Rural Retreat Map
Rural Retreat is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,350 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,350 people, 570 households, and 399 families residing in the town. The population density was 600.6 people per square mile (231.7/km²). There were 629 housing units at an average density of 279.8 per square mile (107.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.37% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
Nearby cities include Sugar Grove, Wytheville, Marion, Troutdale, Bland.