Photo: self · CC BY 3.0How is Blackstone run?
Blackstone’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $0 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau.
What stands out about how Blackstone is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Nottoway County Public Schools
Blackstone’s K–12 school district, shared with Burkeville, Crewe. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,715 per pupil, $7,681 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Virginia districts overall: 49% local, 41% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
No comparison or trend for Blackstone yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Blackstone’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2023 only (2022 and 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 69 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $716 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.51% of the home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Blackstone’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Blackstone’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blackstone →
Who’s in charge in Blackstone
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blackstone’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofblackstoneva.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 52 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (3,354).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Blackstone’s votes are counted by county
Virginia reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blackstone alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nottoway County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.7%4,168 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat38.4%2,636 votesOthers: 0.9% (65 votes).
Most votes in Nottoway County: Donald J Trump
Virginia: Harris 51.8%, Trump 46.1%
100% of Blackstone lies in Nottoway County. Every 2024 race in Nottoway County is on the county’s page.
Nottoway County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Blackstone.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofblackstoneva.com ↗
- 2Virginia House of DelegatesState representatives
- 3Virginia SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Virginia
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Blackstone’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blackstone’s government
How much does Blackstone spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Blackstone?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $716 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.51% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.73% across Virginia. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofblackstoneva.com.
Who runs Blackstone’s government?
See townofblackstoneva.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blackstone yet.
How did Blackstone vote in 2024?
Virginia counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Blackstone alone. Nottoway County, where 100% of Blackstone lies, voted Trump 60.7%, Harris 38.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Blackstone?
65 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $315,385 (about $3.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Blackstone in the state legislature?
State Senate District 9 (Tammy Mulchi) and House of Delegates District 72 (Lee Ware). The House of Delegates district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blackstone’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →