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Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg
Town of Blacksburg
Downtown Blacksburg
Downtown Blacksburg
Blacksburg is located in Virginia
Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Blacksburg is located in the United States
Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Coordinates: 37°13′48″N 80°25′4″W / 37.23000°N 80.41778°W / 37.23000; -80.41778
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMontgomery
Founded1798
Named forSamuel Black
Government
 • MayorLeslie Hager-Smith
Area
 • Town
19.77 sq mi (51.20 km2)
 • Land19.74 sq mi (51.12 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.10%
Elevation
2,080 ft (630 m)
Population
 • Town
44,826
 • Density2,300/sq mi (880/km2)
 • Metro
181,863
DemonymBlacksburger
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
24060–24063
Area code540
FIPS code51-07784[3]
GNIS feature ID1498405[4]
Websitewww.blacksburg.gov

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.[5]

Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and the city of Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles counties for statistical purposes. The MSA has an estimated population of 181,863[6] and is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts: Blacksburg (town), Virginia". Quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Virginia Employment Commission (August 30, 2018). "Virginia Community Profile: Montgomery County" (PDF). Virginia Labor Market Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CBSA-EST2008-01)". 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2011.

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