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.[2] It did not reappear again as a CDP until the 2020 census with a population of 457.[3]
Boissevain, Virginia | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() Boissevain Road | |
![]() ![]() Boissevain, Virginia ![]() ![]() Boissevain, Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°16′54″N 81°22′49″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Tazewell |
Elevation | 2,454 ft (748 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 457 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 276 |
GNIS feature ID | 1492603[1] |
Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.
Municipalities and communities of Tazewell County, Virginia, United States | ||
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County seat: Tazewell | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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