Boissevain, Virginia

Boissevain, Virginia
Census-designated place
Boissevain Road
Boissevain Road
Boissevain, Virginia is located in Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia is located in the United States
Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′54″N 81°22′49″W / 37.28167°N 81.38028°W / 37.28167; -81.38028
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Elevation
2,454 ft (748 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
457
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1492603[1]

Boissevain is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place (then termed an unincorporated place) at the 1950 United States Census under the spelling Boissevaine, when it had a population of 1,197.[2] It did not reappear again as a CDP until the 2020 census with a population of 457.[3]

In February 1932 38 men lost their lives in a coal mine explosion.[4]

Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.

Demographics

Boissevain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boissevain, Virginia
  2. ^ "1950 Census of Population." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Boissevain CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "My Business - BOISSEVAIN".
  5. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.


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