Buena Vista, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°44′04″N 79°21′15″W / 37.73444°N 79.35417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | None (Independent city) |
Hart's Bottom Green Forest Green Valley | c. 1800 |
Buena Vista | December 1888 |
Incorporated (town) | 1890 |
Incorporated (independent city) | 15 February 1892 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.52 sq mi (16.89 km2) |
• Land | 6.44 sq mi (16.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,641 |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Zip code | 24416 |
FIPS code | 51-11032[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1492666[3] |
Website | www |
Buena Vista (/ˌbjuːnəˈvɪstə/ BEW-nə-VIS-tə) is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641.[4]
Formerly named "Hart's Bottom", "Green Forest" or "Green Valley"[5] until 1888, and chartered as a town in 1890, Buena Vista was granted a city charter on February 15, 1892.[6]
Founded by Benjamin C. Moomaw in the late 1800s, the town consisted only of a simple tannery at the intersection of two railroads and a canal. The Richmond and Alleghany Railroad and the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,[7]
Buena Vista is home to Southern Virginia University, which had an enrollment of 928 full-time students in the fall of 2017.[8]