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Suffolk (locally / ˈ s ʌ f ʊ k / SUF-uuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. [4] It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. [5] Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
On January 1, 1974, the City of Nansemond and the City of Suffolk united to become the present City of Suffolk, consolidating with the outlying incorporated towns of Holland and Whaleyville. [13] The end result was a new municipality encompassing a total of 430 square miles (1,100 km 2 ), making it the largest city in land area in Virginia [ 3 ...
Location of Suffolk in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Suffolk, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Suffolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
Richard L. Brewer, 1852-1856 [1]; Thomas S. Shepherd, 1856-1858 [1]; John G. Pinner, 1858-1860 [1]; Benjamin Riddick, 1860–1864, 1875-1883 [1]; C. W. Lassiter, 1871 ...
Suffolk: 800: N/A: 1910 [19] Founded 1742. [19] Incorporated as City in 1910 from Nansemond County (extinct) [19] Suffolk, England: 100,659: 400 sq mi (1,036 km 2) Virginia Beach: 810: N/A: 1963: Founded 1906 around existing community of Seatack. Incorporated as City in 1963 from Princess Anne County (extinct) [14] The city's coastal location ...
Suffolk Historic District is a national historic district located at Suffolk, Virginia. The district encompasses 514 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 3 contributing objects in Suffolk. The district includes a variety of residential, commercial, governmental, and institutional buildings.
Chuckatuck Historic District is a national historic district located at Chuckatuck, Suffolk, Virginia.The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the crossroads community of Chuckatuck in Suffolk.
Later, part of Nansemond County, which is now the Independent City of Suffolk, was added to Southampton County. This area was cultivated for tobacco and later for mixed crops, dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans after a relatively short period when many white indentured servants came to the colony.