List of counties in Virginia
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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge as an independent city. This reflected the political reality at the time of the 2000 Census. However, in 2001, Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town in Alleghany County, as in Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as towns are included within counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871).
Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve; under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county. Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area (Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk) were formed from an entire county. These cities are no longer county seats, since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed, but are functionally equivalent to counties.
It is also worthy of note that there are several counties and cities which have the same name, but are separate politically. These currently include Bedford, Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke, and in the past included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion. Similarity in their names does not necessarily mean that the current counties and cities which share names are close geographically. Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even further from the City of Franklin.
The map below may be clicked upon to go to any of the counties (or named Independent cities) shown.
List of 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia (link shown under Fips County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):
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County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
Map |
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Accomack County | 001 | Accomac | 1663 | ? | Native American for across the water place | 38,305 | ( 1,178 km²) |
455 sq mi|
Albemarle County | 003 | Charlottesville | 1744 | ? | Willem Anne van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albermale | 79,236 | ( 1,873 km²) |
723 sq mi|
Alleghany County | 005 | Covington | 1822 | ? | Alleghany Mountains | 12,926 | ( 1,155 km²) |
446 sq mi|
Amelia County | 007 | Amelia Court House | 1734 | ? | Princess Amelia Sophia | 11,400 | ( 925 km²) |
357 sq mi|
Amherst County | 009 | Amherst | 1761 | ? | Jeffery Amherst | 31,894 | ( 1,230 km²) |
475 sq mi|
Appomattox County | 011 | Appomattox | 1845 | ? | Appomattox River | 13,705 | ( 865 km²) |
334 sq mi|
Arlington County | 013 | Arlington | 1801 | ? | Arlington Estate | 189,453 | ( 67 km²) |
26 sq mi|
Augusta County | 015 | Staunton | 1745 | ? | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | 65,615 | ( 2,517 km²) |
972 sq mi|
Bath County | 017 | Warm Springs | 1790 | ? | Bath England | 5,048 | ( 1,378 km²) |
532 sq mi|
Bedford County | 019 | Bedford | 1753 | ? | John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford | 60,371 | ( 1,955 km²) |
755 sq mi|
Bland County | 021 | Bland | 1861 | ? | Richard Bland | 6,871 | ( 930 km²) |
359 sq mi|
Botetourt County | 023 | Fincastle | 1796 | ? | Baron de Botetourt | 30,496 | ( 1,406 km²) |
543 sq mi|
Brunswick County | 025 | Lawrenceville | 1732 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Luneberg | 18,419 | ( 1,466 km²) |
566 sq mi|
Buchanan County | 027 | Grundy | 1858 | ? | James Buchanan | 26,978 | ( 1,305 km²) |
504 sq mi|
Buckingham County | 029 | Buckingham | 1785 | ? | Duke of Buckingham or Buckingham County England | 15,623 | ( 1,505 km²) |
581 sq mi|
Campbell County | 031 | Rustburg | 1782 | ? | William Campbell | 51,078 | ( 1,305 km²) |
504 sq mi|
Caroline County | 033 | Bowling Green | 1728 | ? | Caroline of Ansbach | 22,121 | ( 1,380 km²) |
533 sq mi|
Carroll County | 035 | Hillsville | 1842 | ? | Charles Carroll | 29,245 | ( 1,233 km²) |
476 sq mi|
Charles City County | 037 | Charles City | 1634 | ? | Charles I of England | 6,926 | ( 471 km²) |
182 sq mi|
Charlotte County | 039 | Charlotte Court House | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz | 12,472 | ( 1,230 km²) |
