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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.
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area. Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger.
The second largest state, Texas, has only 40% of the total area of the largest state, Alaska. Rhode Island is the smallest state by total area and land area. San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous U.S. and is larger than each of the nine smallest states; it is larger than the four smallest states combined.
This is a list of the five most populous incorporated places and the capital city in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited territories of the United States, as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
The U.S. State of Virginia currently has 19 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, 11 metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Virginia. [1]
This is the most noteworthy aspect of Virginia local government relative to the other 49 states. Of the 41 independent cities in the United States, [4] 38 are in Virginia. The three that are not in Virginia are Baltimore, Maryland; St. Louis, Missouri; and Carson City, Nevada. Cities in Virginia are thus similar to unitary authorities in some ...
Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. As of 2022, 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. New towns may be ...
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). Virginia counties and cities by median family income (2010). Virginia counties and cities by median household income (2010).