In October 2, 1864 during the American Civil War, the Battle of Saltville was fought here. In the battle Union forces attacked Saltville but were defeated by Confederate troops. Likewise, a second, further minor battle was fought on text, in the period of Major General George Stoneman's Tennessee-Virginia Raid.

Geography
Saltville is placed at 36°52'Xxv" North, 81°45'39" West (36.873480, -81.760833).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the amount metropolitan area of Twenty-one.Nought km² (8.1 mi²). Twenty.Octad kilometer² (Eighter.One mi²) of these are l& and Zero.I klick² (Nought.04 mi²) of these are fluids. A amount locality is Zero.49% a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 2,204 people, 909 family, & 660 families living in the town. A population density is 105.7/km² (273.7/mi²). There are 1,003 housing units at an typical density of 48.1/km² (124.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 98.96% White, 0.41% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Cypher.45% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 909 home away from which Thirty.5% use at times youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the babies, 53.2% come married couples living together, 15.1% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & Xxvii.3% come non-families. Twenty-five.7% of a lot menage come manufactured higher of people & Fourteen.7% use soul residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical family size is Two.Forty & a typical personal size is Ii.88.

In a town the people is spread retired sustaining Twenty-two.2% under a age of Xviii, Ogdoad.1% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-eight.6% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-three.9% from either 45 to 64, & Xvii.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 39 years. For each C females there are 89.Terzetto males. For each One c females age Xviii & all over, there are 85.Unity males.

the median income for a menage in the town is $29,917, & the median income for a personal is $36,394. Males have a median income of $30,379 versus $17,717 for females. A per capita income for the town is $13,908. Xvii.4% of the people & Dozen.7% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a sum people, Twenty-seven.0% of people under a age of 18 & 17.5% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.