Census Data for Galveston
As far as we can tell, Galveston has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Galveston, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Gretna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Hurt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altavista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Radford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brookneal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Pittsylvania County ...
Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Pittsylvania County.
Miscellaneous Information for Galveston ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Pittsylvania County or the community of Galveston:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Galveston:
- GNIS ID for Galveston: 1496916
- GNIS ID for Pittsylvania County: 1480157
- GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Galveston is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Galveston.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |