Rural Retreat
A town in Wythe County, Virginia — population 1,448 as of 2020.
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This Afternoon
78°F
Mostly Sunny3% precip
Tonight
60°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog25% precip
Saturday
68°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely73% precip
Saturday Night
56°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% precip
News around Wythe County
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September 21Wythe County to purchase old Fort Chiswell mall site for $1.5 million
The property, which occupies a visible site at the intersection of two interstates, has sat unused for more than a decade. Now, local leaders are looking for potential developers.
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Rural Retreat by the numbers
Population
1,448Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 2.28 sq mi (5.89 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- 665
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $61,979
- Median house value
- $185,800
Municipal office
- Office
- TOWN MANAGER
- Address
- PO BOX 130, RURAL RETREAT, VA 24368