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The Powhatan people are featured in MGM's live-action film Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953) and the Disney animated musical film Pocahontas (1995). They also appeared in the straight-to-video sequel Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998). Some of the current members of Powhatan-descended tribes complained about the Disney film.
The Mattaponi were one of six tribes inherited by Chief Powhatan in the late 16th century. [5] The tribe spoke an Algonquian language, like other members of the Powhatan Chiefdom. The paramount chiefdom of the Powhatan numbered more than 30 tribes by the time the English arrived and settled Jamestown in 1607. [6]
Powhatan County (/ ˈ p aʊ. h ə ˈ t æ n /) is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. [1] Its county seat is Powhatan. [2] Powhatan County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. The James River forms the county's northern border, and the Appomattox River is on the south side.
The population density was 686.2 inhabitants per square mile (264.9/km 2). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 331.8 per square mile (128.1/km 2 ). The racial makup of the city was 90.11% White, 7.69% Native American, and 2.20% from two or more races.
Powhatan is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States.The community had a population of 402 at the 2020 census. Powhatan was initially known as Scottville (after Revolutionary war hero General Charles Scott), and historically has also been known as Powhatan Court House and Powhatan Courthouse.
Powhatan (/ ˌ p aʊ h ə ˈ t æ n /) is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The population was 72 at the 2010 census , [ 3 ] up from 50 at the 2000 census. Geography
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The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943. [4] After the dam was completed in 1966, [5] Page officially incorporated as a town on March 1, 1975. [4] The city grew steadily to today's population over 7,000.