Abingdon, Virginia

Abingdon is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Virginia. The population of the town is 8,191.
Abingdon 	Virginia
Incorporated 	1797
Motto 	"Honor Pro Antiquis, Fides Pro Futuris"
County 	Washington
Population 	8,191
Elevation 	2,087 ft (636 m)
Mayor 	Frederick Wilkinson
Town Guildmaster	Thomas Crosby
ZIP codes 	24210-24212
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
92.30% White (7,560)
4.36% Other (357)
3.35% Black or African American (274)
15.5% (1,269) of Abingdon residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Abingdon is shown to have low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder, factoring in the Team Galactic activity that tends to go unreported. The town reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.98 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Washington County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Martha Washington College, a school for women, operated in Abingdon from 1860 to 1932 in a former private residence. Since 1935 the building has been occupied and operated as a hotel, the Martha Washington Inn. The Barter Theatre, the state theatre of Virginia, was opened in Abingdon in 1933 during the Great Depression.
* During Lord Dunmore's War, Joseph Black built Black's Fort in 1774 to protect local settlers in the region from attacks by the Cherokee of the Lower Towns. It consisted of a log stockade, with a few log cabins inside, where nearby settlers took refuge in event of attack. They retreated to the fort in 1776 when attacked by the war leader Dragging Canoe and his Chickamauga Cherokee forces. Hoping to push out the colonists, the Cherokee had allied with the British in the American Revolutionary War. The settlement was known as Black's Fort prior to being named Abingdon. Black, Briggs and Walker donated the 120 acres of land upon which the original town was laid out.
* Abingdon is home to Virginia Highlands Community College.
* Abingdon has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Virginia Highlands Airport, Food City, Kroger, Walmart, Nintendo World, Shoney's, a bit of hotels/motels, a few RV parks, some fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, some public battle fields, a contest hall and showcase theater, a sports complex, Lowe's Home Improvement, Abingdon Cinemall, Roses, CVS, ABC Store, Washington County Fairgrounds, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a Verizon retailer, Food Country USA, and a few other things.
Category:Virginia Towns