Emory, Virginia

Emory
The Post Office in Emory, Virginia
Emory
Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 36°47′19″N 81°49′43″W / 36.78861°N 81.82861°W / 36.78861; -81.82861
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyWashington
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,237
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24327, 24340, 24361
FIPS code51-25792
GNIS feature ID2584842

Emory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2020 census[1] down from 1,251 at the 2010 census.[2] The community is named for and is the location of Emory and Henry College.[3]

It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

The Emory post office was established in 1847.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20201,237
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2020

Emory was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census formed along with the Meadow View CDP out of the deleted Emory-Meadow View CDP.[6]

Notable person

  • Frankie Newton (1906 – 1954) – jazz trumpeter from the 1920s onwards

References

  1. ^ "Emory CDP, Virginia Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".
  2. ^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.
  4. ^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.