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Christiansburg (formerly Hans Meadows) is a town in the southwestern portion of the commonwealth of Virginia, in the county of Montgomery.It has served as the seat of government for the county since 1792 when it was formally recognized by the Virginia General Assembly. [4]
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Its county seat is Christiansburg, [2] and Blacksburg is the largest town. Montgomery County is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg metropolitan area . It is dominated economically by the presence of Virginia Tech , Virginia's third largest public university, [ 3 ] which is the county's largest employer.
Location of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area in Virginia. The Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, [1] formerly the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area, [2] is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) located in the New River Valley of Southwest ...
Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census.Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.
Christiansburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 32 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Christiansburg. The district includes a variety of one-, two-, or three-story ...
It is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Montgomery County, Virginia and the Virginia cities of Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford for statistical purposes. [2] [3] [4] A post office was established at Cambria in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965. [5]
Notable buildings include the Surface-Lee Block, Dew Drop Inn, Epperly Pontiac dealership, Cambria Hardware Company Building, Palmer Store, Lee House, Cambria Baptist Church (1928), and the New Christiansburg Depot (1906). The Cambria Freight Station is located in the district and listed separately. [3]