Abbs Valley, Virginia

Abbs Valley, Virginia
Census-designated place
Abbs Valley, Virginia is located in Virginia
Abbs Valley, Virginia
Abbs Valley, Virginia
Location within Virginia
Abbs Valley, Virginia is located in the United States
Abbs Valley, Virginia
Abbs Valley, Virginia
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°14′38″N 81°27′08″W / 37.24389°N 81.45222°W / 37.24389; -81.45222
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Elevation
2,615 ft (797 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
299
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID2807445[1]

Abbs Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States.

Abb's Valley is named after Absalom Looney of Looney's Creek, considered the first white person to explore the area.[2]: 21 

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020299—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
2010[4] 2020[5]

The community was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census[6] with a population of 299.[7]

Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[5] 2020
White alone (NH) 296 99.00%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 1.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.00%
Total 299 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Abbs Valley Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "The captives of Abb's valley: a legend of frontier life," in Madge Looney Crane & Phillip L. Crane, Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier: Children of Robert (b. 1692-1702, d. 1770) and Elizabeth Looney of Augusta (now Botetourt) County, Virginia, and some of their descendants. Volume II, Chapter 2. M.L. Crane, 1998
  3. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "Abbs Valley CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.


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