Centerville, Montgomery County, Virginia

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Centerville
Unincorporated community
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Centerville
Location within the state of Virginia
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Centerville
Centerville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°10′11″N080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W / 37.16972; -80.53833 [1]
Country United States
State Virginia
County Montgomery
Elevation
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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 southwestern region of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. [2]

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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

Centerville is located at 37°10′11″N080°32′18″W / 37.16972°N 80.53833°W / 37.16972; -80.53833 (37.1698488, -80.5383898). [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Centerville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "maps - Yahoo Search Results". maps.yahoo.com.
  3. ↑ "The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on April 17, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2007.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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