Boissevain, Virginia

Boissevain, Virginia
Census-designated place
Boissevain Road
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Coordinates: 37°16′54″N81°22′49″W / 37.28167°N 81.38028°W / 37.28167; -81.38028
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	276
GNIS feature ID	1492603 [1]

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]

In February 1932, 38 men lost their lives in a coal mine explosion. ^[4]

Boissevain is served by the Abbs Valley -Boissevain - Pocahontas Rescue Squad Inc - Rescue 945 for Emergency Medical Services.

Demographics

Boissevain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boissevain, Virginia
2. "1950 Census of Population." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 18, 2010.
3. "Boissevain CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
4. "My Business - BOISSEVAIN".
5. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.