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1 / 30#30. Galax
- Population: 6,681
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2 / 30#29. Falls Church
- Population: 14,494
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3 / 30#28. Daleville
- Population: 2,979
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4 / 30#27. Great Falls
- Population: 14,690
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5 / 30#26. Glenvar
- Population: 873
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6 / 30#25. Colonial Heights
- Population: 18,127
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7 / 30#24. Brandermill
- Population: 13,745
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8 / 30#23. Halifax
- Population: 1,645
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9 / 30#22. Merrimac
- Population: 2,663
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10 / 30#21. Lake Barcroft
- Population: 10,682
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11 / 30#20. Gloucester Courthouse
- Population: 3,198
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12 / 30#19. McLean
- Population: 49,310
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13 / 30#18. Lansdowne
- Population: 13,029
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14 / 30#17. Forest
- Population: 11,045
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15 / 30#16. Wytheville
- Population: 8,260
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16 / 30#15. Crozet
- Population: 7,840
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17 / 30#14. Bridgewater
- Population: 6,092
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18 / 30#13. Bon Air
- Population: 17,846
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19 / 30#12. Wakefield
- Population: 11,534
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20 / 30#11. Cave Spring
- Population: 25,248
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21 / 30#10. Rockwood
- Population: 7,880
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22 / 30#9. Tuckahoe
- Population: 48,187
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23 / 30#8. Abingdon
- Population: 8,350
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24 / 30#7. Wolf Trap
- Population: 16,394
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25 / 30#6. Mantua
- Population: 7,771
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26 / 30#5. Hollins
- Population: 15,857
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27 / 30#4. Fairlawn
- Population: 2,553
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28 / 30#3. Pantops
- Population: 4,288
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29 / 30#2. Massanetta Springs
- Population: 6,132
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30 / 30#1. Belmont Estates
- Population: 1,257