475 sq mi|
Chesterfield County | 041 | Chesterfield | 1749 | ? | Philip Dorner Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 259,903 | ( 1,103 km²) |
426 sq mi|
Clarke County | 043 | Berryville | 1836 | ? | George Rogers Clarke | 12,652 | ( 458 km²) |
177 sq mi|
Craig County | 045 | New Castle | 1851 | ? | Robert Craig | 5,091 | ( 855 km²) |
330 sq mi|
Culpeper County | 047 | Culpeper | 1748 | ? | Thomas Colepeper | 34,262 | ( 987 km²) |
381 sq mi|
Cumberland County | 049 | Cumberland | 1749 | ? | Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland | 9,017 | ( 772 km²) |
298 sq mi|
Dickenson County | 051 | Clintwood | 1880 | ? | William J. Dickinson | 16,395 | ( 862 km²) |
333 sq mi|
Dinwiddie County | 053 | Dinwiddie | 1752 | ? | Robert Dinwiddie | 24,533 | ( 1,305 km²) |
504 sq mi|
Essex County | 055 | Tappahannock | 1692 | ? | Essex County England | 9,989 | ( 668 km²) |
258 sq mi|
Fairfax County | 057 | Fairfax | 1742 | ? | Thomas Fairfax | 969,749 | ( 1,026 km²) |
396 sq mi|
Fauquier County | 059 | Warrenton | 1759 | ? | Francis Faquier | 55,139 | ( 1,683 km²) |
650 sq mi|
Floyd County | 061 | Floyd | 1831 | ? | John Floyd | 13,874 | ( 989 km²) |
382 sq mi|
Fluvanna County | 063 | Palmyra | 1777 | ? | James River | 20,047 | ( 743 km²) |
287 sq mi|
Franklin County | 065 | Rocky Mount | 1785 | ? | Benjamin Franklin | 47,286 | ( 1,792 km²) |
692 sq mi|
Frederick County | 067 | Winchester | 1743 | ? | Frederick Prince of Whales | 59,209 | ( 1,075 km²) |
415 sq mi|
Giles County | 069 | Pearisburg | 1806 | ? | William Branch Giles | 16,657 | ( 927 km²) |
358 sq mi|
Gloucester County | 071 | Gloucester | 1651 | ? | Gloucester County England or Duke of Gloucester | 34,780 | ( 562 km²) |
217 sq mi|
Goochland County | 073 | Goochland | 1727 | ? | William Gooch | 16,863 | ( 736 km²) |
284 sq mi|
Grayson County | 075 | Independence | 1793 | ? | William Grayson | 17,917 | ( 1,147 km²) |
443 sq mi|
Greene County | 077 | Stanardsville | 1838 | ? | Nathanael Greene | 15,244 | ( 407 km²) |
157 sq mi|
Greensville County | 079 | Emporia | 1780 | ? | Nathanael Greene or Richard Greenville | 11,560 | ( 767 km²) |
296 sq mi|
Halifax County | 081 | Halifax | 1752 | ? | George Montague-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax | 37,355 | ( 2,108 km²) |
814 sq mi|
Hanover County | 083 | Hanover | 1720 | ? | Electrocate of Hanover | 86,320 | ( 1,225 km²) |
473 sq mi|
Henrico County | 085 | Richmond | 1634 | ? | Henry Prince of Wales | 262,300 | ( 616 km²) |
238 sq mi|
Henry County | 087 | Martinsville | 1777 | ? | Patrick Henry | 57,930 | ( 989 km²) |
382 sq mi|
Highland County | 089 | Monterey | 1847 | ? | mountains within the county | 2,536 | ( 1,077 km²) |
416 sq mi|
Isle of Wight County | 091 | Isle of Wight | 1634 | ? | Isle of Write | 29,728 | ( 818 km²) |
316 sq mi|
James City County | 093 | Williamsburg | 1634 | ? | James I of England | 48,102 | ( 370 km²) |
143 sq mi|
King and Queen County | 095 | King and Queen Court House | 1691 | ? | King William, Queen Mary | 6,630 | ( 818 km²) |
316 sq mi|
King George County | 097 | King George | 1721 | ? | George I of Great Britain | 16,803 | ( 466 km²) |
180 sq mi|
King William County | 099 | King William | 1702 | ? | William III of England | 13,146 | ( 712 km²) |
275 sq mi|
Lancaster County | 101 | Lancaster | 1651 | ? | Lancaster England | 11,567 | ( 344 km²) |
133 sq mi|
Lee County | 103 | Jonesville | 1793 | ? | Light Horse Harry Lee | 23,589 | ( 1,132 km²) |
437 sq mi|
Loudoun County | 105 | Leesburg | 1757 | ? | John Campbell 4th Earl of Loudoun | 169,599 | ( 1,347 km²) |
520 sq mi|
Louisa County | 107 | Louisa | 1742 | ? | Princess Louisa | 25,627 | ( 1,290 km²) |
498 sq mi|
Lunenburg County | 109 | Lunenburg | 1746 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Luneberg | 13,146 | ( 1,119 km²) |
432 sq mi|
Madison County | 111 | Madison | 1793 | ? | James Madison | 12,520 | ( 834 km²) |
322 sq mi|
Mathews County | 113 | Mathews | 1791 | ? | Thomas Mathews | 9,207 | ( 223 km²) |
86 sq mi|
Mecklenburg County | 115 | Boydton | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz | 32,380 | ( 1,616 km²) |
