Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia


Blue Ridge Shores is a census-designated place in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 801. It was built beginning in 1960 as a resort community around Lake Louisa.

Geography

Blue Ridge Shores is in northern Louisa County, in the Piedmont region of Virginia. It is north of Louisa, the county seat, east of Charlottesville, and northwest of Richmond.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which are land and, or 23.90%, are water. Lake Louisa, a reservoir built on Hickory Creek, is in the center of the community. Hickory Creek flows northeast to the North Anna River and is part of the Pamunkey River watershed, leading to the tidal York River and Chesapeake Bay.

History

A history of the community can be found at the Blue Ridge Shores community website.

Demographics

Blue Ridge Shores was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.