| Official Name: | Clinchport |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Scott |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1227 |
| Coordinates: | 36.6742°N -82.7472°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 24244 |
| Area Code: | 276 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-17536[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1493548[3] |
Clinchport is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census.[4] Clinchport is the least-populated municipality in Virginia.[5] It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area - commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Clinchport was named from its location on the Clinch River.[6]
Clinchport owes its small population to a severe 100-year flood event in 1977. After the natural disaster, local authorities incentivized residents to relocate to nearby communities with support from the Tennessee Valley Authority https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/15/archives/tva-begins-to-move-a-town-lying-in-clinch-rivers-path.html. Today, few structures remain in the town's floodplain.
Clinchport is located at 36.6742°N -82.7472°W (36.674171, -82.747138).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which, or 4.23%, is water.
At the 2000 census there were 77 people, 31 households and 19 families living in the town. The population density was 113.6 per square mile (43.7/km²). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 56.1 per square mile (21.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.70% White, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30%.
Of the 31 households 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 32.3% of households were one person and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.16.
The age distribution was 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 120.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.0 males.
The median household for a household in the town was $31,875, and the median family income was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,500 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,485. About 8.7% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under 18 and none of those over 64.