Craig County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Robert Craig
- Seat
- New Castle
- Largest town
- New Castle
- Total
- 331 sq mi (860 km )
- Land
- 330 sq mi (850 km )
- Water
- 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,800
- Density
- 15/sq mi (5.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .craigcountyva .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Craig County, part of the Roanoke metropolitan area, is a rural, mountainous county located on the western border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is New Castle, which is also the only town in the county. As of the 2020 census, the Craig County population was only 4,892, making it one of the least populated counties in Virginia.
Craig County was formed in 1851 from parts of several adjacent counties, and was named in honor of Robert Craig, a longtime congressman from Southwest Virginia. More than half of the county remains federally protected land, forming a major part of the Jefferson National Forest.