Centerville, Montgomery County, Virginia
Centerville | |
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  Centerville Location within the state of Virginia  Centerville Centerville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′11″N 080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Montgomery |
| Elevation | 1,968 ft (600 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-14270[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499231[1] |
Centerville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County in the southwest region of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.[2]
The largest employer in the area is Virginia Tech, Virginia's largest university and a national football powerhouse, located in nearby Blacksburg. Montgomery County is considered the "most wired county in the United States" by Reader's Digest. The town maintains its small-town feel with an eclectic collection of boutiques, restaurants and historic sites, while just a mile away high-tech industry prospers in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (CRC).[3]
Geography
[edit]Centerville is located at 37°10′11″N 080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W (37.1698488, -80.5383898).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Centerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "maps - Yahoo Search Results". maps.yahoo.com.
- ^ "The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |