Botetourt County, Virginia
5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 34,004
- Median household income
- $81,213
- ±6,175
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 389 of 16,197 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.1%
- 11,650 of 13,220 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Botetourt | 33,866 (2021) | 1 W Main St, Fincastle | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Buchanan | 1,210 (2021) | Po Box 205, Buchanan | — |
| Town of Fincastle | 723 (2021) | Po Box 250, Fincastle | — |
| Town of Troutville | 465 (2021) | Po Box 276, Troutville | Website |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Castles Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 36 Executive Cir, Roanoke | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Botetourt County Public Schools
School district12 schools
143 Poor Farm Rd, Fincastle, VA, 24090
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Clifton Forge Farmer's Market (501 E. Ridgeway Street Clifton Forge)
Forest farmers market () · Bedford VA Farmers' Market (220 West Washington Street Bedford) · Bedford Farmers Market (Bedford) · and 1 more
Vinton Farmers Market (311 S. Pollard Street Vinton) · Catawba Valley Farmers Market (4965 Catawba Creek Rd. Catawba)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.