Horntown, Virginia

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|name = Horntown, Virginia

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|image_skyline = Buildings in Horntown, VA.jpg

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|image_caption = Street scene in Horntown, July 2018

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|image_map = Accomack County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Horntown highlighted.svg

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|map_caption = Location in Accomack County and the state of Virginia.

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|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Accomack

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 912

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|blank1_info = 2584859{{gnis|2584859|Horntown Census Designated Place}}

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Horntown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 912.{{Cite web|title=Horntown CDP, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US5138504|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}

In the mid-19th century, Horntown was a stagecoach stop on the route between Wilmington, Delaware and Eastville.{{cite book|last=Smith|first=John Calvin|title=The Illustrated Hand-book, a New Guide for travelers through the United States of America|date=1847|publisher=Sherman & Smith|location=New York City|pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhandb00smitrich/page/127 127]–128|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhandb00smitrich}}