Buena Vista, Virginia

Buena Vista, Virginia
Independent city
Official seal of Buena Vista, Virginia
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Buena Vista is located in Shenandoah Valley
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Buena Vista is located in Virginia
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Buena Vista is located in the United States
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
Coordinates: 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
[1]
 • 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
 • Density1,000/sq mi (390/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

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]

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]

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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