Virginia" title="Dooley, Virginia">Dooley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Dorchester, Wise County, Virginia">Dorchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwina,_Virginia" title="Dwina, Virginia">Dwina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esserville,_Virginia" title="Esserville, Virginia">Esserville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Virginia" title="Exeter, Virginia">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flatwoods,_Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flatwoods, Wise County, Virginia (page does not exist)">Flatwoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco,_Virginia" title="Franco, Virginia">Franco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilley,_Virginia" title="Gilley, Virginia">Gilley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan,_Virginia" title="Glamorgan, Virginia">Glamorgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imboden,_Virginia" title="Imboden, Virginia">Imboden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman,_Virginia" title="Inman, Virginia">Inman</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irondale,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irondale, Virginia (page does not exist)">Irondale</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kent_Junction,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kent Junction, Virginia (page does not exist)">Kent Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Linden, Wise County, Virginia">Linden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lipps,_Virginia" title="Lipps, Virginia">Lipps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needmore,_Virginia" title="Needmore, Virginia">Needmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pardee,_Virginia" title="Pardee, Virginia">Pardee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Fork,_Virginia" title="Roaring Fork, Virginia">Roaring Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roda,_Virginia" title="Roda, Virginia">Roda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toms_Creek,_Virginia" title="Toms Creek, Virginia">Toms Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virginia_City,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virginia City, Virginia (page does not exist)">Virginia City</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_A._Ayers" title="Rufus A. Ayers">Rufus A. Ayers</a> – Lawyer, businessman, and <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</a> 1886–1890</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_Dale" title="Carroll Dale">Carroll Dale</a> – Football player for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Fox_Jr." title="John Fox Jr.">John Fox Jr.</a> – Journalist, novelist, and short story writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napoleon_Hill" title="Napoleon Hill">Napoleon Hill</a> – American self-help author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood_Holton" title="Linwood Holton">A. Linwood Holton</a> – Virginia political figure and attorney. He served as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Virginia">61st Governor of Virginia</a>, from 1970 to 1974.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Jones_(American_football)" title="Julius Jones (American football)">Julius Jones</a> – American football running back in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jones_(American_football)" title="Thomas Jones (American football)">Thomas Jones</a> – Actor and former <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a> who played twelve seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Kiser" title="Holly Kiser">Holly Kiser</a> – First <a href="/wiki/Make_Me_a_Supermodel_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Make Me a Supermodel (US)"><i>Make Me a Supermodel</i></a> winner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Maxwell" title="Edith Maxwell">Edith Maxwell</a> – Schoolteacher convicted of murdering her father, triggering a nationwide media sensation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Roberts_(basketball)" title="Glenn Roberts (basketball)">Glen Roberts</a> – American <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(United_States)" title="National Basketball League (United States)">National Basketball League</a> player; one of the first players to put the "<a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shot</a>" to practical use</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_C._Scott" title="George C. Scott">George C. Scott</a> – Stage and film actor, director and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General <a href="/wiki/George_S._Patton" title="George S. Patton">George S. Patton</a> in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Patton_(film)" title="Patton (film)">Patton</a>.</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Stanley" title="Ralph Stanley">Ralph Stanley</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_music" title="Bluegrass music">Bluegrass</a> artist, known for his distinctive singing and <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a> playing. Stanley began playing music in 1946 and was inducted into both the <a href="/wiki/International_Bluegrass_Music_Hall_of_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor">International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adriana_Trigiani" title="Adriana Trigiani">Adriana Trigiani</a> – Author of sixteen books, <a href="/wiki/Television_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Television writer">television writer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">film director</a>, and entrepreneur.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Wise County, Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2020 United States presidential election in Virginia">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13,366 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>80.45%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,110 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">18.72% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">139 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2016 United States presidential election in Virginia">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,086 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>79.71%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,701 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17.81% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">376 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,076 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>73.75%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,760 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25.04% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">182 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2008 United States presidential election in Virginia">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,914 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.05%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,995 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">229 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.62% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2004 United States presidential election in Virginia">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">8,330 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.20%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,802 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.54% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">180 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2000 United States presidential election in Virginia">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,504 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48.87%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,412 