Roanoke County is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 96,929. Its county seat is Salem, but the county administrative offices are located in the census-designated place of Cave Spring. Roanoke County is part of the Roanoke, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area and located within the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The independent cities of Roanoke and Salem are located within the boundaries of Roanoke County but are not a part of the county. The town of Vinton is the only municipality within the county. While significant areas of the county are rural and mountainous, most residents live in the suburbs near Roanoke and Salem in the Roanoke Valley.

Founded: March 30, 1838
Named for: Roanoke River
Seat: Salem
Largest town: Vinton
Total: 251.3 sq mi (650.86 km²)
Land: 250.6 sq mi (649.05 km²)
Water: 0.7 sq mi (1.81 km²), 0.3
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.roanokecountyva.gov]
Official Website: http://www.roanokecountyva.gov
Wikidata description: county in Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q513968
Wikidata label: Roanoke County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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