Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg
Blacksburg
Town
	Town of Blacksburg
	Downtown Blacksburg
	Blacksburg Blacksburg
	Coordinates: 37°13′48″N 80°25′4″W / 37.23000°N 80.41778°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Montgomery
Founded	1798
Named for	Samuel Black
Government
• Mayor	Leslie Hager-Smith
Area
• Town	19.77 sq mi (51.20 km2)
• Land	19.74 sq mi (51.12 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.10%
Elevation	2,080 ft (630 m)
Population (2020)
• Town	44,826
• Density	2,300/sq mi (880/km2)
• Metro	181,863
Demonym	Blacksburger
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	24060–24063
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-07784
GNIS feature ID	1498405
Website	www.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.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "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.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[Stats-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.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-4] "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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