Blackstone, Virginia

Blackstone, Virginia
Downtown Blackstone, April 2015
Downtown Blackstone, April 2015
Location of Blackstone, Virginia
Location of Blackstone, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°4′36″N 78°0′5″W / 37.07667°N 78.00139°W / 37.07667; -78.00139
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNottoway
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorBen Green
Area
 • Total
4.51 sq mi (11.69 km2)
 • Land4.50 sq mi (11.64 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
3,621
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
3,329
 • Density740.60/sq mi (285.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23824
Area code434
FIPS code51-07832[3]
GNIS feature ID1463528[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Blackstone, formerly named Blacks and Whites, and then Bellefonte, is a town in Nottoway County in the U.S. state of Virginia.[5] The population was 3,621 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Home: Town of Blackstone". Town of Blackstone, Virginia. Retrieved July 25, 2017.