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Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American population. [4]
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.
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.
The OMB defines the area as comprising 17 county-level jurisdictions, including the independent cities of Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell, and Colonial Heights. [3] As of 2020, it had a population of 1,314,434, making it the 44th largest MSA in the country. The Greater Richmond Region is located in the central part of Virginia.
Dinwiddie is located in southern Virginia, southwest of the independent city of Petersburg, which separated from the county (and adjacent Prince George County) in 1871.. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,310 km 2), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km 2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km 2) (0.7%) is wate
The first Charles City County courthouses were located along the James River at Westover Plantation on the north side and City Point on the south side. The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624, and Virginia became a royal colony. Charles City Shire was formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony by order of Charles I, King of England. It was ...
FCC Petersburg is located 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state capital. [2] It lies in the northwesternmost part of Prince George County, just west of Hopewell, Virginia. FCC Petersburg is located in Prince George County, 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state capital. [3]
Mayfield Cottage is a historic plantation house located near the grounds of Central State Hospital near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Believed to be the oldest existing brick house in Dinwiddie County, it was built around 1750 and the residence of Robert Ruffin until 1769, when he moved to King William County. From 1885, the property ...