Virginia , US

Virginia: State of the United States of America

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Seal of Virginia
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Geography

Virginia is located at 37°32'53"N 77°26'48"W (37.5481200, -77.4467500). It has 6 neighbors: Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

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The largest city of Virginia is Virginia Beach with a population of 451,231. Other cities include, Chesapeake population 247,011, Norfolk population 242,803, Richmond population 232,226 and Arlington population 229,164. See all Virginia cities & populated places.

Virginia Quick Facts

Population : 8,590,563
Country : United States of America
Head of government : Governor of Virginia
Area : 110862 km2
Has part : Chesapeake
Water as percent of area : 7.68%
Land as percent of area : 92.32%
Easternmost point : Point(-75.242448 38.026878)
Northernmost point : Point(-78.347087 39.466012)
Legislative body : Virginia General Assembly
Named for : Colony of Virginia
Official language : English
Altitude : 951 feet / 290 meters
Capital : Richmond
Establishment : June 06, 1788 (233 years ago)
Time Zone : America/New_York
Local time : 17:07:34 (24th September 2021)

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Virginia has 6 neighbours.

  • Maryland state of the United States of America
  • North Carolina state of the United States of America
  • Tennessee state of the United States of America
  • West Virginia state of the United States of America
  • Ohio state of the United States of America
  • Kentucky state of the United States of America

  • Richmond
  • King George County
  • Powhatan County
  • Martinsville
  • Warren County
  • Prince William County
  • Alexandria
  • Floyd County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
  • Campbell County
  • Portsmouth
  • Culpeper County
  • Fluvanna County
  • Patrick County
  • Williamsburg
  • Danville
  • Northampton County
  • Mathews County
  • Franklin
  • Buckingham County
  • Lancaster County
  • Pittsylvania County
  • Giles County
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Nottoway County
  • Goochland County
  • Henry County
  • Greensville County
  • Halifax County
  • Lee County
  • New Kent County
  • Hopewell
  • Dickenson County
  • Middlesex County
  • Stafford County
  • Alleghany County
  • Grayson County
  • James City County
  • Radford
  • Poquoson
  • Montgomery County
  • Washington County
  • Smyth County
  • Newport News
  • Amelia County
  • Bedford County
  • King and Queen County
  • Clarke County
  • Pulaski County
  • Caroline County
  • Roanoke County
  • Appomattox County
  • Virginia Beach
  • Bath County
  • Buena Vista
  • Isle of Wight County
  • Craig County
  • Essex County
  • Loudoun County
  • Chesterfield County
  • Fairfax County
  • Tazewell County
  • Dinwiddie County
  • Wise County
  • Wythe County
  • Westmoreland County
  • Bristol
  • Covington
  • Madison County
  • Falls Church
  • Gloucester County
  • Manassas Park
  • Norfolk
  • Charles City County
  • Franklin County
  • Hanover County
  • Lexington
  • Salem
  • Harrisonburg
  • Russell County
  • Staunton
  • Prince Edward County
  • Lunenburg County
  • Spotsylvania County
  • York County
  • Surry County
  • Prince George County
  • Sussex County
  • Galax
  • Hampton
  • Carroll County
  • Greene County
  • Rockingham County
  • Roanoke
  • Shenandoah County
  • Fredericksburg
  • Scott County
  • Buchanan County
  • Emporia
  • Botetourt County
  • Augusta County
  • Fauquier County
  • Frederick County
  • Highland County
  • Charlotte County
  • Rappahannock County
  • Colonial Heights
  • Rockbridge County
  • Winchester
  • Waynesboro
  • Southampton County
  • Suffolk
  • Accomack County
  • Petersburg
  • Cumberland County
  • Richmond County
  • Louisa County
  • Brunswick County
  • Albemarle County
  • Norton
  • Lynchburg
  • Arlington County
  • Bland County
  • Henrico County
  • Amherst County
  • Chesapeake
  • Fairfax
  • King William County
  • Northumberland County
  • Nelson County

