Campbell County, Virginia facts for kids
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Campbell County
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Campbell County Courthouse in Rustburg
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Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
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Country | United States | |
State | Virginia | |
Founded | 1782 | |
Named for | General William Campbell | |
Seat | Rustburg | |
Largest town | Altavista | |
Area | ||
• Total | 507 sq mi (1,310 km2) | |
• Land | 504 sq mi (1,310 km2) | |
• Water | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) 0.7% | |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 55,696 | |
• Density | 109.85/sq mi (42.41/km2) | |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional district | 5th |
Campbell County is a United States county situated in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, Campbell borders the Blue Ridge Mountains. The county seat is Rustburg.
Grounded on a tobacco cash crop economy, Campbell County was created in 1782 from part of Bedford County. The county was named in honor of General William Campbell, hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Campbell County is part of the Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the county population is 55,696. The number of residents has grown steadily in every census after 1930, and the total population has more than doubled since that time.
Lynchburg was established in Campbell County in 1786, incorporated as a town in 1805, and separated from Campbell County when it became an independent city in 1852. Lynchburg has annexed additional land from Bedford County and Campbell County through the years, most recently in 1976.
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History
The area that would become Campbell County was first settled by Europeans, initially Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, in the late 1730s. After nearly fifty years of immigration and development, the newly formed county was established in 1782 from part of Bedford County. Campbell County was named for Revolutionary War hero, General William Campbell, who is known for the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain. The independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia was subsequently formed from the county in 1786.
From its earliest days, the county relied on tobacco as the primary cash crop and basis for the economy, though it also developed early manufacturing operations. Brookneal, with its strategic location on the Staunton River, was long an important tobacco and textile hub. However, the departure of manufacturing and the changing tobacco market has forced Campbell to transform from a mainly agricultural area into a mixture of suburban and rural communities.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,313.1 km2), of which 504 square miles (1,305.4 km2) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km2) (0.55%) is water.
Adjacent counties / Independent city
- Lynchburg, Virginia – northwest
- Amherst County, Virginia – north
- Appomattox County, Virginia – northeast
- Charlotte County, Virginia – east
- Halifax County, Virginia – southeast
- Pittsylvania County, Virginia – southwest
- Bedford County, Virginia – west
Major Highways
- US 29
- US 460
- US 501
- SR 24
- SR 40
- SR 43
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1790 | 7,685 | — | |
1800 | 9,866 | 28.4% | |
1810 | 11,001 | 11.5% | |
1820 | 16,569 | 50.6% | |
1830 | 20,350 | 22.8% | |
1840 | 21,030 | 3.3% | |
1850 | 23,245 | 10.5% | |
1860 | 26,197 | 12.7% | |
1870 | 28,384 | 8.3% | |
1880 | 36,250 | 27.7% | |
1890 | 41,087 | 13.3% | |
1900 | 23,256 | −43.4% | |
1910 | 23,043 | −0.9% | |
1920 | 26,716 | 15.9% | |
1930 | 22,885 | −14.3% | |
1940 | 26,048 | 13.8% | |
1950 | 28,877 | 10.9% | |
1960 | 32,958 | 14.1% | |
1970 | 43,319 | 31.4% | |
1980 | 45,424 | 4.9% | |
1990 | 47,572 | 4.7% | |
2000 | 51,078 | 7.4% | |
2010 | 54,842 | 7.4% | |
2020 | 55,696 | 1.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010 2020 |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 44,595 | 42,884 | 81.32% | 77.00% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 7,737 | 7,761 | 14.11% | 13.93% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 142 | 169 | 0.26% | 0.30% |
Asian alone (NH) | 543 | 601 | 0.99% | 1.08% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 11 | 8 | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 56 | 241 | 0.10% | 0.43% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 840 | 2,217 | 1.53% | 3.98% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 918 | 1,815 | 1.67% | 3.26% |
Total | 54,842 | 55,696 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
Communities
Towns
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Castle Craig
- Evington
- Gladys
- Kingston
- Long Island
- Lynch Station
Sports and recreation
Campbell County is home to sporting events and organizations including:
- Hiking areas include Timbrook Park.
- Timber Lake - Fishing, Paddle boating, Swimming
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See also
In Spanish: Condado de Campbell (Virginia) para niños