Honaker is a town in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,449 at the 2010 census.
Honaker was settled as early as 1772 when William Ferrill established a homesite in the area. During Dunmore’s War of 1774 a fort, known as New Garden Fort, was established to protect the settlers from Indian raids.
Honaker is located at 37°1′1″N 81°58′25″W / 37.01694°N 81.97361°W / 37.01694; -81.97361 (37.017071, -81.973674), in the Clinch River watershed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1449 people and 684 households. The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, 0.20% African American, 0.28% Native American, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were .35% of the population.
There were 684 households out of which 23.39% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The number of vacant housing in Honaker was 5.59%. In…
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