Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia. The population of the town is 5,614, making it the largest in the county.
Big Stone Gap 	Virginia
Incorporated 	1889
County 	Wise
Population 	5,614
Elevation 	1,535 ft (468 m)
Mayor 	Chandler Lane
Town Guildmaster	Douglas Morin
ZIP code 	24219
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
76.18% White (4,277)
20.38% Black or African American (1,144)
3.44% Other (193)
22.4% (1,257) of Big Stone Gap residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Big Stone Gap has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 4 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.15 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Wise County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 2014 the American drama romantic comedy film Big Stone Gap (film), written and directed by Big Stone Gap native Adriana Trigiani and produced by Donna Gigliotti, began filming in the town. The film starred Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, and others, including local talent for many of the extras and larger scenes. The movie was based on Trigiani's 2000 novel of the same name and was produced on a budget of $3.5 million. The film premiered at the Virginia Film Festival on November 6, 2014 and expanded to a wider release of over 100 theaters in 2015.
* Mountain Empire Community College is located at Big Stone Gap.
* King University, based in Bristol, Tennessee, has a satellite campus in Big Stone Gap located on the Mountain Empire Community College campus.
* Big Stone Gap became the first locality in the nation to pass a resolution in support of the federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund on August 16, 2018. The measure passed unanimously and urged Congress to support the existing tax rate at the time.
* Big Stone Gap is home to Wallens Ridge State Prison, a state prison that has been a part of the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Corrections since 1999. Originally opened as a supermax prison, it has recently been downgraded to a "high level" security facility. Construction and maintenance of the facility generated millions of dollars for the local economy, suppressed from a sagging history of coal mining.
* Retired elite coordinator Janet Stabenow operates a Pokemon daycare in Big Stone Gap.
* Big Stone Gap has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a landing strip, Walmart, Nintendo World, Comfort Inn, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, Food City, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a little bit of fast food, Goodwill, Red Flower Chinese, Pizza King, an archery range, and not much else.
Category:Virginia Towns