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The demographics of Virginia are the various elements used to describe the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia and are studied by various government and non-government organizations. Virginia is the 12th-most populous state in the United States with over 8 million residents [2] and is the 35th largest in area. [3]
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, [a] is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach .
Map showing the population density of Virginia. Many towns are as large as cities but are not incorporated as cities and are situated within a parent county or counties. Seven independent cities had 2020 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton having a population of only 3,687. [2]
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by historical population, as enumerated every decade by the United States Census. As required by the United States Constitution , a census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790.
As of the 2006–2008 American Community Survey, the three most educated places with 200,000 people or more in Washington–Arlington–Alexandria by bachelor's degree attainment (population 25 and over) are Arlington, Virginia (68.0%), Fairfax County, Virginia (58.8%), and Montgomery County, Maryland (56.4%). [35]
The Virginias (sometimes also known as the two Virginias) is a region in the United States comprising the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. [2] If they were a single state (as they were until 1863), [3] the Virginias would have a combined population of 10,425,109 as of 2020 United States census.
Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. As of 2022 [update] , there are 189 incorporated towns and 227 municipalities, [ 1 ] some of which are more populous than many independent cities , but are not incorporated as cities and are therefore situated within a parent county or counties.
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach .