Breaks, Virginia
Breaks is a small unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.[1] 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]
Breaks, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Breaks | |
  Breaks, Virginia  Breaks, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′45″N 82°16′52″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Dickenson |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494190[1] |
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.
Demographics
The Breaks 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. [3]
Attractions
- Breaks Interstate Park
- Russell Fork River, a popular whitewater rafting stream
- Willowbrook Country Club, a 9-hole golf course.
References
- 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.
- "Bestplaces".
Municipalities and communities of Dickenson County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Dickenson County | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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