Breaks is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.[1] A small portion of the CDP is in Dickenson County. Breaks is located very close to the Kentucky border and is east of Breaks Interstate Park. Breaks gets its name in reference to the "break" in Pine Mountain, a mountain range that spans along the Kentucky-Virginia border and ends near the community of Breaks.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 144.[3]
Breaks, Virginia | |
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 Breaks | |
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| Coordinates: 37°17′45″N 82°16′52″W / 37.29583°N 82.28111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Buchanan Dickenson |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-09400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494190 |
It was in Breaks that U.S. Senator George Allen called S. R. Sidarth, a volunteer for the Jim Webb campaign and an Indian American, a macaca. This started a controversy that gained national attention.[citation needed]
Demographics
editBreaks has a population of 377 people who are all white with 64.1% who are married, 34% married with children and 18.9% have children but are single.[4]
Attractions
edit- Breaks Interstate Park
- Russell Fork, a popular whitewater rafting stream
- Willowbrook Country Club, a 9-hole golf course
Demographics
editBreaks first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[5]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breaks
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 16.
- ^ "Breaks CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bestplaces". Archived from the original on October 24, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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