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Midland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 218. [1] Midland is home to a post office with the local ZIP code of 22728. Midland is the closest community to the birthplace of John Marshall, the longest-serving Chief Justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. A small ...
The Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes three other cities (Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights) and adjacent counties, is home to approximately 1.3 million Virginians or 15.1% of Virginia's population. [7] The Richmond region is growing steadily, adding nearly 400,000 residents in the past two decades.
The Greater Richmond Region is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia, centered on Richmond, the state capital.The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the area as the Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other entities.
The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomattox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia.
Jackson Ward was central to the Civil Rights Movement in Richmond. [9] In 1940, the Virginia General Assembly created the Richmond Housing Authority, which could condemn property as well as issue bonds to construct housing. In 1941, 1956 and 1961, the city (which initially had no African-Americans on the city council) hired Harland Bartholomew ...
The Colonial Williamsburg Bray School taught Black children and is being restored 250 years later. The school house first opened on Sept. 29, 1760, and is now being preserved and honored.
Shopping malls in Richmond, Virginia (7 P) Pages in category "Companies based in Richmond, Virginia" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
Richmond is often subdivided into North Side, Southside, East End and West End. The Greater Richmond area extends beyond the city limits into nearby counties. Descriptions of Richmond often describe the large area as falling into one of the four primarily geographic references which somewhat mirror the points of a compass: North Side, Southside, East End and West End.