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In Virginia, beginning in 1871, under state constitutional changes after the American Civil War (1861–1865), cities became politically independent of the counties. An independent city in Virginia since then has been comparable to a county. Many agencies of the U.S. Government consider Virginia's independent cities county-equivalents.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Stuarts Draft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. [3] It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area and adjacent to the South River. Its population was 12,142 as of the 2020 census. [3] Stuarts Draft has a history as an agricultural community, dating back to the 1730s.
Virginia has 95 counties, covering all of the territory not within the independent cities.Under Virginia law, counties may be chartered, although most are not. [2] Their populations vary widely; in 2022 estimated populations ranged from 2,301 for Highland County to 1,138,331 for Fairfax County.
On April 17, 1861, when the Richmond convention voted in favor of Virginia's secession from the United States, the 49 delegates that represented the 50 counties of the future state of West Virginia voted 32 to 13 against secession, with 4 delegates absent or abstaining.
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Map of the eight Shires of Virginia Colony The eight Shires of Virginia were formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony . These shires were based on a form of local government used in England at the time, and were redesignated as counties a few years later. [ 1 ]
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia that are not incorporated as independent cities or towns as of 2005. Bolded places are census-designated places ; there are 362 of them as of the 2010 United States Census .