State of Virginia

Virginia, abbreviated "VA", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Richmond.

There were 7,078,515 people in Virginia as of the 2000 census.

The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on June 25, 1788.

Please explore the cities and towns of Virginia, below.

200 Largest Virginia Cities and Towns (population 317 and up)

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City or TownPop.County
Abingdon7,780Washington
Accomac547Accomack
Alexandria128,283 
Altavista3,425Campbell
Amherst2,251Amherst
Annandale54,994Fairfax
Appalachia1,839Wise
Appomattox1,761Appomattox
Arlington189,453Arlington
Ashland6,619Hanover
Bedford6,299 
Belle Haven480Accomack
Berryville2,963Clarke
Big Stone Gap4,856Wise
Blacksburg39,573Montgomery
Blackstone3,675Nottoway
Bloxom395Accomack
Bluefield5,078Tazewell
Bowling Green936Caroline
Boyce426Clarke
Boydton454Mecklenburg
Boykins620Southampton
Bridgewater5,203Rockingham
Bristol17,367 
Broadway2,192Rockingham
Brodnax317Brunswick
Brookneal1,259Campbell
Buchanan1,233Botetourt
Buena Vista6,349 
Burke57,737Fairfax
Burkeville489Nottoway
Cape Charles1,134Northampton
Cedar Bluff1,085Tazewell
Charlotte Court House404Charlotte
Charlottesville45,049 
Chase City2,457Mecklenburg
Chatham1,338Pittsylvania
Cheriton499Northampton
Chesapeake199,184 
Chilhowie1,827Smyth
Christiansburg16,947Montgomery
Claremont343Surry
Clarksville1,329Mecklenburg
Clifton Forge4,289Clifton Forge City
Clinchco424Dickenson
Clintwood1,549Dickenson
Coeburn1,996Wise
Colonial Beach3,228Westmoreland
Colonial Heights16,897 
Courtland1,270Southampton
Covington6,303 
Craigsville979Augusta
Crewe2,378Nottoway
Culpeper9,664Culpeper
Dale City55,971Prince William
Damascus981Washington
Danville48,411 
Dayton1,344Rockingham
Dillwyn447Buckingham
Drakes Branch504Charlotte
Dublin2,288Pulaski
Dumfries4,937Prince William
Edinburg813Shenandoah
Elkton2,042Rockingham
Emporia5,665 
Exmore1,136Northampton
Fairfax21,498 
Falls Church10,377 
Farmville6,845Prince Edward
Fincastle359Botetourt
Floyd432Floyd
Franklin8,346 
Fredericksburg19,279 
Fries614Grayson
Front Royal13,589Warren
Galax6,837 
Gate City2,159Scott
Glade Spring1,374Washington
Glasgow1,046Rockbridge
Glen Allen12,562Henrico
Gordonsville1,498Orange
Goshen406Rockbridge
Gretna1,257Pittsylvania
Grottoes2,114Rockingham
Grundy1,105Buchanan
Halifax1,389Halifax
Hamilton562Loudoun
Hampton146,437 
Harrisonburg40,468 
Haymarket879Prince William
Herndon21,655Fairfax
Hillsville2,607Carroll
Honaker945Russell
Hopewell22,354 
Hurt1,276Pittsylvania
Independence971Grayson
Iron Gate404Alleghany
Irvington673Lancaster
Ivor320Southampton
Jarratt589Greensville
Jonesville995Lee
Kenbridge1,253Lunenburg
Keysville817Charlotte
Kilmarnock1,244Lancaster
La Crosse618Mecklenburg
Lawrenceville1,275Brunswick
Lebanon3,273Russell
Leesburg28,311Loudoun
Lexington6,867 
Louisa1,401Louisa
Lovettsville853Loudoun
Luray4,871Page
Lynchburg65,269 
Manassas35,135 
Manassas Park10,290 
Marion6,349Smyth
Martinsville15,416 
McKenney441Dinwiddie
McLean38,929Fairfax
Mechanicsville30,464Hanover
Melfa450Accomack
Middleburg632Loudoun
Middletown1,015Frederick
Mineral424Louisa
Mount Jackson1,664Shenandoah
Narrows2,111Giles
Nassawadox572Northampton
New Market1,637Shenandoah
Newport News180,150 
Nickelsville448Scott
Norfolk234,403 
Norton3,904 
Occoquan759Prince William
Onancock1,525Accomack
Onley496Accomack
Orange4,123Orange
Parksley837Accomack
Pearisburg2,729Giles
Pembroke1,134Giles
Pennington Gap1,781Lee
Petersburg33,740 
Pocahontas441Tazewell
Poquoson11,566 
Portsmouth100,565 
Pound1,089Wise
Pulaski9,473Pulaski
Purcellville3,584Loudoun
Quantico561Prince William
Radford15,859 
Remington624Fauquier
Reston56,407Fairfax
Rich Creek665Giles
Richlands4,144Tazewell
Richmond197,790 
Ridgeway775Henry
Roanoke94,911 
Rocky Mount4,066Franklin
Round Hill500Loudoun
Rural Retreat1,350Wythe
Salem24,747 
Saltville2,204Smyth
Saxis337Accomack
Scottsville555Albemarle
Shenandoah1,878Page
Smithfield6,324Isle of Wight
South Boston8,491Halifax
South Hill4,403Mecklenburg
St. Paul1,000Wise
Stanardsville476Greene
Stanley1,326Page
Staunton23,853 
Stephens City1,146Frederick
Strasburg4,017Shenandoah
Stuart961Patrick
Suffolk63,677 
Tangier604Accomack
Tappahannock2,068Essex
Tazewell4,206Tazewell
Timberville1,739Rockingham
Troutdale1,230Grayson
Troutville432Botetourt
Urbanna543Middlesex
Victoria1,821Lunenburg
Vienna14,453Fairfax
Vinton7,782Roanoke
Virginia Beach425,257 
Wakefield1,038Sussex
Warrenton6,670Fauquier
Warsaw1,375Richmond
Waverly2,309Sussex
Waynesboro19,520 
Weber City1,333Scott
West Point2,866King William
White Stone358Lancaster
Williamsburg11,998 
Winchester23,585 
Windsor916Isle of Wight
Wise3,255Wise
Woodstock3,952Shenandoah
Wytheville7,804Wythe

