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James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 78,254. [ 1 ] Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg .
James City included the seat of government for the colony at Jamestown. Each of the four "citties" extended across the James River, the main conduit of transportation of the era. In 1634, under Royal authority, a portion became James City Shire, later the County of James City (aka James City County). James City was established in 1619, along ...
Location of James City County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in James City County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in James City County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
James City Shire, as well as the James River and Jamestown took their name from King James I, the late father of the king. About 1642-43, the name of the James City Shire was changed to James City County. It is considered one of the 5 original shires of the Virginia colony to be extant essentially in the same political form (county) in 2005 ...
In 1870, the Virginia General Assembly changed the boundaries so that it was entirely within James City County. A year later, a new state constitution created the political entity known as an independent city, which is not located in any county. Williamsburg subsequently incorporated as a city in 1884 and separated from James City County, [9 ...
James City County: 095: Williamsburg: 1617: Original county of the Colony under England: King James I of England: 82,654: 143 sq mi (370 km 2) King and Queen County: 097: King and Queen: 1691: King and Queen County was established in 1691 from New Kent County, Virginia. King William III and Queen Mary II: 6,720: 316 sq mi (818 km 2) King George ...
James City County, Virginia geography stubs (4 P) Pages in category "James City County, Virginia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
John J. McGlennon (born July 23, 1949) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a professor at the College of William and Mary, and a member of the Board of Supervisors of James City County, Virginia. [1] On the board, he represents the Roberts District and once served as chairman of the board, a rotating position.