2 0 1 5 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Seven ▁Hills ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁nick names ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg ▁is ▁the ▁" City ▁of ▁Seven ▁Hills ." ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁one ▁prominent ▁feature ▁of ▁its ▁ge ography - ▁the ▁seven ▁hills ▁that ▁are ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁region . ▁They ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁College ▁Hill , ▁Gar land ▁Hill , ▁Daniel ' s ▁Hill , ▁Federal ▁Hill , ▁Diam ond ▁Hill , ▁White ▁Rock ▁Hill , ▁and ▁Franklin ▁Hill . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁▁ ▁Am her st ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁– ▁n ortheast ▁ ▁Bed ford ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁– ▁west , ▁north west ▁ ▁Campbell ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁– ▁south , ▁sout heast ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 5 , 5 6 8 ▁people , ▁ 2 5 , 4 7 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 1 , 9 9 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 3 2 1 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 1 0 . 2 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 7 , 6 4 0 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 5 9 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 1 6 . 1 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 6 3 . 0 % ▁White , ▁ 2 9 . 3 %