Adwolfe, Virginia
census-designated place (CDP) in Smyth County, Virginia, United States
Adwolfe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Adwolfe is located at 36°47′1″N 81°35′21″W (36.783641, −81.589270).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.3 km2), all land.
Demographics
Adwolf first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.
Racial and ethnic composition
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,457 people, 587 households, and 459 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 185.6 people per square mile (71.7/km2). There were 617 housing units at an average density of 78.6/sq mi (30.3/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.22% White, 0.14% African American, 0.21% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 587 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families.
“Adwolfe, Virginia” enters the record as census-designated place (CDP) in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Adwolfe, Virginia and census-designated can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Adwolfe, Virginia” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Adwolfe, Virginia and census-designated provides the most credible route into that argument.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1376124. Authority coordinates are 36.784, -81.589. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1980 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Adwolfe, Virginia” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.