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|official_name = St. Paul
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|blank_info = 51-69936<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|blank1_info = 1473855<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-October 25, 2007}}</ref>
|website = [http://www.stpaulva.org/Pages/default.aspx]
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==History==
The [[St. Paul Historic District (St. Paul, Virginia)|St. Paul Historic District]] and [[Virginia City Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110617.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=June 17, 2011-06-17|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/11 through 6/10/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> Incorporated in 1911, St. Paul became a bi- county town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Wise and Russell County, Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government {{!}} Town of St. Paul Virginia |url=https://stpaulva.org/government#:~:text=The%20Town%20of%20St.%20Paul%20was%20incorporated%20by,in%20Wise%20County,%20Virginia%20on%20April%2012,%201911. |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=stpaulva.org}}</ref> St. Paul, Virginia is a town that sits along the [[Clinch River]]. Along with having trails that go along the Clinch River they have a trail that leads to an old French settlement settled in 1791. This trail is called the [[Sugar Hill trail]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2015 |title=St. Paul’s Sugar Hill: A Story of Biological Diversity, Pioneer History, Murder, and Nature Trails |url=https://www.mountainpeeksmag.com/st-pauls-sugar-hill-a-story-of-biological-diversity-pioneer-history-murder-and-nature-trails/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Mountain Peeks Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
St. Paul has several historical events that take place in the town. One of these Historical events is the Santa Train. The Santa Train goes from Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and ends in Kingsport Tennessee. The Santa Train makes 14 stops along the way while Santa Clause throws out gifts to children.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2019 |title=The rain did not stop the Santa Train from rolling through St. Paul, Va. |url=https://www.wjhl.com/news/regional/virginia/the-rain-did-not-stop-the-santa-train-from-rolling-through-st-paul-va/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=WJHL {{!}} Tri-Cities News & Weather |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Geography==
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There were 464 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.72.
 
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females ageaged 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.
 
The median income for a household in the town was $24,833, and the median income for a family was $39,125. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $25,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,735. About 15.1% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
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==Notable people==
[[Boogie2988|Steven Jason Williams]], better known by his alias [[Boogie2988]], an American YouTube personality born in [[Abingdon, Virginia]]. He was raised in St. Paul.
 
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==References==
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