Henry Fork, Virginia

Coordinates: 36°57′53″N 79°52′25″W / 36.96472°N 79.87361°W / 36.96472; -79.87361
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Henry Fork, Virginia
Henry Fork is located in Virginia
Henry Fork
Henry Fork
Location within Franklin county
Henry Fork is located in the United States
Henry Fork
Henry Fork
Henry Fork (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°57′53″N 79°52′25″W / 36.96472°N 79.87361°W / 36.96472; -79.87361
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total2.73 sq mi (7.08 km2)
 • Land2.72 sq mi (7.05 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,220 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,234
 • Density453/sq mi (175.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24151
FIPS code51-36445
GNIS feature ID2629771

Henry Fork is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Virginia, United States, just south of Rocky Mount. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,234.[1]

Geography[edit]

The community is in central Franklin County, centered at the junction of the U.S. Route 220 Rocky Mount bypass with U.S. Route 220 Business (South Main Street), 3 miles (5 km) south of the center of Rocky Mount. US 220 leads north 27 miles (43 km) to Roanoke and south 24 miles (39 km) to Martinsville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Henry Fork CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.34%, is water.[1] The Pigg River, an east-flowing tributary of the Roanoke River, forms the northern edge of the CDP and its border with Rocky Mount.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Henry Fork CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 20, 2016.[dead link]