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Harrisonburg, VA Demographics

Harrisonburg, VA is the 16th most populous of 672 cities in Virginia, with 51,814 residents across 17 square miles. That is about 2,989 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 51,814
Land area 17 sq mi
Density 2,989 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Decennial Census · land area from Census TIGER/Line

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City statistics cover the municipal boundary only, not the wider metro area.

Figures come from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey, compared against national averages.

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