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.17% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">394 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1996 United States presidential election in Virginia">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,660 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.59% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,712 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.27%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,720 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1992 United States presidential election in Virginia">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,144 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34.62% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,681 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.70%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,032 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.68% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1988 United States presidential election in Virginia">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,189 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.23% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,017 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.42%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">180 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1984 United States presidential election in Virginia">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">7,909 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.36%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,303 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.43% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">187 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1980 United States presidential election in Virginia">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,767 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.89% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,779 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.59%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">595 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1976 United States presidential election in Virginia">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,691 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">42.63% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,134 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.43%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">526 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1972 United States presidential election in Virginia">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,739 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.94%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,402 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.16% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">101 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1968 United States presidential election in Virginia">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,004 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,942 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47.14%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,660 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.17% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1964 United States presidential election in Virginia">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,309 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,220 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>68.51%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in Virginia">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,876 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">39.89% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,822 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.92%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in Virginia">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,871 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.41% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,567 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.04%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1952 United States presidential election in Virginia">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,911 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.16% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,729 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.61%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1948 United States presidential election in Virginia">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,836 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.15% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,862 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>61.98%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">147 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1944 United States presidential election in Virginia">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,817 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">28.30% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,588 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>71.46%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1940 United States presidential election in Virginia">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,448 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.14% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,538 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>75.66%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.20% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1936 United States presidential election in Virginia">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,057 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27.54% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,399 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>72.28%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1932 United States presidential election in Virginia">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,405 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.06% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,276 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>68.13%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">63 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1928 United States presidential election in Virginia">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,504 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.70% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,559 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.30%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1924 United States presidential election in Virginia">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,322 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.39% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,157 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.55%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">745 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1920 United States presidential election in Virginia">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,236 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.29%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,587 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.20% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1916 United States presidential election in Virginia">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,862 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.33%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,468 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.63% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1912 United States presidential election in