Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is a city in Rockingham County, Virginia. It had 48,914 people at the 2010 census.[2][3]
Harrisonburg, Virginia | |
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| Nickname(s): The Friendly City | |
 Location in Virginia | |
| Coordinates: | |
| County | Independent City |
| Founded | 1737 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rodney Eagle[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 45.5 km2 (17.2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 40,468 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Website | http://www.ci.harrisonburg.va.us/ |
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Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County.[4] Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.
References
- Term: 2004-2008; Mayor Rodney Eagle
- Archived 2012-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. 2010 U.S. Census Data: Virginia. Retrieved February 16, 2011
- . Weldon Cooper Center 2010 Census Count Retrieved September 8, 2011
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Other websites
- Harrisonburg Tourism
- City of Harrisonburg
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
- Harrisonburg City Public Schools
- Daily News Record (Newspaper)
- WHSV - TV 3
- Rocktown Weekly (Alternative Newspaper owned by the DNR) Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Virginia Quilt Museum
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