Martinsville, Virginia

Martinsville, Virginia
Independent city
Clockwise from top: Uptown Martinsville, Martinsville Speedway, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Piedmont Arts Association, Patrick & Henry Community College
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Nickname(s):  M-Ville, The 276, Titletown
Motto:  A City Without Limits
Coordinates: 36°41′10″N 79°52′9″W / 36.68611°N 79.86917°W / 36.68611; -79.86917
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1791
Incorporated (town)	1873
Incorporated (city)	1929
Named for	Joseph Martin
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	L.C. Jones (I)
• Vice Mayor	Aaron Rawls
• Council	Martinsville City Council
Area [1]
• Total	11.01 sq mi (28.51 km2)
• Land	10.96 sq mi (28.37 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,485
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24112-24115
Area code	276
FIPS code	51-49784[2]
GNIS feature ID	1498514[3]
Website	http://www.martinsville-va.gov

Martinsville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,485.^[4] A community of both Southside and Southwest Virginia, it is the county seat of Henry County,^[5] although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes.

Martinsville is the principal city of the Martinsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, with a population of 63,765 as of the 2020 census.^[6][7]

The paper clip-shaped Martinsville Speedway, the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series at 0.526 miles (847 m) and one of the first paved "speedways", is located just outside the city near the town of Ridgeway.