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McDowell, VA

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Population
58
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
2,104 ft
Median Home Value
$59,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in VirginiaPopulation rankingHighest population places in VirginiaNearest larger communityStuarts Draft, Virginia34 miles away · 11,780 residents.

About McDowell

McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. The 2020 census counted 94 residents. McDowell is in the Bullpasture Valley near the mouth of Crab Run on the Bullpasture River. The community was named after James McDowell, governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846. A newcomer can read McDowell through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, McDowell comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. McDowell includes a historic district.

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