Castlewood, Virginia

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Castlewood

Light Snow
Temperature: 31.3 °F

Humidity: 88 %
Wind Speed: 15 mph WSW
Pressure: 29.71 "

Dew Point: 28 °F
Gusts: 27 mph WSW
Rain Today: 0.04 "

• Talking Turkey
  

  CASTLEWOOD, Va. - Richard Moyer charged up a grassy hillside as two young members of his flock, daughters Christina and Melissa, trotted behind.

• SW Virginia Is Stunned
  

  If the Obama campaign thought it could make inroads in solidly Republican Southwest Virginia, it can kiss that thought goodbye, what with vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's boneheaded remark in Ohio about ...

• Parent, School System Debate Online Use Of Student Names
  

  Sep. 29--ABINGDON, Va. -- Just two months after the Washington County School Board's most recent approval of a policy preventing pupils' full names from appearing with their photographs online, the issue is on ...

• VP hopeful Joe Biden makes rounds in state
  

  Kathryn Westergaard Democratic nominee for vice president Joe Biden speaks before a crowd in Castlewood, Va., on Saturday.

• Biden Puts Foot In Mouth On Coal
  

  West Virginia Democratic leaders were thrilled when Barack Obama picked Joe Biden as his running mate.

• Where Does Biden Really Stand On Coal?
  

  Three days before he spoke in Castlewood, Va., on Saturday about his coal-mining background and pledged to invest $4 billion in clean-coal technology, Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden stated his ...

• Biden's Gunsmoke Moment
  

  Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. took a shot of one sort with Brandon Bull after firing back on the gun issue at a campaign event in Castlewood, Va.

• Sen. Joe Biden To Stop In Castlewood Today
  

  Joe Biden headlines the United Mine Workers of America's annual Fish Fry * Where: State Route 59, 237 Donnie Dean Drive, Castlewood, Va.

• Biden: McCain helped cripple labor movement
  

  Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D- Del., rallies supporters at the United Mine Workers of America, District 17, 13th Annual Fish Fry at the Russell County Fairgrounds, in Castlewood, Va.

• Joe Biden Coming to Castlewood, VA on Saturday
  

  Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden will appear at the 13th Annual UMWA Fish Fry in Castlewood on Saturday.

• Biden to visit Castlewood, Va., Saturday
  

  Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, will attend the 13th annual Women Freedom Fighters of the United Mine Workers of America's Fish Fry on Saturday.

• Obama to visit Lebanon, Va., on Tuesday
  

  Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Lebanon High School in southwest Virginia on Tuesday.

• Images Of Southwest Virginia: Russell County
  

  "Images of America: Russell County," Andrew Chafin Author Andrew Chafin offers a breezy look at the people of Russell County, Va., in a new "Images of America" collection, published by Arcadia.

• The Cause Is About PAWS
  

  Sometime early last month, a dog and her four newborn puppies were dumped at a garbage site on Radio Road in Castlewood, Va.

• Vote for proposed coal plant could come soon
  

  A vote could come as early as June 25 on the most significant power plant proposed in Virginia in decades: a $1.8 billion, 585-megawatt coal-fired facility that Dominion Virginia Power wants to build in the ...

• Of Angry Robins and Vultures' Noses
  

  Assistant City Editor / Bristol Herald Courier Published: June 2, 2008 For two weeks or longer, we have had a robin flying into or trying to fight our storm door glass and some windows, especially basement ...

• Young Author Wins Fourth 'Rainbow' Competition
  

  "Anything she goes at, she gives 100 percent."

  Saturday, May 10, 2008 - 12:45 AM By Katie Britt At age 9, Savannah Roberson is an award-winning author four times over actually. via News Channel 11

• Four facing voter fraud charges in St. Paul
  

  "With local elections coming up, we want to make sure our electoral system runs correctly and is treated with the utmost respect"

  Published 05/02/2008 By Staff reports ST. PAUL - Virginia State Police, following a joint investigation with the St. via Times-News Online

City Description

Castlewood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,036 at the 2000 census. Castlewood was an incorporated town from 1991 to 1997, when it reverted to unincorporated status. Castlewood is located at 36°52′43″N, 82°17′21″W (36.878614, -82.289229). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km²), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²) of it is land and 0.14% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,036 people, 872 households, and 637 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 283.0 people per square mile (109.3/km²). There were 950 housing units at an average density of 132.1/sq mi (51.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.48% White, 0.93% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.05% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were 872 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were

City Contained By:

• Virginia
• Russell County

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 18.6479143944 km squared

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