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Welcome to Virginia
 Introduction
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the southern United States known as the “Old Dominion,” and the “Mother of Presidents.” Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was one of the original thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Virginia is bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The per capita personal income was $35,477 in 2004.
 People
Total population (2007) 7,712,091
Total Births (2006) 104,377
Total Deaths (2006) 59,324
Total natural population increases (2006) 45,053
Total international migration (2006) 29,688
Total internal migration (2006) 4,216
Net migration (2006) 33,904
Total male population (2000) 3,471,895
Total female population (2000) 3,606,620
Total white population (2000) 5,120,110
Total black population (2000) 1,390,293
Total asian population (2000) 261,025
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 21,172
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 3,946
Hispanic population (2000) 329,540
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 5,340,253
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,961,442
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 984,085
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 15,947
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 199,733
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,952
Female median age (2000) 37
Male median age (2000) 35
Total number households (2000) 2,699,173
Average household size (2000) 2.54




 Geography
Capital Richmond
Largest City Virginia Beach
State's Total Area Ranking 35
Total Area 42 sq mi
Width 200 miles
Length 430 miles
Percent Water 0.07%
Latitude 36°31'N to 39°37'N
Longitude 75°13'W to 83°37'W
Highest Elevation Mount Rogers 5,729 ft  (1,747 m)
Mean Elevation 950 ft
Lowest Elevation Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $351,903,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $1,533,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $1,848,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $6,276,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $18,304,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $15,119,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $17,504,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $14,919,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $21,511,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $8,742,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $19,938,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $24,576,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $44,280,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $40,329,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $7,533,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $9,134,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $2,421,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $18,699,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $1,849,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $8,335,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $8,813,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $60,236,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $15,918,847
Total state tax per capita (2005) $2,104
Total employees state & local government (2005) 417,788
Firefighters (2005) 7,685
Government hospital employees (2005) 16,124
Government transit employees (2005) 1,043
Population with health insurance (2000) 6,137,631
Population without health insurance (2000) 854,481
 Other
State Flower American Dogwood
State Bird Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Violent crime (2005) 21,400
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 282.8
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 461
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 6.1
Forcible rape (2005) 1,721
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 22.7
Robbery (2005) 7,507
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 99.2
Aggravated assault (2005) 11,711
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 154.8
Property crime (2005) 199,644
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2638.2
Burglary (2005) 29,672
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 392.1
Larceny-theft (2005) 154,000
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2035.0
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 15,972
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 211.1
 City List (Population 2000)
Abingdon (7,780) Accomac (547) Achilles
Afton Alberta (306) Aldie
Alexandria (128,283) Altavista (3,425) Alton
Amelia Court House Amherst (2,251) Amissville
Ammon Amonate Andover
Annandale (54,994) Appalachia (1,839) Appomattox (1,761)
Ararat Arcola Ark
Arlington (189,453) Aroda Arrington
Arvonia Ashburn Ashland (6,619)
Assawoman Atkins (1,138) Atlantic
Augusta Springs Austinville Axton
Aylett Bacova Banco
Bandy Barboursville Barhamsville
Barren Springs Baskerville Bassett (1,338)
Bastian Basye Batesville
Battery Park Bealeton Beaumont
Beaverdam Bedford (6,299) Bee
Belle Haven (6,269) Belspring Ben Hur
Bena Bent Mountain Bentonville
Bergton Berryville (2,963) Big Island
Big Rock Big Stone Gap (4,856) Birchleaf
Birdsnest Bishop Blacksburg (39,573)
Blackstone (3,675) Blackwater Blairs
Bland Bloxom (395) Blue Grass
Blue Ridge (3,188) Bluefield (5,078) Bluemont
Bohannon Boissevain Boones Mill (285)
Boston Bowling Green (936) Boyce (426)
Boydton (454) Boykins (620) Bracey
Branchville (123) Brandy Station Breaks
Bremo Bluff Bridgewater (5,203) Brightwood
Bristol (17,367) Bristow Broad Run
Broadford Broadway (2,192) Brodnax (317)
Brooke Brookneal (1,259) Brownsburg
Brucetown Bruington Buchanan (1,233)
Buckingham Buena Vista (6,349) Buffalo Junction
Bumpass Burgess Burkes Garden
Burke (57,737) Burkeville (489) Burr Hill
Callands Callao Callaway
Calverton Cana (1,228) Cape Charles (1,134)
Capeville Capron (167) Cardinal
Caret Carrollton Carrsville
Carson Cartersville Casanova
Cascade Castleton Castlewood (2,036)
Catawba Catharpin Catlett
Cedar Bluff (1,085) Center Cross Centreville (48,661)
Ceres Champlain Chantilly (41,041)
Charles City Charlotte Court House (404) Charlottesville (45,049)
Chase City (2,457) Chatham (1,338) Check
Cheriton (499) Chesapeake (199,184) Chester Gap
Chesterfield Chester (17,890) Chilhowie (1,827)
Chincoteague Island Christchurch Christiansburg (16,947)
Church Road Church View Churchville
Claremont (343) Clarksville (1,329) Claudville
Clear Brook Cleveland (148) Clifford
Clifton Forge (4,289) Clifton (185) Clinchco (424)
Clintwood (1,549) Cloverdale (2,986) Clover
Cluster Springs Cobbs Creek Coeburn (1,996)
Coleman Falls Coles Point Collinsville (7,777)
Colonial Beach (3,228) Colonial Heights (16,897) Columbia (49)
Concord Copper Hill Corbin
Courtland (1,270) Covesville Covington (6,303)
Craddockville Craigsville (979) Crewe (2,378)
Criders Crimora (1,796) Cripple Creek
Critz Crockett Cross Junction
Crozet (2,820) Crozier Crystal Hill
Cullen Culpeper (9,664) Cumberland
Dahlgren (997) Daleville (1,454) Damascus (981)
Dante Danville (48,411) Davenport
Davis Wharf Dayton (1,344) Deerfield
Delaplane Deltaville Dendron (297)
Dewitt Diggs Dillwyn (447)
Dinwiddie Disputanta Doe Hill
Dogue Dolphin Doran
Doswell Drakes Branch (504) Draper
Drewryville Dry Fork Dryden (1,253)
Dublin (2,288) Duffield (62) Dugspur
Dulles Dumfries (4,937) Dundas
Dungannon (317) Dunn Loring (7,861) Dunnsville
