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Buchanan

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Town in Virginia, United States
1832Established
1,196Population
2.2 sq miArea
850 ftElevation

Buchanan ( bə-KAN-ən) is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area. It was the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal when construction on the canal ended.

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