What is the population of Goshen, Virginia?

Goshen has a population of approximately 271 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Goshen, Virginia located?

Goshen is located in Virginia, United States, at approximate coordinates 37.9900°, -79.5078°.

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Goshen

Total population

271

Elevation428 m

Land area4.53 km²

Coordinates37.99°, -79.51°

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Elevation

428 m

Area

4.53 km²

Official website

goshenvirginia.com

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Overview

Goshen is a town in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goshen had a population of 338.

History & geography

History

Goshen was once inhabited by Indian tribes such as the Cherokee and Shawnee. In the 18th century, European settler, Alexander Dunlop and his wife Anna MacFarlane moved to the Calfpasture. A few of the first settlers include Bratton, Lockridge, Graham, Carter, and Davis. The first Goshen council was headed in 1744 by James Patton and John Lewis. Goshen was based on farms, much like today, raising mainly corn. While Goshen was mainly farmland, in the 1800s, Goshen Pass and Panther's Gap was a bustling community with a school, a hotel, a post office, and foundries. The Alleghany Hotel was built by the Goshen Improvement company, the company which in the boom period of 1890 selected Goshen station as a site for laying of and the founding of a new city. The hotel was known as the "house of entertainment," but a few years before the fire, it was renamed the Alleghany Sanitarium, housing tuberculosis patients. On Thanksgiving Day, 1922, the Alleghany Hotel smoldered in flames and ash for hours before the building was completely destroyed. During this time, Goshen was without a fire department to combat the flames. The Goshen Land Company Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography

Goshen is located at (37.989100, −79.498603). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all land. The Calfpasture River flows through Goshen, just before joining the Little Calfpasture River to form the Maury River.

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