Blackstone, Virginia
| Blackstone, Virginia | |
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Downtown Blackstone, April, 2015
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 Location of Blackstone, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°4′36″N 78°0′5″W / 37.07667°N 78.00139°WCoordinates: 37°4′36″N 78°0′5″W / 37.07667°N 78.00139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Nottoway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2) |
| • Land | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,621 |
| • Density | 804.6/sq mi (306.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 23824 |
| Area code(s) | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-07832 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1463528 |
| Website | Official website |
Blackstone, formerly named Blacks and White, and Bellefonte, is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.
The Blackstone Historic District, Butterwood Methodist Church and Butterwood Cemetery, Little Mountain Pictograph Site, Oakridge, and Schwartz Tavern are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town's grid street pattern was laid out in 1874, and the town incorporated in 1888. Its economy thrived as a location for dark leaf tobacco sales and shipment through its railroad station.
Blackstone is located at 37°4′36″N 78°0′5″W / 37.07667°N 78.00139°W (37.076661, -78.001302).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,675 people, 1,430 households, and 886 families residing in the town. The population density was 811.8 people per square mile (313.2/km²). There were 1,581 housing units at an average density of 349.2 per square mile (134.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 50.23% White, 46.39% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 1.88% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population.
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