624 sq mi|
Middlesex County | 117 | Saluda | 1673 | ? | Middlesex County England | 9,932 | ( 337 km²) |
130 sq mi|
Montgomery County | 119 | Christiansburg | 1777 | ? | Richard Montgomery | 83,629 | ( 1,005 km²) |
388 sq mi|
Nelson County | 121 | Lovingston | 1808 | ? | Thomas Nelson Jr. | 14,445 | ( 1,222 km²) |
472 sq mi|
New Kent County | 123 | New Kent | 1654 | ? | Kent County Endland or Kent Island | 13,462 | ( 544 km²) |
210 sq mi|
Northampton County | 125 | Eastville | 1634 | ? | Northampton County England | 13,093 | ( 536 km²) |
207 sq mi|
Northumberland County | 127 | Heathsville | 1648 | ? | Nothumberland County England | 12,259 | ( 497 km²) |
192 sq mi|
Nottoway County | 129 | Nottoway | 1789 | ? | Nodawa Native Americans | 15,725 | ( 816 km²) |
315 sq mi|
Orange County | 131 | Orange | 1734 | ? | William III of England | 25,881 | ( 886 km²) |
342 sq mi|
Page County | 133 | Luray | 1831 | ? | John Page | 23,177 | ( 805 km²) |
311 sq mi|
Patrick County | 135 | Stuart | 1791 | ? | Patrick Henry | 19,407 | ( 1,251 km²) |
483 sq mi|
Pittsylvania County | 137 | Chatham | 1767 | ? | William Pitt | 61,745 | ( 2,515 km²) |
971 sq mi|
Powhatan County | 139 | Powhatan | 1777 | ? | Powhatan | 22,377 | ( 676 km²) |
261 sq mi|
Prince Edward County | 141 | Farmville | 1754 | ? | Prince Edward Augustus | 19,720 | ( 914 km²) |
353 sq mi|
Prince George County | 143 | Prince George | 1703 | ? | Prince George of Denmark | 33,047 | ( 689 km²) |
266 sq mi|
Prince William County | 145 | Manassas | 1731 | ? | Prince William Augustus | 280,813 | ( 875 km²) |
338 sq mi|
Pulaski County | 147 | Pulaski | 1839 | ? | Kazimierz Pulaski | 35,127 | ( 831 km²) |
321 sq mi|
Rappahannock County | 149 | Washington | 1833 | ? | Rappahannock River | 6,983 | ( 692 km²) |
267 sq mi|
Richmond County | 151 | Warsaw | 1692 | ? | Duke of Richmond | 8,809 | ( 497 km²) |
192 sq mi|
Roanoke County | 153 | Roanoke | 1838 | ? | Roanoke River | 85,778 | ( 650 km²) |
251 sq mi|
Rockbridge County | 155 | Lexington | 1778 | ? | Natural Bridge | 20,808 | ( 1,554 km²) |
600 sq mi|
Rockingham County | 157 | Harrisonburg | 1778 | ? | Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham | 67,725 | ( 2,204 km²) |
851 sq mi|
Russell County | 159 | Lebanon | 1786 | ? | William Russell | 30,308 | ( 1,230 km²) |
475 sq mi|
Scott County | 161 | Gate City | 1814 | ? | Winfield Scott | 23,403 | ( 1,391 km²) |
537 sq mi|
Shenandoah County | 163 | Woodstock | 1772 | ? | Shenandoah River | 35,075 | ( 1,326 km²) |
512 sq mi|
Smyth County | 165 | Marion | 1832 | ? | Alexander Smyth | 33,081 | ( 1,171 km²) |
452 sq mi|
Southampton County | 167 | Courtland | 1749 | ? | Southampton England or Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton | 17,482 | ( 1,554 km²) |
600 sq mi|
Spotsylvania County | 169 | Spotsylvania | 1721 | ? | Alexander Spotswood | 90,395 | ( 1,039 km²) |
401 sq mi|
Stafford County | 171 | Stafford | 1664 | ? | Stafford England | 92,446 | ( 699 km²) |
270 sq mi|
Surry County | 173 | Surry | 1652 | ? | Surrey County England | 6,829 | ( 723 km²) |
279 sq mi|
Sussex County | 175 | Sussex | 1754 | ? | Sussex County England | 12,504 | ( 1,272 km²) |
491 sq mi|
Tazewell County | 177 | Tazewell | 1800 | ? | Henry Tazewell | 44,598 | ( 1,347 km²) |
520 sq mi|
Warren County | 179 | Front Royal | 1836 | ? | Joseph Warren | 31,584 | ( 554 km²) |
214 sq mi|
Washington County | 181 | Abingdon | 1777 | ? | George Washington | 51,103 | ( 1,461 km²) |
564 sq mi|
Westmoreland County | 183 | Montross | 1653 | ? | Westmoreland England | 16,718 | ( 593 km²) |
229 sq mi|
Wise County | 185 | Wise | 1856 | ? | Henry Alexander Wise | 40,123 | ( 1,044 km²) |
403 sq mi|
Wythe County | 187 | Wytheville | 1790 | ? | George Wythe | 27,599 | ( 1,199 km²) |
463 sq mi|
York County | 189 | Yorktown | 1634 | ? | Duke of York | 56,297 | ( 275 km²) |
106 sq mi|
City of Alexandria | 510 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 128,283 | ( 39 km²) |
15 sq mi|
City of Bedford | 520 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,299 | ( 18 km²) |
7 sq mi|
