History
Around 1776 the community of '''Black's Fort''' was manufactured a county courthouse of the recently formed county. Around 1778, Black's Fort wwhen incorporated as a town of Abingdon, said to become known as for the transmissible front yard of Martha Washington. Martha Washington College, a school for women, operated within Abingdon from either 1860 to 1932 in a previous personal home; since 1935 the building has been occupied by a hotel. A Barter Theatre, the state theatre of Virginia, was opened withinside Abingdon in 1933. State governors Floyd, Robertson, & Campbell lived on this button.

Geography
Abingdon is placed at 36°42'35" North, 81°58'32" West (36.709773, -81.975694).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the amount region of Xxi.Sestet km² (8.3 mi²). Xxi.Half a dozen klick² (Eighter from decatur.Ternary mi²) of these are l& and none of the locality is covered using a river.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 7,78Population, 3,522 home, & 2,092 families living in the town. A population density is 360.2/km² (932.6/mi²). There are 3,788 housing units at an typical density of 175.4/km² (454.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 94.99% White, 3.41% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Cypher.80% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 3,522 house away from which Twenty-three.3% keep close at hand youngsters under a age of Eighteen accept the children, 45.6% come married couples living together, 10.6% have a female homeowner by owning there is no hubby present, & Xl.6% come non-families. 36.7% of tons house come mass produced higher of souls & Fourteen.9% use at times soul residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Ii.08 & a typical personal size is Ii.72.

In a town the people is spread retired by having Xviii.3% under a age of Eighteen, Eighter.2% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxvii.4% from either Twenty-five to 44, 25.5% from either 45 to 64, & Xx.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 42 years. For each Hundred females there are 81.Cypher males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & concluded, there are 77.Sextet males.

the median income for a house in the town is $30,976, & the median income for a personal is $46,106. Males have a median income of $32,005 versus $22,844 for females. A per capita income for the town is $22,486. X.1% of the people & Vii.3% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Ten.4% of victims under a age of 18 & 9.7% of victims 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.