Floyd, Virginia | |
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 Floyd County Courthouse and Confederate statue | |
 Location of Floyd, Virginia | |
  Floyd, Virginia Location of Floyd, Virginia  Floyd, Virginia Floyd, Virginia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′40″N 80°19′12″W / 36.91111°N 80.32000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Floyd |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | William Griffin |
| • Vice Mayor | Bruce Turner |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,493 ft (760 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 448 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24091 |
| Area code | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-28544[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498479[3] |
| Website | floydcova |
Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 448 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Floyd County.[4] The Town of Floyd was originally named Jacksonville as the surrounding county was formed during the tenure of President Andrew Jackson. The name was subsequently changed to Floyd for Virginia governor John Floyd.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 127.