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Virginia is often struck with the remnants of systems which hit along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, which also bring torrential rain to the state. Hurricane Camille was an extreme example, bringing 27 inches (690 mm) of rainfall to portions of Nelson County in a matter of hours. [ 24 ]
Orange is a town and the county seat of Orange County, Virginia, United States.The population was 4,880 at the 2020 census, representing a 3.4% increase since the 2010 census. [5]
Richmond (/ ˈ r ɪ tʃ m ə n d / RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 United States census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, [7] making it Virginia's fourth-most populous city. [8]
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 1,761 people, 716 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 808.7 people per square mile (311.9/km 2).
The 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota Legislature. Primaries took place on August 13, 2024.
In addition to both municipal and county law enforcement agencies, Huntington is also home to a detachment of the West Virginia State Police. The city of Huntington is protected by approximately 100 professional firefighters of the Huntington Fire Department, founded in 1897. As of 2024, the department has six fire stations throughout the city.
West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains of the Upper South region of the 48 contiguous states. Usually considered part of the South Eastern United States, West Virginia is bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the southeast by Virginia, on the northwest by Ohio, and on the southwest by Kentucky.
In 1946, the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department gained its first conviction under federal civil rights laws against a lyncher. Florida constable Tom Crews was sentenced to a $1,000 fine (equivalent to $16,100 in 2024) and one year in prison for civil rights violations in the killing of an African-American farm worker.