[2] Giles County is included in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The lake drains into Little Stony Creek, which passes over a waterfall known as The Cascades before reaching the New River.

Giles became a lawyer and from there was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1790 to 1815.

In all, he served his nation and state around a total of forty years.

[4] Giles County is one of the 423 counties served by the Appalachian Regional Commission,[5] and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

27.86% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Giles is represented by Democrat John S. Edwards in the Virginia Senate, Republican Jason Ballard in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican H. Morgan Griffith in the U.S. House of Representatives.