Floyd County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- John Floyd
- Seat
- Floyd
- Largest town
- Floyd
- Total
- 382 sq mi (990 km )
- Land
- 381 sq mi (990 km )
- Water
- 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,789
- Density
- 41/sq mi (16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 9th
- Website
- www .floydcova .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 15476
- Area
- 987
- Official website
- www.floydcova.org
- Image
- Floyd Co CH.jpg
- Households
- 6657
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- Commons category
- Floyd County, Virginia
- inception
- 1831-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Floyd County
- per capita income
- 27306
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Floyd County is a United States county located on a high plateau of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 15,476, as of the 2020 census, the county is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Floyd County seat is the similarly named small town of Floyd.
The county was established in 1831 from part of Montgomery County, and was named after then Governor John Floyd. In the 1960s and 1970s, Floyd proved popular with people in the era's counterculture, particularly those who wanted to live in closer contact with nature. The county has a rich musical heritage, including hosting the annual FloydFest music and arts festival.