Blacksburg | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
• 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[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498405[4] |
| 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.