Campbell County /

Campbell County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the population was 53,237. Its county seat is Rustburg. The county is named after General William Campbell of the Revolutionary War. Campbell County is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. Campbell County was established in 1782 from Bedford County. The county was named for Revolutionary War hero, General William Campbell, who is known for the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,313.1 km), of which 504 square miles (1,305.4 km) is land and 3 square miles (7.8 km) (0.55%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 51,078 people, 20,639 households, and 14,694 families residing in the county. The population density was 101 people per square mile (39/km²). There were 22,088 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile (17/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.24% White, 14.71% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There