Blacksburg, city (1990 pop. 34,590), Montgomery co., SW Va., 26 mi/42 km W of Roanoke, 7 mi/11.3 km N of Christiansburg, drained by Stroublers Creek; 37°13'N 80°25'W. Mfg. (transportation equip., machinery, fiber-optic components, fabricated metal prods., reptile food and supplies, gutters; coffee processing, machining, printing); agr. (corn, apples; livestock; dairying). Mus. of Geological Sciences. Appalachian Trail passes to N; part of Jefferson Natl. Forest to NW; Mountain L. is NW. Seat of Va. Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ. Settled 1745; inc. 1871.
