Henry County, Virginia

Henry County: County in Virginia, United States

About

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,151 and a population density of 54 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 50,309 inhabitants. Its county seat is Martinsville. The county was created 248 years ago in 1776.

Henry County locator map — Location of Henry County on Virginia map.

Quick Facts about Henry County

Population :	50,309 (2020)
Country :	United States of America
State :	Virginia (United States)
Different from :	Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County, Henry County
Area :	996 km²
Water as percent of area :	0.5%
Land as percent of area :	99.5%
Named for :	Patrick Henry
Capital :	Martinsville
Establishment :	January 01, 1777
Time Zone :	America/New_York
Local time :	04:19:59 (23rd February 2025)
Density :	51 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth :	-7.64% (2010-2020)

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Geography

Henry County is located at 36°41'5"N 79°58'53"W (36.6847000, -79.9815200). It has 6 neighbors: Rockingham County, Stokes County, Franklin County, Martinsville, Patrick County and Pittsylvania County.

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The largest city of Henry County is Bassett with a population of 1,100. . See all Henry County cities & populated places.

Henry County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Henry County.

City Name	Population	Title
Horse Pasture	2,227	Census designated place
Chatmoss	1,698	Census designated place
Stanleytown	1,422	Census designated place
Bassett	1,100	City in Nebraska, USA

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Henry County has 6 neighbours.

Rockingham County county in North Carolina, United States
Stokes County county in North Carolina, United States
Franklin County county in Virginia, United States
Martinsville independent city in Virginia, United States
Patrick County county in Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania County county in Virginia, United States

Martinsville

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Henry County decreased by 7.64% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	54,151	-	census
2011	53,552	-1.12%	estimation process
2012	53,112	-0.83%	estimation process
2013	52,748	-0.69%	estimation process
2014	52,237	-0.98%	estimation process
2015	51,940	-0.57%	estimation process
2016	51,645	-0.57%	estimation process
2017	51,346	-0.58%	estimation process
2018	51,050	-0.58%	estimation process
2019	50,557	-0.98%	estimation process
2020	50,309	-0.49%	estimation process

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People born in Henry County (5)

People born in Henry County, including politician John Breathitt, United States federal judge David Patterson Dyer, politician George Washington Lent Marr, .

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Thomas G. Burch (American politician) he was born in 03/07/1869
Anne Spencer (poet) she was born in 06/02/1882

Other places with the same name (10)

Henry County , Georgia county in Indiana, United States with a population of 239,139 people.
Henry County , Illinois county in Illinois, United States with a population of 48,411 people.
Henry County , Indiana county in Indiana, United States with a population of 48,033 people.
Henry County , Tennessee county in Tennessee, United States with a population of 32,056 people.
Henry County , Ohio county in Ohio, United States with a population of 26,904 people.
Henry County , Missouri county in Missouri, United States with a population of 22,076 people.
Henry County , Iowa county in Iowa, United States with a population of 19,697 people.
Henry County , Alabama county in Alabama, United States with a population of 17,223 people.
Henry County , Kentucky county in Kentucky, United States with a population of 16,067 people.

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