Staunton, Virginia

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Staunton
Downtown of Staunton
Downtown of Staunton
Location in Virginia
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton (38 ° 9 ′ 29 ″ N, 79 ° 4 ′ 35 ″ W)
Staunton
Basic data
Foundation : 1747
State : United States
State : Virginia
Coordinates : 38 ° 9 ′  N , 79 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 9 ′  N , 79 ° 5 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 24,363 (as of 2016)
121,247 (as of 2016)
Population density : 478 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 51.0 km 2  (approx. 20 mi²) of
which 51.0 km 2  (approx. 20 mi²) are land
Height : 432 m
Postcodes : 24401, 24402
Area code : +1 540
FIPS : 51-75216
GNIS ID : 1500154
Website : www.staunton.va.us
Mayor : Lacy B. King

Staunton ([ stɛntən ]) is an independent city in the US -amerikanischen State Virginia . In 2016 there were 24,363 residents here.

Nearby are the Natural Chimneys, unusual limestone caves that rise 40 meters above the meadow landscape of the Shenandoah Valley.

Population development

year Inhabitants¹
1980 21,857
1990 24,461
2000 23,853
2010 23,746
2016 24,363

¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: Update of the US Census Bureau

sons and daughters of the town

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