Narrows, Virginia
| Town of Narrows, Virginia | |
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| Town | |
Narrows, Virginia in November 2013.
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 Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°19′55″N 80°48′31″W / 37.33194°N 80.80861°WCoordinates: 37°19′55″N 80°48′31″W / 37.33194°N 80.80861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Giles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | H. Clayton Davis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,029 |
| • Density | 1,650/sq mi (637.0/km2) |
| U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Count | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24124 |
| Area code(s) | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-54904 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497034 |
| Website | http://www.townofnarrows.org/ |
Narrows, named for the narrowing of the New River that flows through the town, is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,029 at the 2010 census, a decline of 3.9% from the 2000 count of 2,111. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Narrows is located at 37°19′55″N 80°48′31″W / 37.33194°N 80.80861°W (37.331818, -80.808477).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.5 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km²) (4.48%) is water.
Detailed breakdowns of the 2010 census numbers are not yet available.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,111 people, 890 households, and 600 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,649.7 people per square mile (636.8/km²). There were 971 housing units at an average density of 758.8 per square mile (292.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.86% White, 0.24% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.
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