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A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
An independent city in Virginia may serve as the county seat of an adjacent county, even though the city by definition is not part of that county. An example is Fairfax, which is an independent city as well as the seat of Fairfax County. A city can be formed from any area with a defined boundary having a population of 5,000 or more. Cities have ...
York County, Virginia (10 C, 12 P) ... Charles City County, Virginia; Charlotte County, Virginia ... New Kent County, Virginia;
New York: New York City is a sui generis jurisdiction, in which the city government consists of 5 boroughs each coterminous with a county of the State of New York 58: California: 56: Montana: 55: West Virginia: 53: North Dakota: 46: South Carolina: 44: Idaho: 39: Washington: 36: Oregon: 33: New Mexico: 30: Alaska: Alaska has no counties.
Geography of Charles City County, Virginia (3 C, 2 P) Geography of Charlotte County, Virginia (3 C) Geography of Charlottesville, Virginia (3 C, 5 P)
The differences between counties and cities in Virginia are small and have to do with how each assess new taxes, whether a referendum is necessary to issue bonds, and with the application of Dillon's Rule, which limits the authority of cities and counties to countermand acts expressly allowed by the General Assembly.
Virginia has the sixth highest per capita income of any state in the United States of America, at $23,975 (2000). Its personal per capita income is $33,671 (2003). Virginia counties and cities by per capita income (2010).
Henrico County / h ɛ n ˈ r aɪ k oʊ /, officially the County of Henrico, is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 334,389 [3] making it the fifth-most populous county in Virginia. Henrico County is included in the Greater Richmond Region. There is no incorporated ...