Radford, Virginia
| Radford, Virginia | ||
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| Independent city | ||
Main Street in Radford, Virginia.
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| Nickname(s): The New River City | ||
 Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°7′39″N 80°34′10″W / 37.12750°N 80.56944°W | ||
| 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
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| Location | First St., Radford, Virginia |
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| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | 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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