Lebanon, Virginia

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Lebanon is a town in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,273 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Russell County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Lebanon is located at 36°54′3″N, 82°4′37″W (36.900912, -82.076988)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,273 people, 1,420 households, and 886 families residing in the town. The population density was 308.2/km² (797.4/mi²). There were 1,548 housing units at an average density of 145.8/km² (377.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.54% White, 3.73% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.09% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.

There were 1,420 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,750, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $23,989 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,678. About 15.3% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.1% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.