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1910 2,061,612 - census
1920 2,309,187 10.72% census
1930 2,421,851 4.65% census
1940 2,677,773 9.56% census
1950 3,318,680 19.31% census
1960 3,966,949 16.34% census
1970 4,648,494 14.66% census
1980 5,346,818 13.06% census
1990 6,187,358 13.58% census
2000 7,078,515 12.59% census
2010 8,001,024 11.53% census
2011 8,101,155 1.24% estimation process
2012 8,185,080 1.03% estimation process
2013 8,252,427 0.82% estimation process
2014 8,310,993 0.7% estimation process
2015 8,361,808 0.61% estimation process
2016 8,410,106 0.57% estimation process
2017 8,463,587 0.63% estimation process
2018 8,501,286 0.44% estimation process
2019 8,535,519 0.4% estimation process
2020 8,590,563 0.64% estimation process
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People born in Virginia (200)

People born in Virginia, including slave Henry Box Brown, German physician Anton Dilger, politician Zadock Cook, you can see a list of people who born in Virginia.

  • David Campbell (Governor of Virginia (1779-1859)) he was born in 02/08/1779
  • James Johnson (Virginia congressman) he was born in 01/01/1800
  • Duke R. Lee (actor (1881-1959)) he was born in 13/05/1881
  • John J. Kindred (American politician (1864-1937)) he was born in 15/07/1864
  • Henry King (American film director) he was born in 24/01/1886
  • A. P. Carter (American musician) he was born in 15/12/1891
  • William Henry Sheppard (African American missionary for the Presbyterian Church) he was born in 08/03/1865
  • Francis Collins (American geneticist and director of the National Institutes of Health) he was born in 14/04/1950
  • Adam Kaufman (American actor) he was born in 11/05/1974
  • William Owsley (associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky (1782-1862)) he was born in 24/03/1782
  • John A. Bennett (American soldier and rapist) he was born in 10/04/1935
  • Hardy Cross (American engineer) he was born in 10/02/1885
  • John Dawson (American politician (1762-1814)) he was born in 01/01/1762
  • Pell James (American actress) she was born in 30/04/1977
  • Lester Butler (American blues harmonica player and singer) he was born in 12/11/1959
  • Belle Boyd (American Confederate spy) she was born in 09/05/1844
  • Curtis Turner (American racing driver) he was born in 12/04/1924
  • John Smith (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1735

Other places with the same name (5)

Largest Cities in Virginia (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Virginia.

City Name Title County Population
Virginia Beach Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Virginia Beach 451,231
Chesapeake Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Chesapeake 247,011
Norfolk Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Norfolk 242,803
Richmond Capital city of Virginia, United States City of Richmond 232,226
Arlington County in Virginia, United States; suburb of Washington, D. Arlington 229,164
Newport News Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Newport News 179,062
Alexandria Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Alexandria 158,726
East Hampton Town in New York City of Hampton 147,993
Hampton Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Hampton 135,464
Roanoke Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Roanoke 99,058
Portsmouth Heights City in United States of America City of Portsmouth 99,049
Portsmouth Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Portsmouth 95,094
Suffolk Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Suffolk 93,913
Lynchburg Independent city in Virginia, United States City of Lynchburg 81,561
South Suffolk Human settlement in United States of America City of Suffolk 80,690
Dale City Census designated place Prince William 65,969

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Virginia Counties (more)

Towns, Neighborhoods & Other Populated
County Name Population
Fairfax County 1,150,847
Prince William County 475,533
Loudoun County 422,784
Chesterfield County 358,245
Henrico County 333,766
Arlington County 240,119
City of Portsmouth 215,133
Stafford County 156,748
Spotsylvania County 138,449
City of Winchester 124,295
Albemarle County 110,652
Hanover County 108,262
Montgomery County 98,391
Roanoke County 94,509
Frederick County 91,119
Rockingham County 82,346

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