Bluefield, Virginia

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The last Census shows that Bluefield had a population^<1> of 5,078 people in 2000. This represents 0.07% of the total population of Virginia, making it the state's 67th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance<2>
65	Emporia	5,665	E	209 mi [336.4 km]
66	Bridgewater	5,203	NE	147 mi [236.6 km]
67	Bluefield	5,078
68	Dumfries	4,937	NE	233 mi [375 km]
69	Luray	4,871	NE	181 mi [291.3 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Bluefield. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Bluefield had a population of 5,181 people. This is an increase of 2.03% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

The town of Bluefield had 2,349 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bluefield has an area^<4> of 7.58 square miles [19.63 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bluefield had a 2000 population density of 669 people per square mile [1,734 people/km²], making it the state's 175th most densely populated area.

Tazewell County

Bluefield is located in Tazewell County.

The county had a population of 44,427 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 5,078 people, Bluefield accounted for 11.43% of the Tazewell County total.

In addition, where the community of Bluefield has a population density of 669 people per square mile [1,734 people/km²], Tazewell County averages 85.5 people per square mile [221.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Tazewell County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bluefield and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bluefield. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Bluefield.

A Census Quickfact is available for Tazewell County (QF-51185).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bluefield:

Bluefield is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bluefield.

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bluefield. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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