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Welcome to Russell County ...

Time Zone: Russell County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lebanon is the Seat for Russell County.

Russell County was founded in 1786.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Russell had a population of 26,586 people. This is a decrease of 7.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,878 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Russell represented 0.36% of the total population of Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Russell County:

  • Cleveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Honaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
    • Honaker is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <2>
  • Lebanon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Russell County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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