Rockbridge County
Also known as Rockbridge County, Virginia, Rockbridge County, VA
county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Founded
- October 1777 (established), 1778 (organized)
- Named after
- Natural Bridge
- Seat
- Lexington
- Largest town
- Lexington
- Total
- 601 sq mi (1,560 km )
- Land
- 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Water
- 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 22,663
- Density
- 37.9/sq mi (14.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
~11 min read
Article
Rockbridge County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,650. Its county seat is the city of Lexington. Rockbridge County completely surrounds the independent cities of Buena Vista and Lexington. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the independent cities of Buena Vista and Lexington with Rockbridge County for statistical purposes.
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