Stuart, Virginia

Stuart is a town in and the county seat of Patrick County, Virginia. The population of the town is 1,408.
Stuart 	Virginia
Incorporated 	1792 (Taylorsville), 1884 (Stuart)
County 	Patrick
Population 	1,408
Elevation 	1,345 ft (410 m)
Mayor 	Jeremy Finch
Town Guildmaster	Jeremiah Maynard
ZIP code 	24171
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
81.18% White (1,143)
13.71% Black or African American (193)
5.11% Other (72)
24.8% (349) of Stuart residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Stuart has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.90 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Patrick County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Stuart is perhaps most well known for being the birthplace of the Wood Brothers and Wood Brothers Racing, who have fielded the 21 in NASCAR since the early 1950s.
* Stuart has the first hospital in the Commonwealth of Virginia to be designated as a Critical Access Hospital.
* Stuart has an annual festival, the Easter Brothers' Homecoming Gospel Sing, held every July in Dominion Valley Park. The celebration honors the Easter Brothers, a local group that gained national fame. Stuart also hosts the oldest continuous beach music festival on the East Coast, "Hot Fun in the Summertime" presented by the Virginia Jaycees. Other major attractions include the Virginia Peach Festival, The Stuart Apple Dumpling and Strawberry Festivals, The Stuart Food and Wine Festival, The 4th of July Celebration, The Patrick County Fair, and the annual musical events featured on the Crooked Road Music Trail.
* Stuart has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a Walmart, Hardee's, Wendy's, Subway, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, Friendly's, NAPA Auto Parts, Tractor Supply Co., a few local restaurants and businesses, a bowling alley, a landing strip, the Virginia Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame, Wood Brothers Racing Museum, Rite Aid, Lowes Foods, Advance Auto Parts, and that's about it.
Category:Virginia Towns