Have you ever wondered how many people are crammed into Bristol in Virginia? Here is the answer:
Bristol, Virginia has a population density of 508.98 inhabitants per square kilometer (1318.71 / sq mi)
That means the whole population of 17,341 people are living within an area of 34.07 sq km (13.15 sq mi).
As a reference: New York City has a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi), thanks to it’s population of 8,398,748 inhabitants within an area of 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi).
Bristol is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,835. It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State Street. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Bristol, Virginia, with neighboring Washington County, Virginia, for statistical purposes. Bristol is a principal city of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the “Tri-Cities” region.
Cities with a similar population density as Bristol
Other cities that have a similar population density as Bristol, Virginia are:
- Muscatine, Iowa with a population density of 456 people per sq km (1,182 / sq mi).
- Pensacola, Florida with a population density of 492 people per sq km (1,274 / sq mi).
- Brownsville, Texas with a population density of 483 people per sq km (1,251 / sq mi).
- Vandalia, Ohio with a population density of 475 people per sq km (1,230 / sq mi).
- Marshall, Minnesota with a population density of 516 people per sq km (1,337 / sq mi).
- Sandusky, Ohio with a population density of 456 people per sq km (1,181 / sq mi).
- Stillwater, Oklahoma with a population density of 588 people per sq km (1,522 / sq mi).
- Oswego, New York with a population density of 618 people per sq km (1,601 / sq mi).
- Graham, North Carolina with a population density of 573 people per sq km (1,484 / sq mi).
- Montgomery, Alabama with a population density of 492 people per sq km (1,274 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Bristol
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Bristol, Virginia:
- Forest Park, Ohio with a population of 18,720 people
- Marion, Illinois with a population of 17,011 people
- Ellensburg, Washington with a population of 18,174 people
- Hermiston, Oregon with a population of 17,111 people
- Takoma Park, Maryland with a population of 17,885 people
- South Burlington, Vermont with a population of 17,551 people
- Hereford, Texas with a population of 14,597 people
- Parma Heights, Ohio with a population of 20,718 people
- Miamisburg, Ohio with a population of 20,181 people
- Midlothian, Texas with a population of 18,037 people
Cities with a similar size as Bristol
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Bristol, Virginia, here you go:
- Mountain Home, Arkansas with 30.47 square kilometers (30.47 sq mi), population: 12,215
- Harker Heights, Texas with 39.98 square kilometers (39.98 sq mi), population: 29,142
- Valparaiso, Indiana with 42.17 square kilometers (42.17 sq mi), population: 31,730
- Fairborn, Ohio with 34.11 square kilometers (34.11 sq mi), population: 32,352
- Palmer, Massachusetts with 32.00 square kilometers (32.00 sq mi), population: 12,497
- Bremerton, Washington with 32.17 square kilometers (32.17 sq mi), population: 37,729
- Maumelle, Arkansas with 33.96 square kilometers (33.96 sq mi), population: 17,163
- Bothell, Washington with 35.41 square kilometers (35.41 sq mi), population: 30,150
- Plainview, Texas with 35.73 square kilometers (35.73 sq mi), population: 22,194
- Parkersburg, West Virginia with 31.91 square kilometers (31.91 sq mi), population: 30,601
Cities with the same name “Bristol”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Bristol, Tennessee with a population of 24,821 residents
- Bristol, Connecticut with a population of 60,625 residents