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About Galax

Independent city in Virginia, United States
1906Established
6,720Population
8.3 sq miArea
2,372 ftElevation

Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,720. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Galax with neighboring Carroll County for statistical purposes. Galax is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County.

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