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The Cities and communities of Prince George County, Virginia *
Carson
Jefferson Park
Prince George
Incorporated cities in Virginia
are independent of any county. Any of the above communities which are such are
not under the jurisdiction of Prince George County, but are separate and complete
independent cities.
*This list of cities may not be complete. The list may contain towns, cities, villages, boroughs, townships, ghost towns and other populated places.
If you have information about any of these unlinked communities, please send it to us and we will add a page for that community. Some of these places above may only be neighborhoods or local area names and are not listed with the census at all or just included in a larger surrounding designated census area..
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Information
& Facts about Prince George County, Virginia
Facts
Land area: 276 Square miles
Government
Prince George County official Website
Location
In southeastern Virginia, Prince George County is about 25 miles southeast of Richmond and 125 miles south of Washington, D.C. . The northern border is the James River and the City of Hopewell. The western boundary is the Appomattox River and the City of Petersburg.
It is primarily a developing suburban county, bordered on the north by the James River and the City of Hopewell, and on the west by the Appomattox River and the City of Petersburg. The southwest side is both the cities of Petersburg and Colonial Heights. The northwest border is also formed by Hopewell.
Population
The population of Prince George
County was:
1980 - 25,733
1990 - 27,394
1995 - 28,383
2000 - 28,900
2010 - 30,200 (projection)
Prince George County is located within the Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). This MSA has a total population of 865,640.
Economy
The main employer for the area is the government. Fort Lee and the U.S. Army Quartermaster School are located within the county bringing more employment to the area.
History
Here is a History page for the county.
This county was created in 1702 from Charles City County. At the time Charles City County went from south of the James River down to the North Carolina line. It was named for Prince George of Denmark who was the husband of Queen Anne. She was the monarch in power in England at the time.
Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1297
210 North Second Avenue
Hopewell, VA 23860
Phone: 804-458-5536
Appomattox
Regional Library System
245 East Cawson Street
Hopewell, Virginia 23860
(804) 458 6329 or (804) 861 0322
Serving Hopewell, Prince George & Dinwiddie
PO Box 400
Prince George Virginia 23875
Phone: 804-733-2700
schools in Disputanta, Carson, Prince George
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