Christiansburg
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town in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- County
- Montgomery
- Founded
- November 10, 1792
- Incorporated
- January 7, 1833
- Named after
- William Christian
- Mayor
- D. Michael Barber
- Total
- 14.64 sq mi (37.93 km )
- Land
- 14.62 sq mi (37.87 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 2,133 ft (650 m)
- Density
- 1,537/sq mi (593.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 24068, 24073
- Fips code
- 51-16608
- Website
- https://www.christiansburg.org/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Christiansburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Montgomery County
- Population
- 23348
- Area
- 37.304508
- Elevation
- 650
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Montgomery County
- Official website
- www.christiansburg.org
- Image
- Unusual cloud toward Floyd - panoramio.jpg
- Households
- 9486
- Dialing code
- 540
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- Commons category
- Christiansburg, Virginia
- postal code
- 24073
- social media followers
- 2923
- water as percent of area
- 0.1614
- per capita income
- 34622
- date of incorporation
- 1792-11-10
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Encyclopedic overview
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Christiansburg (formerly Hans Meadows) is a town in the southwestern portion of Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. It has served as the seat of government for the county since 1792, when it was formally recognized by the Virginia General Assembly. Christiansburg is contiguously bordered on its north by the only other incorporated town in Montgomery County, Blacksburg. Christiansburg (and Blacksburg) are situated on the Eastern Continental Divide in the Appalachian Mountains.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Christiansburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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