Virginia">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">851 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.08% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,279 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46.71%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">608 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22.21% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wise_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Luther Foster Addison, 1988, <i>The Story of Wise County</i> pp. 1–26</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swvamuseum.org/coalcamps.html">"Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park"</a>. <i>www.swvamuseum.org</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190620015932/http://www.swvamuseum.org/coalcamps.html">Archived</a> from the original on June 20, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Kentucky</a></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><b style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Wise County, Virginia</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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Virginia">Lee County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Virginia" title="Scott County, Virginia">Scott County</a></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Municipalities_and_communities_of_Wise_County,_Virginia,_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia"><span>Wise</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Town_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Town (Virginia)">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appalachia,_Virginia" title="Appalachia, Virginia">Appalachia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap, Virginia">Big Stone Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coeburn,_Virginia" title="Coeburn, Virginia">Coeburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pound,_Virginia" title="Pound, Virginia">Pound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_Virginia" title="St. Paul, Virginia">St. Paul</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wise,_Virginia" title="Wise, Virginia">Wise</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Virginia highlighting Wise County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Wise_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2495" data-file-height="1082" /></span><figcaption>Map of Virginia highlighting Wise County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_Gap_East,_Virginia" title="Big Stone Gap East, Virginia">Big Stone Gap East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunbar,_Virginia" title="Dunbar, Virginia">Dunbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Stone_Gap,_Virginia" title="East Stone Gap, Virginia">East Stone Gap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osaka,_Virginia" title="Osaka, Virginia">Osaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverview,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Riverview, Wise County, Virginia">Riverview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stonega,_Virginia" title="Stonega, Virginia">Stonega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma,_Virginia" title="Tacoma, Virginia">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_University_of_Virginia%27s_College_at_Wise,_Virginia_(CDP)" class="mw-redirect" title="The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Virginia (CDP)">The University of Virginia's College at Wise</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Other<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Virginia" title="Andover, Virginia">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arno,_Virginia" title="Arno, Virginia">Arno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner,_Virginia" title="Banner, Virginia">Banner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwood,_Virginia" title="Blackwood, Virginia">Blackwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek,_Virginia" title="Clear Creek, Virginia">Clear Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cracker_Neck,_Virginia" title="Cracker Neck, Virginia">Cracker Neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranes_Nest,_Virginia" title="Cranes Nest, Virginia">Cranes Nest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Derby, Wise County, Virginia">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooley,_Virginia" title="Dooley, Virginia">Dooley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Dorchester, Wise County, Virginia">Dorchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwina,_Virginia" title="Dwina, Virginia">Dwina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esserville,_Virginia" title="Esserville, Virginia">Esserville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_Virginia" title="Exeter, Virginia">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco,_Virginia" title="Franco, Virginia">Franco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilley,_Virginia" title="Gilley, Virginia">Gilley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan,_Virginia" title="Glamorgan, Virginia">Glamorgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imboden,_Virginia" title="Imboden, Virginia">Imboden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman,_Virginia" title="Inman, Virginia">Inman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linden,_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Linden, Wise County, Virginia">Linden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lipps,_Virginia" title="Lipps, Virginia">Lipps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needmore,_Virginia" title="Needmore, Virginia">Needmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pardee,_Virginia" title="Pardee, Virginia">Pardee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roaring_Fork,_Virginia" title="Roaring Fork, Virginia">Roaring Fork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roda,_Virginia" title="Roda, Virginia">Roda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toms_Creek,_Virginia" title="Toms Creek, Virginia">Toms Creek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Virginia_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Virginia 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Virginia">Representatives</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_Virginia" title="Environment of Virginia">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_furniture" title="Virginia furniture">Furniture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Virginia" title="Government of Virginia">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_houses_in_Virginia" title="List of historic houses in Virginia">Historic houses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Virginia" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia">Historic Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Virginia" title="History of Virginia">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Families_of_Virginia" title="First Families of Virginia">First Families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Virginia" title="History of slavery in Virginia">Slavery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in 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<li><a href="/wiki/Sports_teams_in_Virginia" title="Sports teams in Virginia">Sports teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Fair_of_Virginia" title="State Fair of Virginia">State Fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Virginia_state_parks" title="List of Virginia state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Virginia_state_symbols" title="List of Virginia state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Virginia" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Virginia">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Virginia" title="Transportation