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Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region radiates westward and southward from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and has a population of 3,257,133 people as of 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, representing of a third of the state's total population.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginiais divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent citiesthat are considered county-equivalentsfor census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, [1] it is the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The county seat is Fairfax; however, because it is an independent city under Virginia ...
This is a complete list of towns in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. An incorporated town in Virginia is the equivalent of a city in most other states, i.e. a municipality which is part of a county. Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county.
Arlington County is the eighth-most populous county in the Washington metropolitan area with a population of 238,643 as of the 2020 census. [2] If Arlington County were incorporated as a city, it would rank as the third-most populous city in the state. With a land area of 26 square miles (67 km 2 ), Arlington County is the geographically ...
In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959,[3]making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seatis Leesburg.[4] Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, Loudoun County had a median household incomeof $147,111, the highest of any ...
38°42′N77°29′W38.70°N 77.48°WPrince William County lies beside the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 482,204, [1] making it Virginia's second most populous county. The county seat is the independent city of Manassas. [2] A part of Northern Virginia, Prince William County is part of the ...
The extinct counties of Virginia (alphabetically) are: Alexandria County (1749–1791) and (1846–1920) (was part of the District of Columbia 1791-1846), changed its name to become Arlington County in 1920. Charles River County (1637–1643) renamed York County.