Breaks, Virginia facts for kids
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Breaks, Virginia
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 Breaks, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Breaks, Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Buchanan Dickenson |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1494190 |
Breaks is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. A small portion of the CDP is in Dickenson County. Breaks is located very close to the Kentucky border and is east of Breaks Interstate Park. Breaks gets its name in reference to the "break" in Pine Mountain, a mountain range that spans along the Kentucky-Virginia border and ends near the community of Breaks.
It was in Breaks that U.S. Senator George Allen called S. R. Sidarth, a volunteer for the Jim Webb campaign and an Indian American, a macaca. This started a controversy that gained national attention.
Attractions
Russell Fork River, a popular whitewater rafting stream
Willowbrook Country Club, a 9-hole golf course.
Demographics
Breaks has a population of 377 people who are all white with 64.1% who are married, 34% married with children and 18.9% have children but are single.
