Clinchport is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census. Clinchport is the least-populated municipality in Virginia. 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.
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.
Geography
Clinchport is located at (36.674171, -82.747138).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 4.23%, is water.