Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia

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Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia
Census-designated place
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Blue Ridge Shores
Coordinates: 38°6′30″N78°1′15″W / 38.10833°N 78.02083°W / 38.10833; -78.02083
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Louisa
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
 • Land1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
 • Water0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
Elevation
310 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
801
 • Density593/sq mi (229.0/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23093 (Louisa)
FIPS code 51-08264
GNIS feature ID2630622

Blue Ridge Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 801. [2] It was built beginning in 1960 as a resort community around Lake Louisa.

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Geography

Blue Ridge Shores is in northern Louisa County, in the Piedmont region of Virginia. It is 8 miles (13 km) north of Louisa, the county seat, 30 miles (48 km) east of Charlottesville, and 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Richmond.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) are land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2), or 23.90%, are water. [1] Lake Louisa, a reservoir built on Hickory Creek, is in the center of the community. Hickory Creek flows northeast to the North Anna River and is part of the Pamunkey River watershed, leading to the tidal York River and Chesapeake Bay.

History

A history of the community can be found at the Blue Ridge Shores community website. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 813—
2020 801−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
2010 [5] 2020

Blue Ridge Shores was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Blue Ridge Shores CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "About Us", Blue Ridge Shores community website
  4. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
  5. 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .


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