in Virginia">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Native_American_tribes_in_Virginia" title="Native American tribes in Virginia">Tribes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Virginia" title="Culture of Virginia">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Virginia" title="Abortion in Virginia">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Virginia" title="Crime in Virginia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Virginia" title="Demographics of Virginia">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Virginia" title="Economy of Virginia">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Virginia" title="Education in Virginia">Education</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Virginia" title="List of colleges and universities in Virginia">Colleges and universities</a></li></ul></li> <li>Media <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Virginia" title="List of newspapers in Virginia">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Virginia" title="List of radio stations in Virginia">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Virginia" title="List of television stations in Virginia">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Virginia" title="Politics of Virginia">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Virginia" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_Mountains" title="Allegheny Mountains">Allegheny Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_coastal_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic coastal plain">Atlantic Coastal Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains" title="Blue Ridge Mountains">Blue Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" title="Chesapeake Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Mountains" title="Cumberland Mountains">Cumberland Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delmarva_Peninsula" title="Delmarva Peninsula">Delmarva Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Shore_of_Virginia" title="Eastern Shore of Virginia">Eastern Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Hampton Roads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Peninsula" title="Middle Peninsula">Middle Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Neck" title="Northern Neck">Northern Neck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_region_of_Virginia" title="Piedmont region of Virginia">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge-and-Valley_Appalachians" title="Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians">Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley" title="Shenandoah Valley">Shenandoah Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Hampton_Roads" title="South Hampton Roads">South Hampton Roads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southside_(Virginia)" title="Southside (Virginia)">Southside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Virginia" title="Southwest Virginia">Southwest Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley" title="Tennessee Valley">Tennessee Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidewater_(region)" title="Tidewater (region)">Tidewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cities,_Virginia" title="Tri-Cities, Virginia">Tri-Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Peninsula" title="Virginia Peninsula">Virginia Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Virginia" title="Western Virginia">Western Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_statistical_areas" title="Virginia statistical areas">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blacksburg%E2%80%93Christiansburg_metropolitan_area" title="Blacksburg–Christiansburg metropolitan area">Blacksburg-Christiansburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_micropolitan_area" title="Bluefield micropolitan area">Bluefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsport%E2%80%93Bristol%E2%80%93Bristol,_Tennessee-Virginia_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia_metropolitan_area" title="Charlottesville, Virginia metropolitan area">Charlottesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Virginia_micropolitan_area" title="Danville, Virginia micropolitan area">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonburg_metropolitan_area" title="Harrisonburg metropolitan area">Harrisonburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_metropolitan_area" title="Lynchburg metropolitan area">Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia_micropolitan_area" title="Martinsville, Virginia micropolitan area">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Richmond_Region" title="Greater Richmond Region">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_metropolitan_area" title="Roanoke metropolitan area">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staunton%E2%80%93Waynesboro_metropolitan_area" title="Staunton–Waynesboro metropolitan area">Staunton-Waynesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">Washington-Arlington-Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_VA%E2%80%93WV_MSA" title="Winchester, VA–WV MSA">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia" title="List of cities and counties in Virginia">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accomack_County,_Virginia" title="Accomack County, Virginia">Accomack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_County,_Virginia" title="Albemarle County, Virginia">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_Virginia" title="Alleghany County, Virginia">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amelia_County,_Virginia" title="Amelia County, Virginia">Amelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst_County,_Virginia" title="Amherst County, Virginia">Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appomattox_County,_Virginia" title="Appomattox County, Virginia">Appomattox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia" title="Augusta County, Virginia">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bath_County,_Virginia" title="Bath County, Virginia">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_County,_Virginia" title="Bedford County, Virginia">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bland_County,_Virginia" title="Bland County, Virginia">Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Botetourt_County,_Virginia" title="Botetourt County, Virginia">Botetourt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_Virginia" title="Brunswick County, Virginia">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buchanan_County,_Virginia" title="Buchanan County, Virginia">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_County,_Virginia" title="Buckingham County, Virginia">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Virginia" title="Campbell County, Virginia">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_County,_Virginia" title="Caroline County, Virginia">Caroline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Virginia" title="Carroll County, Virginia">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_City_County,_Virginia" title="Charles City County, Virginia">Charles City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_County,_Virginia" title="Charlotte County, Virginia">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_County,_Virginia" title="Chesterfield County, Virginia">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_County,_Virginia" title="Clarke County, Virginia">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_County,_Virginia" title="Craig County, Virginia">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culpeper_County,_Virginia" title="Culpeper County, Virginia">Culpeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Virginia" title="Cumberland