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Virginia Population (2000)

CategoryCountPercent
Total Population7,078,515100%
Male3,471,89549%
Female3,606,62051%
Under 181,738,26224.6%
18+5,340,25375.4%
65+792,33311.2%
Median Age35.7 
Average Family Size3.04 
White5,120,11072.3%
African-American1,390,29319.6%
Asian261,0253.7%
American Indian & Alaskan21,1720.3%
Other138,9002%
Mixed Race143,0692%
Hispanic (included in categories above)329,5404.7%

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Top Virginia College Towns

(The 20 places with the most colleges.)

Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.

City or TownCollegesStudents
Richmond Colleges2149,768
Virginia Beach Colleges146,152
Norfolk Colleges1153,925
Arlington Colleges104,697
Lynchburg Colleges820,588
Newport News Colleges75,473
Roanoke Colleges610,334
Chesapeake Colleges6520
Hampton Colleges515,157
Danville Colleges46,643
Manassas Colleges4218
Charlottesville Colleges427,928
Fredericksburg Colleges34,896
McLean Colleges3
Harrisonburg Colleges318,240
Falls Church Colleges3730
Petersburg Colleges36,669
Bluefield Colleges2776
Martinsville Colleges23,228
Abingdon Colleges22,483

Hot Virginia Travel Destinations

(20 places with a lot of hotels and travelers.)

RankCity or Town
1Williamsburg Hotels & Travel
2Virginia Beach Hotels & Travel
3Richmond Hotels & Travel
4Arlington Hotels & Travel
5Fredericksburg Hotels & Travel
6Alexandria Hotels & Travel
7Norfolk Hotels & Travel
8Newport News Hotels & Travel
9Roanoke Hotels & Travel
10Charlottesville Hotels & Travel
11Chesapeake Hotels & Travel
12Winchester Hotels & Travel
13Fairfax Hotels & Travel
14Wytheville Hotels & Travel
15Hampton Hotels & Travel
16Harrisonburg Hotels & Travel
17Manassas Hotels & Travel
18Herndon Hotels & Travel
19Lynchburg Hotels & Travel
20Petersburg Hotels & Travel

Hot Virginia Property Towns

(20 places with lots of mortgage lenders.)

RankCity or Town
1Fairfax Mortgages & Property
2Virginia Beach Mortgages & Property
3Richmond Mortgages & Property
4Vienna Mortgages & Property
5Reston Mortgages & Property
6Fredericksburg Mortgages & Property
7Newport News Mortgages & Property
8Roanoke Mortgages & Property
9McLean Mortgages & Property
10Annandale Mortgages & Property
11Charlottesville Mortgages & Property
12Chesapeake Mortgages & Property
13Alexandria Mortgages & Property
14Glen Allen Mortgages & Property
15Herndon Mortgages & Property
16Manassas Mortgages & Property
17Norfolk Mortgages & Property
18Winchester Mortgages & Property
19Harrisonburg Mortgages & Property
20Lynchburg Mortgages & Property
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Virginia National Parks

Appomattox Court House (Historic Site)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Appomattox, Virginia 24522
434-352-8987 ext 26

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (Monument/Memorial)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-235-1530

Booker T Washington (Monument/Memorial)
12130 Booker T. Washington Highway
Hardy, Virginia 24101
540-721-2094

Cape Henry Memorial (Monument/Memorial)
Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
757-898-2410

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove (Historic Site)
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP
Middletown, Virginia 22645
540-868-9176

Claude Moore Colonial Farm (Historic Site)
6310 Georgetown Pike
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-442-7557

Colonial (Historic Site)
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
757-898-3400

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania (Battlefield)
120 Chatham Lane
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22405-2508
540-373-4510

George Washington (Parkway)
George Washington Memorial Parkway Headquarters
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-289-2500

George Washington Birthplace (Monument/Memorial)
George Washington Birthplace NM
Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443-5115
804-224-1732

Great Falls (Park)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-285-2965

Green Springs (Historic Site)
Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Luray, Virginia 22835
540-999-3402

Jamestown (Historic Site)
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
757-898-3400

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac (Monument/Memorial)
George Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-289-2500

Maggie L Walker (Historic Site)
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Richmond, Virginia 23223
804-771-2017

Manassas (Battlefield)
12521 Lee Highway
Manassas, Virginia 20109-2005
703-361-1339

Petersburg (Battlefield)
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg, Virginia 23803-4721
804-732-3531

Prince William Forest (Park)
18100 Park Headquarters Road
Triangle, Virginia 22172
703-221-4706

Richmond (Battlefield)
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond, Virginia 23223
804-226-1981

Shenandoah (Park)
3655 U.S. Highway 211 East
Luray, Virginia 22835-9036
540-999-3500

Theodore Roosevelt Island (Park)
Geo. Washington Memorial Parkway
McLean, Virginia 22101
703-289-2500

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Park)
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vienna, Virginia 22182-1643
703-255-1800

Yorktown (Cemetery)
P.O. Box 210
Yorktown, Virginia 23690
757-898-2410

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