Municipal · Virginia

Town of Claremont

Claremont is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Claremont had a population of 305. A granite marker is a memorial to British settlers' arrival in the area. It received its name during the colonial era from the royal residence in Surry Shire in England. The town was incorporated in 1886, had a port on the James River, and gained railroad service as a terminus for a while before being abandoned. Claremont was home to the Temperance, Industrial, and Collegiate Institute, a school for African Americans founded by a formerly enslaved person. The area includes a historical marker commemorating the institution.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 191753
FIPS state: 51
FIPS county: 181
FIPS place: 16880
Census record name: TOWN OF CLAREMONT
Mailing address: PO BOX 310, CLAREMONT 23899