Lebanon is a town in Russell County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lebanon had a population of 3,159. It is the county seat of Russell County.
History
The town of Lebanon was founded in 1818 as per an effort to create a new county seat for Russell County. The Lebanon Lutheran Church was founded in 1851 by pastor Jacob Scherer.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.6 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Climate
The town has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The Trewartha climate classification is temperate oceanic due to five months of winter chill (monthly means below 10 °C (50 °F)), abbreviated "Do" on climate maps.
Demographics
thumb|upright|Confederate Monument in Lebanon
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lebanon had a population of 3,159. The median age was 44.1 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.7 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,405 households in Lebanon, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.0% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,507 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84.
Arts and culture
Sites in Lebanon listed on the National Register of Historic Places include
Blackford Bridge, Carter Hill, Daugherty's Cave and Breeding Site, Samuel Gilmer House, and Stephen B. Quillen House.
Lebanon is the location of the only Bonanza restaurant in the Southern United States, out of four in the country.