List of towns in Virginia

This is a complete list of towns in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. An incorporated town in Virginia is the equivalent of a city in most other states, e.g. a municipality which is part of a county. Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. As of 2014, there are 191 incorporated towns,[1] some of which are more populous than many independent cities, but are not incorporated as cities and are therefore situated within a parent county or counties.

New towns may be incorporated but must have a minimum population of 1,000 residents. Cities with populations of less than 50,000 are eligible to become towns through reversion.[2] On July 1, 2013, Bedford became the 191st town in Virginia. For a complete list of independent cities, see List of cities in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in Virginia.

This list is complete, do not add or remove any municipalities from this list unless that place has legally changed its incorporation.
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Most Populous Towns
Pop.
rank		 Town Population
in 2014[3]
1 Leesburg 49,496
2 Blacksburg 43,985
3 Herndon 24,554
4 Christiansburg 21,805
5 Culpeper 17,411
6 Vienna 16,459
7 Front Royal 15,038
8 Warrenton 9,907
9 Purcellville 8,929
10 Pulaski 8,909
11 Smithfield 8,287
12 Farmville 8,229
13 Vinton 8,180
14 Abingdon 8,146
15 Wytheville 8,133
16 South Boston 7,986
17 Ashland 7,328
18 Strasburg 6,559
19 Bedford 6,466
20 Bridgewater 5,951
21 Marion 5,875
22 Richlands 5,583
23 Big Stone Gap 5,457
24 Bluefield 5,302
25 Woodstock 5,226

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    Note

    The towns of Castlewood (Russell County) and Clover (Halifax County) were disincorporated in 1997 and 1998 respectively.

    References

    1. ↑ "List of Towns and their Parent Counties". Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development website. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
    2. ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia. "§ 15.2-4100. City may change to town status.". Code of Virginia. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
    3. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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