Formed January 1, 1884 (104th county equivalent)
Roanoke City (97,032), Roanoke (97,032)
The Modern masonry and concrete structure was erected in 1982. The structure is on 3rd Street at Church Avenue. United States Highway 11 passes one block to the north of the site. Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern are the architects. Veteran memorials are across the street. The city was created on January 1, 1884 from Roanoke County as the 104th county equivalent. The city is named for the Roanoke River which is Native American for “shell money.” It is also the source for Roanoke County.
Roanoke City government consists of a sheriff, a Mayor, and 7 Council Members. Four Circuit Court Judges and Seven District Court Judges serve Roanoke City and Roanoke County and Salem City and Fifty-nine Magistrate Court Judges serve Roanoke City and Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Franklin, Henry, Highland, Nelson, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Roanoke, and Rockbridge counties and Buena Vista, Covington, Danville, Lexington, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Salem, Staunton, and Waynesboro cities. The city is in the western part of the state. Richmond, Virginia is east and Charleston, West Virginia is northwest of the city. The city center is in Roanoke 1.2 miles Northwest of downtown. The city is surrounded clockwise by Roanoke County and the City of Salem.
The area of the city is 43 square miles. It is 106 out of 133 in the state. It ranks 18 out of 133 in population in the state. It has a density of 2256.56 persons per square mile making it 14 out of 133 in the state. Roanoke has 100.0% of its population in its incorporated city limits. United States Highway 11 enters the city from the northeast, Roanoke County, and exits to the west, Salem City. United States Highway 220 comes from the north, Roanoke County, and goes to the south, Roanoke County. United States Highway 221 passes from the east, Roanoke County, to the southwest, Roanoke County. United States Highway 460 is joined with United States Highway 221 from Roanoke County, splits and joins United States Highway 11 into Salem City. The city is shaped like a flower. This city is in the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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