Ivanhoe, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia, US

Ivanhoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Wythe County, Virginia, United States, that straddles the border of Wythe and Carroll counties. The population as of the 2010 Census was 551.^[1] Ivanhoe is situated in the Appalachian Mountains along New River, and New River Trail State Park passes through Ivanhoe.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 551, of whom 97.10% were White, 1.45% were American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.91 were some other race, 0.18% were two or more races. Of these, 1.45% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[2]

History

Ivanhoe was the birthplace of Robert Sayers Sheffey, eccentric Methodist circuit rider and evangelist.

A nearby rock quarry and mines were no longer operating in 2018.^[3]

The Ivanhoe blast furnace which closed down in the 1910s
Cleanup day on the New River Trail State Park in 2013
One of the churches in Ivanhoe
The Rock Crusher

References

^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
^ "2010 Census Population of Ivanhoe, Virginia". CensusViewer. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ Lucas, Ivete; Bresnan, Patrick (March 13, 2018). "A Cursed Appalachian Mining Town". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 21, 2018.