Dutton Dyke Eagle Rock
Earlysville East Stone Gap Eastville (203)
Ebony Edinburg (813) Edwardsville
Eggleston Elberon Elk Creek
Elkton (2,042) Elkwood Elliston
Emory Emporia (5,665) Esmont
Etlan Evergreen Evington
Ewing (436) Exmore (1,136) Faber
Fairfax Station Fairfax (21,498) Fairfield
Falls Church (10,377) Falls Mills Fancy Gap (260)
Farmville (6,845) Farnham Ferrum (1,313)
Fieldale (929) Fincastle (359) Fishers Hill
Fishersville (4,998) Flint Hill Floyd (432)
Ford Forest (8,006) Fork Union
Fort Belvoir (7,176) Fort Blackmore Fort Defiance
Fort Eustis Fort Lee (7,269) Fort Mitchell
Fort Monroe Fort Valley Foster
Franklin (8,346) Franktown Fredericksburg (19,279)
Free Union Freeman Fries (614)
Front Royal (13,589) Ft Myer Fulks Run
Gainesville (4,382) Galax (6,837) Garrisonville
Gasburg Gate City (2,159) Glade Hill
Glade Spring (1,374) Gladstone Gladys
Glasgow (1,046) Glen Allen (12,562) Glen Lyn (151)
Glen Wilton Gloucester Point (9,429) Gloucester
Goldvein Goochland Goode
Goodview Gordonsville (1,498) Gore
Goshen (406) Graves Mill Great Falls (8,549)
Green Bay Greenbackville Greenbush
Greenville (886) Greenway Greenwood
Gretna (1,257) Grimstead Grottoes (2,114)
Grundy (1,105) Gum Spring Gwynn
Hacksneck Hadensville Hague
Halifax (1,389) Hallieford Hallwood (290)
Hamilton (562) Hampden Sydney (1,264) Hampton (146,437)
Hanover Harborton Hardy
Hardyville Harrisonburg (40,468) Hartfield
Hartwood Hayes Haymarket (879)
Haynesville Haysi (186) Haywood
Head Waters Heathsville Henry
Herndon (21,655) Highland Springs (15,137) Hillsville (2,607)
Hiltons Hinton Hiwassee
Honaker (945) Hood Hopewell (22,354)
Horntown Horsepen Hot Springs
Howardsville Huddleston Hudgins
Hume Huntly Hurley
Hurt (1,276) Hustle Independence (971)
Indian Valley Iron Gate (404) Irvington (673)
Isle Of Wight Ivanhoe Ivor (320)
Ivy Jamaica Jamestown
Jamesville Jarratt (589) Java
Jeffersonton Jenkins Bridge Jersey
Jetersville Jewell Ridge Jonesville (995)
Keeling Keen Mountain Keene
Keezletown Keller (173) Kenbridge (1,253)
Kents Store Keokee (316) Keswick
Keysville (817) Kilmarnock (1,244) King And Queen Court House
King George King William Kinsale
La Crosse (618) Lacey Spring Lackey
Ladysmith Lambsburg Lancaster
Laneview Lanexa Laurel Fork
Lawrenceville (1,275) Lebanon (3,273) Leesburg (28,311)
Leon Lexington (6,867) Lightfoot
Lignum Lincoln Linden
Linville Little Plymouth Lively
Locust Dale Locust Grove Locust Hill
Locustville Long Island Loretto
Lorton (17,786) Lottsburg Louisa (1,401)
Lovettsville (853) Lovingston Low Moor (367)
Lowry Lunenburg Luray (4,871)
Lynch Station Lynchburg (65,269) Lyndhurst (1,527)
Machipongo Macon Madison Heights (11,584)
Madison (210) Maidens Manakin Sabot
Manassas (35,135) Mannboro Manquin
Mappsville Marion (6,349) Marionville
Markham Marshall Martinsville (15,416)
Maryus Mascot Mathews
Mattaponi Maurertown Mavisdale
Max Meadows (512) Maxie Mc Clure
Mc Coy Mc Dowell Mc Gaheysville
Mc Kenney Mc Lean Meadows Of Dan
Meadowview Mears Mechanicsville (30,464)
Meherrin Melfa (450) Mendota
Meredithville Merrifield (11,170) Merry Point
Middlebrook Middleburg (632) Middletown (1,015)
Midland Midlothian Milford
Millboro Millers Tavern Millwood
Mineral (424) Mint Spring Mitchells
Modest Town Mollusk Moneta
Monroe Montebello Monterey (158)
Montpelier Station Montpelier Montross (315)
Montvale Moon Morattico
Moseley Mount Crawford (254) Mount Holly
Mount Jackson (1,664) Mount Sidney Mount Solon
Mount Vernon (28,582) Mouth Of Wilson Mustoe
Narrows (2,111) Naruna Nassawadox (572)
Nathalie Natural Bridge Station Natural Bridge
Nellysford Nelsonia Nelson
New Canton New Castle (179) New Church
New Hope New Kent New Market (1,637)
New Point New River Newbern
Newington (19,784) Newport News (180,150) Newport