City of Bristol | 530 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 17,367 | ( 31 km²) |
12 sq mi|
City of Buena Vista | 540 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,349 | ( 18 km²) |
7 sq mi|
City of Charlottesville | 550 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 45,049 | ( 26 km²) |
10 sq mi|
City of Chesapeake | 560 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 199,184 | ( 883 km²) |
341 sq mi|
City of Colonial Heights | 570 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 16,897 | ( 21 km²) |
8 sq mi|
City of Covington | 580 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,303 | ( 10 km²) |
4 sq mi|
City of Danville | 590 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 48,411 | ( 111 km²) |
43 sq mi|
City of Emporia | 595 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 5,665 | ( 18 km²) |
7 sq mi|
City of Fairfax | 600 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 21,498 | ( 16 km²) |
6 sq mi|
City of Falls Church | 610 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 10,377 | ( 5 km²) |
2 sq mi|
City of Franklin | 620 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 8,346 | ( 21 km²) |
8 sq mi|
City of Fredericksburg | 630 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 19,279 | ( 26 km²) |
10 sq mi|
City of Galax | 640 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,837 | ( 21 km²) |
8 sq mi|
City of Hampton | 650 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 146,437 | ( 135 km²) |
52 sq mi|
City of Harrisonburg | 660 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 40,468 | ( 47 km²) |
18 sq mi|
City of Hopewell | 670 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 22,354 | ( 26 km²) |
10 sq mi|
City of Lexington | 678 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,867 | ( 5 km²) |
2 sq mi|
City of Lynchburg | 680 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 65,269 | ( 127 km²) |
49 sq mi|
City of Manassas | 683 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 35,135 | ( 26 km²) |
10 sq mi|
City of Manassas Park | 685 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 10,290 | ( 5 km²) |
2 sq mi|
City of Martinsville | 690 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 15,416 | ( 28 km²) |
11 sq mi|
City of Newport News | 700 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 180,150 | ( 176 km²) |
68 sq mi|
City of Norfolk | 710 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 234,403 | ( 140 km²) |
54 sq mi|
City of Norton | 720 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 3,904 | ( 18 km²) |
7 sq mi|
City of Petersburg | 730 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 33,740 | ( 60 km²) |
23 sq mi|
City of Poquoson | 735 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 11,566 | ( 41 km²) |
16 sq mi|
City of Portsmouth | 740 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 100,565 | ( 85 km²) |
33 sq mi|
City of Radford | 750 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 15,859 | ( 26 km²) |
10 sq mi|
City of Richmond | 760 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 197,790 | ( 155 km²) |
60 sq mi|
City of Roanoke | 770 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 94,911 | ( 111 km²) |
43 sq mi|
City of Salem | 780 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 24,747 | ( 39 km²) |
15 sq mi|
City of Staunton | 790 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 23,853 | ( 52 km²) |
20 sq mi|
City of Suffolk | 800 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 63,677 | ( 1,036 km²) |
400 sq mi|
City of Virginia Beach | 810 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 425,257 | ( 642 km²) |
248 sq mi|
City of Waynesboro | 820 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 19,520 | ( 36 km²) |
14 sq mi|
City of Williamsburg | 830 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 11,998 | ( 23 km²) |
9 sq mi|
City of Winchester | 840 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 23,585 | ( 23 km²) |
9 sq mi
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
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