What is the population of Blackstone, Virginia?

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The population of Blackstone, Virginia was 3,675 at the 2000 census. Nearby Fort Pickett was established by the U.S. Army in 1941 and was a very large training center during World War II. It is now scaled down and used as a National Guard camp and is the location of one of the largest training grounds for the Army in the nation. The 2-year Blackstone Female Institute / Blackstone College for Girls also operated in Blackstone for many years, but was closed and is now used as the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center (VUMAC). Its first President, Bishop James Cannon, Jr, achieved fame as the leading temperance (prohibition) advocate in the entire nation. Blackstone has a Wal-Mart department store, a medical building, and a livestock market, which all attract customers from a large 3-county rural area. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%2C_Virginia

The population of Blackstone, Virginia was 3,675 at the 2000 census. Nearby Fort Pickett was established by the U.S. Army in 1941 and was a very large training center during World War II. It is now scaled down and used as a National Guard camp and is the location of one of the largest training grounds for the Army in the nation. The 2-year Blackstone Female Institute / Blackstone College for Girls also operated in Blackstone for many years, but was closed and is now used as the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center (VUMAC). Its first President, Bishop James Cannon, Jr, achieved fame as the leading temperance (prohibition) advocate in the entire nation. Blackstone has a Wal-Mart department store, a medical building, and a livestock market, which all attract customers from a large 3-county rural area. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone%2C_Virginia

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