ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, May 19, 1996                   TAG: 9605210006
SECTION: DISCOVER                 PAGE: 30   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

NEW RIVER VALLEY POPULATION:

The New River Valley continues to attract new residents and has a population of 155,700.

Following is a breakdown of the latest census data for Radford and the counties of Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles and Floyd showing the 1990 population and 1994 estimates.

Giles County: 16,366 (1990 census)

Glen Lyn: 173

Rich Creek: 694

Narrows: 2,055

Pembroke: 1,064

Pearisburg: 2,064

Revised 1994 : 16,500

Montgomery County: 73,913

Blacksburg: 34,658

Christiansburg: 15,004

Revised 1994: 76,000

Pulaski County: 34,496

Pulaski: 9,985

Dublin: 2,120

Revised 1994: 34,500

Radford: 15,940

Revised 1994: 16,200

Floyd County: 12,005

Floyd: 414

Revised 1994: 12,600

Sources: 1990 figures are from U.S Census. 1994 revisions are from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

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