County, Virginia">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickenson_County,_Virginia" title="Dickenson County, Virginia">Dickenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia" title="Dinwiddie County, Virginia">Dinwiddie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Virginia" title="Essex County, Virginia">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauquier_County,_Virginia" title="Fauquier County, Virginia">Fauquier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Virginia" title="Floyd County, Virginia">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fluvanna_County,_Virginia" title="Fluvanna County, Virginia">Fluvanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Virginia" title="Franklin County, Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_County,_Virginia" title="Frederick County, Virginia">Frederick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_Virginia" title="Gloucester County, Virginia">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goochland_County,_Virginia" title="Goochland County, Virginia">Goochland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_County,_Virginia" title="Grayson County, Virginia">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Virginia" title="Greene County, Virginia">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensville_County,_Virginia" title="Greensville County, Virginia">Greensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_County,_Virginia" title="Hanover County, Virginia">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrico_County,_Virginia" title="Henrico County, Virginia">Henrico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Virginia" title="Henry County, Virginia">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_County,_Virginia" title="Highland County, Virginia">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_County,_Virginia" title="Isle of Wight County, Virginia">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_City_County,_Virginia" title="James City County, Virginia">James City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_and_Queen_County,_Virginia" title="King and Queen County, Virginia">King and Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_George_County,_Virginia" title="King George County, Virginia">King George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_William_County,_Virginia" title="King William County, Virginia">King William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_County,_Virginia" title="Lancaster County, Virginia">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Virginia" title="Lee County, Virginia">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa_County,_Virginia" title="Louisa County, Virginia">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg_County,_Virginia" title="Lunenburg County, Virginia">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Virginia" title="Madison County, Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathews_County,_Virginia" title="Mathews County, Virginia">Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_Virginia" title="Mecklenburg County, Virginia">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Virginia" title="Middlesex County, Virginia">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia" title="Montgomery County, Virginia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_County,_Virginia" title="Nelson County, Virginia">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Kent_County,_Virginia" title="New Kent County, Virginia">New Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_Virginia" title="Northampton County, Virginia">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County,_Virginia" title="Northumberland County, Virginia">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottoway_County,_Virginia" title="Nottoway County, Virginia">Nottoway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_Virginia" title="Orange County, Virginia">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page_County,_Virginia" title="Page County, Virginia">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_County,_Virginia" title="Patrick County, Virginia">Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Pittsylvania County, Virginia">Pittsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powhatan_County,_Virginia" title="Powhatan County, Virginia">Powhatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_County,_Virginia" title="Prince Edward County, Virginia">Prince Edward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_George_County,_Virginia" title="Prince George County, Virginia">Prince George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_William_County,_Virginia" title="Prince William County, Virginia">Prince William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Virginia" title="Pulaski County, Virginia">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rappahannock_County,_Virginia" title="Rappahannock County, Virginia">Rappahannock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_Virginia" title="Richmond County, Virginia">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_County,_Virginia" title="Roanoke County, Virginia">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockbridge_County,_Virginia" title="Rockbridge County, Virginia">Rockbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_Virginia" title="Rockingham County, Virginia">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_County,_Virginia" title="Russell County, Virginia">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Virginia" title="Scott County, Virginia">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_County,_Virginia" title="Shenandoah County, Virginia">Shenandoah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smyth_County,_Virginia" title="Smyth County, Virginia">Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_County,_Virginia" title="Southampton County, Virginia">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Spotsylvania County, Virginia">Spotsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_County,_Virginia" title="Stafford County, Virginia">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surry_County,_Virginia" title="Surry County, Virginia">Surry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_County,_Virginia" title="Sussex County, Virginia">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Virginia" title="Warren County, Virginia">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Virginia" title="Washington County, Virginia">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland_County,_Virginia" title="Westmoreland County, Virginia">Westmoreland</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_County,_Virginia" title="York County, Virginia">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)#Virginia" title="Independent city (United States)">Independent<br />cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Virginia" title="Bristol, Virginia">Bristol</a></li> <li><a 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Virginia">Fredericksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galax,_Virginia" title="Galax, Virginia">Galax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonburg,_Virginia" title="Harrisonburg, Virginia">Harrisonburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopewell,_Virginia" title="Hopewell, Virginia">Hopewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Virginia" title="Lexington, Virginia">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manassas,_Virginia" title="Manassas, Virginia">Manassas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manassas_Park,_Virginia" title="Manassas Park, Virginia">Manassas Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia" title="Martinsville, Virginia">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a></li> 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