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Henry County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Patrick Henry
- Seat
- Martinsville
- Largest town
- Ridgeway
- Total
- 384 sq mi (990 km )
- Land
- 382 sq mi (990 km )
- Water
- 2 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 49,242
- Density
- 133/sq mi (51.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .henrycountyva .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Patrick Henry
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Contains
- Martinsville
- Capital
- Martinsville
- Population
- 50948
- Area
- 996
- Shares border with
- Martinsville
- Official website
- www.co.henry.va.us
- Image
- Beaver Creek Plantation house.jpg
- Households
- 21012
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- different from
- Henrico County
- Commons category
- Henry County, Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Henry County, Virginia
- inception
- 1777-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Henry County, Virginia
- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- native label
- Henry County
- per capita income
- 23051
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Encyclopedic overview
Virginia state historical marker for Henry County
Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,948. The county seat is traditionally identified as Martinsville; however it is essentially a ghost seat, as the administration building (where county offices are located and where the board of supervisors holds meetings), county courthouse, and Henry County Sheriff's Office are located on Kings Mountain Road (SR 174) in Collinsville.The Henry County Adult Detention Center is located on DuPont Road in Henry County, just south of Martinsville.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henry County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.