Claremont, Virginia | |
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 Location of Claremont, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′38″N 76°57′56″W / 37.22722°N 76.96556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Surry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km2) |
| • Land | 2.54 sq mi (6.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 378 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 336 |
| • Density | 132.34/sq mi (51.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23899 |
| Area code(s) | 757, 948 |
| FIPS code | 51-16880[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1464932[4] |
Claremont is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 378 at the 2010 census. A granite marker is a memorial to British settlers' arrival in the area. It received its name during the colonial era from the royal residence in Surry Shire in England.[5] The town was incorporated in 1886, had a port on the James River, and gained railroad service as a terminus for a while before being abandoned. Claremont was home to the Temperance, Industrial, and Collegiate Institute, a school for African Americans founded by a formerly enslaved person. The area includes a historical marker commemorating the institution.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Aurelius W. Bohannon, Old Surry: Thumb-Nail Sketches of Places of Historic Interest in Surry County, Virginia (Petersburg, Plummer Printing Co., Inc. 1957) pp. 34-36
- ^ "Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute K-331 - Marker History". September 19, 1863.