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Covington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 5,737, [ 4 ] making it the second-least populous city in Virginia. It is surrounded by Alleghany County , of which it is also the county seat . [ 5 ]
Alleghany County was established on January 5, 1822, by an act of the Virginia General Assembly.The new county was formed from parts of Bath County, Botetourt County, and Monroe County (now in West Virginia), with most of the population centered in the new county seat in Covington. [4]
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
The demographics of Virginia are the various elements used to describe the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia and are studied by various government and non-government organizations. Virginia is the 12th-most populous state in the United States with over 8 million residents [ 2 ] and is the 35th largest in area.
Clifton Forge is a town in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States which is part of the greater Roanoke Region. [4] The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census. The Jackson River flows through the town, which as a result was once known as Jackson's River Station. Clifton Forge was an independent city during the 2000 census. However, in 2001 ...
Low Moor is located at (37.792094, −79.876604), [3] off of Interstate 64, between Covington and Clifton According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2 ), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2 ) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ) of it (2.41%) is water.
The Roanoke Region (/ ˈ r oʊ. ə ˌ n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) is the area of the Commonwealth of Virginia surrounding the city of Roanoke.Its usage may refer to the metropolitan statistical area or the Roanoke Valley, but it sometimes includes areas in the Allegheny Mountains and New River Valley which includes Alleghany County, Montgomery County, Covington, Clifton Forge, Blacksburg ...
The U.S. State of Virginia currently has 19 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, 11 metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Virginia. [1]