Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place (then termed an unincorporated place) at the 1950 United States Census under the spelling Boissevaine, when it had a population of 1,197. It did not reappear again as a CDP until the 2020 census with a population of 457.
In February 1932 38 men lost their lives in a coal mine explosion.
Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.
Demographics
Boissevain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boissevain, Virginia
- ^ "1950 Census of Population." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Boissevain CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "My Business - BOISSEVAIN".
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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