Newsoms (282) Newtown Nickelsville (448)
Ninde Nokesville (1,236) Nora
Norfolk (234,403) Norge North Garden
North Tazewell North Norton (3,904)
Norwood Nottoway Nuttsville
Oak Hall Oakpark Oakton (29,348)
Oakwood Occoquan (759) Oilville
Oldhams Onancock (1,525) Onemo
Onley (496) Ophelia Orange (4,123)
Ordinary Oriskany Orkney Springs
Orlean Oyster Paeonian Springs
Paint Bank Painter (246) Palmyra
Pamplin Paris Parksley (837)
Parrott Partlow Patrick Springs (2,068)
Pearisburg (2,729) Pembroke (1,134) Penhook (726)
Penn Laird Pennington Gap (1,781) Petersburg (33,740)
Phenix (200) Philomont Pilgrims Knob
Pilot Piney River Pittsville
Pleasant Valley Pocahontas (441) Poquoson (11,566)
Port Haywood Port Republic Port Royal (170)
Portsmouth (100,565) Pounding Mill Pound (1,089)
Powhatan Pratts Prince George
Prospect Providence Forge Pulaski (9,473)
Pungoteague Purcellville (3,584) Quantico (561)
Quicksburg Quinby Quinque
Quinton Radford (15,859) Radiant
Randolph Raphine Rapidan
Rappahannock Academy Raven (2,593) Rawlings
Rectortown Red Ash Red House
Red Oak Redwood Reedville
Remington (624) Rescue Reston (56,407)
Reva Rhoadesville Rice
Rich Creek (665) Richardsville Richlands (4,144)
Richmond (197,790) Ridgeway (775) Rileyville
Riner Ringgold Ripplemead
Rixeyville Roanoke (94,911) Rochelle
Rockbridge Baths Rockville Rocky Gap
Rocky Mount (4,066) Rollins Fork Rose Hill
Rosedale Roseland Round Hill (500)
Rowe Ruby Ruckersville
Rural Retreat (1,350) Rustburg (1,271) Ruther Glen
Ruthville Saint Charles Saint Paul
Saint Stephens Church Salem (24,747) Saltville (2,204)
Saluda Sandston Sandy Hook
Sandy Level (689) Sandy Point Sanford
Saxe Saxis (337) Schley
Schuyler Scottsburg (145) Scottsville (555)
Seaford Sealston Seaview
Sedley Selma (485) Severn
Shacklefords Sharps Shawsville (1,029)
Shenandoah (1,878) Shipman Shortt Gap
Singers Glen Skippers Skipwith
Smithfield (6,324) Somerset Somerville
South Boston (8,491) South Hill (4,403) Sparta
Speedwell Spencer Sperryville
Spotsylvania Spout Spring Spring Grove
Springfield (30,417) Staffordsville Stafford
Stanardsville (476) Stanleytown (1,515) Stanley (1,326)
Star Tannery State Farm Staunton (23,853)
Steeles Tavern Stephens City (1,146) Stephenson
Sterling Stevensburg Stevensville
Stony Creek (202) Strasburg (4,017) Stratford
Stuarts Draft (8,367) Stuart (961) Studley
Suffolk (63,677) Sugar Grove (741) Sumerduck
Surry (262) Susan Sussex
Sutherland Sutherlin Sweet Briar
Swoope Swords Creek Syria
Tangier (604) Tannersville Tappahannock (2,068)
Tasley Tazewell (4,206) Temperanceville
Thaxton The Plains (266) Thornburg
Timberville (1,739) Toano Toms Brook (255)
Topping Townsend Trevilians
Triangle (5,500) Troutdale (1,230) Troutville (432)
Troy Tyro Union Hall (957)
Unionville Upperville Urbanna (543)
Valentines Vansant (989) Vernon Hill
Verona (3,638) Vesta Vesuvius
Victoria (1,821) Vienna (14,453) Viewtown
Village Villamont Vinton (7,782)
Virgilina (159) Virginia Beach (425,257) Wachapreague (236)
Wakefield (1,038) Wake Walkerton
Wallops Island Wardtown Ware Neck
Warfield Warm Springs Warrenton (6,670)
Warsaw (1,375) Washington (183) Water View
Waterford Wattsville Waverly (2,309)
Waynesboro (19,520) Weber City (1,333) Weems
West Augusta West Mclean West Point (2,866)
Weyers Cave (1,225) White Hall White Marsh
White Plains White Post White Stone (358)
Whitetop Whitewood Wicomico Church
Wicomico Williamsburg (11,998) Williamsville
Willis Wharf Willis Wilsons
Winchester (23,585) Windsor (916) Wingina
Wirtz Wise (3,255) Withams
Wolford Wolftown Woodberry Forest
Woodbridge (31,941) Woodford Woodlawn (2,249)
Woods Cross Roads Woodstock (3,952) Woodville
Woolwine Wylliesburg Wytheville (7,804)
Yale Yorktown (203) Zacata
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