Boissevain, Virginia

Boissevain, Virginia
Census-designated place
Boissevain Road
Boissevain Road
Boissevain, Virginia is located in Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Location within Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia is located in the United States
Boissevain, Virginia
Boissevain, Virginia
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°16′54″N 81°22′49″W / 37.28167°N 81.38028°W / 37.28167; -81.38028
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Elevation
2,454 ft (748 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
457
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1492603[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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19501,197—
2020457—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1940[6] 1950[7] 1960[8] 1970[9]
1980[10] 1990[11] 2000[12] 2010[13]

Boissevain first appeared as a unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census.[7] It did not appear in subsequent censuses until it was listed a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[14]

Boissevain CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[15] 2020
White alone (NH) 422 92.34%
Black or African American alone (NH) 10 2.19%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 0.22%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 23 5.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0.22%
Total 457 100.00%

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. ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 18, 2026.
  10. ↑ 1980 Census of Population: Number of Inhabitants - Virginia United States Census Bureau
  11. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2026.
  14. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  15. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boissevain CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.


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