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Radford, VA

Radford, Virginia
Independent city
Main Street in Radford, Virginia.
Main Street in Radford, Virginia.
Official seal of Radford, Virginia
Seal
Nickname(s): The New River City
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°7′39″N 80°34′10″W / 37.12750°N 80.56944°W / 37.12750; -80.56944
Country United States
State Virginia
County None (Independent city)
Founded 1887
Government
 • Mayor Dr. Bruce Brown
Area
 • Independent city 10.2 sq mi (26 km2)
 • Land 9.9 sq mi (26 km2)
 • Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation 2,103 ft (641 m)
Population (2010)
 • Independent city 16,408
 • Density 1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
 • Metro 157,614
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 24141–24143
Area code(s) 540
FIPS code 51-65392
GNIS feature ID 1500073
Website http://www.radfordva.gov
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Glencoe, October 2013
Radford, Virginia is located in Virginia
Radford, Virginia
Radford, Virginia is located in the US
Radford, Virginia
Location First St., Radford, Virginia
Area 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built 1875 (1875)
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 00001439
VLR # 126-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 22, 2000
Designated VLR September 15, 1999

Radford (formerly Lovely Mount, Central City, English Ferry and Ingle's Ferry) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,408. For statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Radford with neighboring Montgomery County.

Radford is included in the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford metropolitan area.

Radford is the home of Radford University. The Radford Arsenal is nearby in Pulaski and Montgomery counties. Radford City has four schools: McHarg Elementary, Belle Heth Elementary, Dalton Intermediate, and Radford High School. Millennials (ages 15–34 years old) make up over 55.5% of the population of Radford, one of the highest rates in the country.

Radfordva.gov

Radford was named for Dr. John B. Radford. Dr. Radford's home Arnheim was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Radford was originally a small village of people that gathered near the New River, which was a major draw to travelers for fresh water and food while traveling west. The town had a major population increase in 1854 when the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad came through. A large depot was placed at Lovely Mount because of its strategic positioning between the eastern and western parts of the state. The actual station was not on Lovely Mountain, located on the southwestern side of town, but Lovely Mount was a known mountain and naming the station this would help people to remember the location of the depot. The Railroad Depot caused the population of Radford to boom. It also caused a major increase in the amount of trade and business in the area. Radford became a railroad town. The original name for Radford was Lovely Mount because of the location of the depot; the name was changed in 1891 to Radford. Radford, or at least the train station area, was called Central Depot because of its central location halfway between Lynchburg and Bristol, Virginia of the original railroad, the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad (later the Norfolk and Western Railway).


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