Floyd County, Virginia

Floyd County
County
Floyd County Courthouse and Confederate Monument
Flag Seal Logo
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 36°56′N 80°22′W / 36.94°N 80.36°W / 36.94; -80.36
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1831
Named for	John Floyd
Seat	Floyd
Largest town	Floyd
Area
• Total	382 sq mi (990 km2)
• Land	381 sq mi (990 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	15,476
• Density	41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	9th
Website	www.floydcova.org

Floyd County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,476.^[1] Its county seat is the town of Floyd.^[2] Floyd County is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named after Virginia politician John Floyd, the county was established in 1831. The county is located on the high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains and surrounded by the Little River. In the 1960s and 1970s, Floyd proved popular with people in the era's counterculture, particularly those who wanted to live in closer contact with nature.