| Official Name: | Hurt, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pittsylvania |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gary Hodnett |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Leader Name1: | Bob Majure Gary Poindexter Paul Johnson Michael Blackstock Kathy Keesee Steve Worley |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1267 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 364.08 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 748 |
| Coordinates: | 37.095°N -79.2983°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 24563 |
| Area Code: | 434 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-39224[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1468433[3] |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2020 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Est: | 1267 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Population Density Km2: | 141 |
Hurt is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Population was 1,269 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community bears the name of Colonel John R. Hurt, an early citizen.[5]
Hill Grove School and Locust Hill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.41 square miles (9 km2).
The sole major road to go through the town is U.S. Route 29, via a business spur that also goes through Altavista; the main road bypasses both towns to the west.
2000As of the census of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 541 households, and 385 families living in the town. The population density was 487.2 people per square mile (188.0/km2). There were 592 housing units at an average density of 226.0 per square mile (87.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 86.52% White, 12.07% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.
There were 541 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,467, and the median income for a family was $40,938. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $21,675 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,875. About 9.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.