DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION 
075.5 Virginia 
17 Ap. 1861 seceded; 26 Jan. 1870 readmitted Area 40,262 sq. mi. 
Population 2,300,187 in 1920 100 counties and 20 independent cities 
Sobriquets: Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents Capital: Richmond 
Atlantic coast Population in 1920 
Eastern peninsula counties 
Northampton 17 852 
Accomac © 34 795 
Chesapeake bay 
Potomac counties Northern neck 
Northumberland 11 518 
Lancaster 9 757 
Richmond 7 434 
Westmoreland 10 240 
King George 5 762 
Stafford 8 104 
Prince William 13 660 
Fauquier 21 869 
Loudoun 20 577 
Fairfax 21 943 
Arlington 16 040 
Alexandria (city) I8 06¢C 
Rappahannock-York counties 
Mathews 8 447 
Gloucester IT 894 
Middlesex 8 157 
Essex 8 542 
King and Queen 9 161 
King William 8 739 
Caroline 15 954 
Spotsylvania 13 571 
Fredericksburg 5 882 
Orange 3 320 
Greene 6 369 
Madison 9 595 
Culpeper 13 292 
Rappahannock 8 070 
ork-James counties 
Elizabeth City co. 
Warwick 
Newport News 
York 
James City co. 
New Kent 
Charles City co. 
Henrico 
Richmond (city) 
Goochland 
Hanover 
Louisa 
Fluvanna 
Albemarle 
Charlottesville 
Nelson 
Amherst 
25 249 
IT 417 
35 596 
8 046 
6 138 
4 541 
4 793 
i8 972 
71 667 
8 863 
i8 088 
17 089 
8 547 
26 005 
10 688 
17 277 
19 771 
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