Emory, Virginia

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|population_total = 1,237

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|postal_code = 24327, 24340, 24361

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Emory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2020 census{{cite web | url=https://data.tennessean.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/emory-cdp-virginia/160-5125792/ | title=Emory CDP, Virginia Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census }} down from 1,251 at the 2010 census.[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120711160933/http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html |date=2012-07-11 }} Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08. The community is named for and is the location of Emory and Henry College.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA119 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=119}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Washington |title=Washington County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=30 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085316/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=VA&county=Washington |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}

Demographics

{{US Census population

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2010{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}} 2020

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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.

Notable person

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

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