Buena Vista, Virginia

Buena Vista (/ˌbjuːnəˈvɪstə/ BEW-nə-VIS-tə) is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641.[4]

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Official seal of Buena Vista, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°44′04″N 79°21′15″W / 37.73444°N 79.35417°W / 37.73444; -79.35417Coordinates: 37°44′04″N 79°21′15″W / 37.73444°N 79.35417°W / 37.73444; -79.35417
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNone (Independent city)
Hart's Bottom
Green Forest
Green Valley
c. 1800
Buena VistaDecember 1888
Incorporated (town)1890
Incorporated (independent city)15 February 1892
Area
 • Total6.52 sq mi (16.89 km2)
 • Land6.44 sq mi (16.67 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total6,641
 • Density1,018.6/sq mi (393.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip code
24416
FIPS code51-11032[2]
GNIS feature ID1492666[3]
Websitewww.buenavistavirginia.org

History

Formerly named "Hart's Bottom", "Green Forest" or "Green Valley"[5] until 1888, and chartered as a town in 1890, Buena Vista was granted a city charter on February 15, 1892.[6]

Early history

Founded by Benjamin C. Moomaw in the late 1800s, the town consisted only of a simple tannery at the intersection of two railroads and a canal. The Richmond and Alleghany Railroad and the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,[7]

Education

Buena Vista is home to Southern Virginia University, which had an enrollment of 1,053 full-time students in the fall of 2022.[8]

Buena Vista, Virginia Media

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "QuickFacts: Buena Vista city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. "Buena Vista endures name changes, anniversary dispute, boom and bust times | The News Leader | newsleader.com". newsleader.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  6. "www.buenavistavirginia.org". buenavistavirginia.org. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  7. Whitehead, T.; Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture; Virginia. Board of Agriculture (1893). Virginia, a Hand-book: Giving Its History, Climate, and Mineral Wealth, Its Educational, Agricultural, and Industrial Advantages. Everett Waddey Company. p. 177. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  8. "Southern Virginia University". Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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