# Honaker, Virginia

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**Honaker** is a town in [Russell County, Virginia](/source/Russell_County,_Virginia), United States. The population was 1,217 at the 2020 census.[3]

## History

Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area. During [Dunmore's War](/source/Dunmore's_War) of 1774 a [fort](/source/Fort), known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids.

The [Honaker Commercial Historic District](/source/Honaker_Commercial_Historic_District) was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2009.[4]

## Geography

Honaker is located in the [Clinch River](/source/Clinch_River) watershed.

According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), all land.

## Demographics

As of the [census](/source/Census)[1] of 2010, there were 1,449 people and 684 households. The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% [White](/source/White_(U.S._Census)), 0.20% [African American](/source/African_American_(U.S._Census)), 0.28% [Native American](/source/Native_American_(U.S._Census)), and 0.69% from two or more races. [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)) or [Latino](/source/Latino_(U.S._Census)) of any race were .35% of the population.

There were 684 households in 2010, out of which 23.39% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The number of vacant housing in Honaker was 5.59%. In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.95% under the age of 18, 5.94% from 20 to 24, 12.84% from 25 to 34, 19.81% from 35 to 49, 20.63% from 50 to 64, and 17.05% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,969, and the median income for a family was $28,611. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $17,386 for females. The [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) for the town was $11,888. About 20.4% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

## Events and attractions

Honaker holds the Honaker [Redbud](/source/Eastern_Redbud) Festival each spring, when the redbud trees start to bloom,[5] celebrating its status as "Redbud Capital of the World".[6] This celebration usually consists of dunk tanks, an array of food vendors, local petting zoos, horse rides, local beauty pageants and Inflatable playgrounds for the children.[7]

## Notable people

- [Jordan Stout](/source/Jordan_Stout), [NFL](/source/NFL) [punter](/source/Punter_(gridiron_football)), played for [Penn State](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football), drafted in the 4th round, 130th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft by the [Baltimore Ravens](/source/Baltimore_Ravens)[8]

## References

1. ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 31, 2008.

1. ["Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Honaker town, Virginia"](https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=160XX00US5138280). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). Retrieved March 19, 2024.

1. [Honaker Redbud Festival website](http://honakerredbudfest.com/)

1. [Honaker's favorite son](http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvafootball/wb/wb/xp-51211) [Archived](https://archive.today/20120919142015/http://www.roanoke.com/sports/uvafootball/wb/wb/xp-51211) September 19, 2012 at archive.today, *The Roanoke Times*, February 4, 2006

1. [Honaker, VA website](http://www.honakerva.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/) June 17, 2008 at the Wayback Machine

1. Williams, Heather (2022-04-30). ["Honaker's Stout drafted by the Ravens"](https://wcyb.com/sports/content/honakers-stout-drafted-by-the-ravens). *WCYB*. Retrieved 2025-12-05.

## External links

- [Honaker, VA](https://web.archive.org/web/20080617134055/http://www.honakerva.com/) official website

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