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Virginia There are 95 Counties in Virginia and 39 Independent Cities. Click the state map for a larger view or select a county from the list below to view a listing of the county officials and other information pertaining to that county.

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County	NACo Member	2000 Population	Square Miles	County Seat	Founded
Accomack		38,305	455	Accomac	1663
Albemarle		79,236	723	Charlottesville	1744
Alleghany		12,926	446	Covington	1822
Amelia		11,400	357	Amelia Court House	1734
Amherst		31,894	475	Amherst	1761
Appomattox		13,705	334	Appomattox	1845
Arlington		189,453	26	Arlington	1801
Augusta		65,615	972	Staunton	1745
Bath		5,048	532	Warm Springs	1790
Bedford		60,371	755	Bedford	1753
Bland		6,871	359	Bland	1861
Botetourt		30,496	543	Fincastle	1796
Brunswick		18,419	566	Lawrenceville	1732
Buchanan		26,978	504	Grundy	1858
Buckingham		15,623	581	Buckingham	1785
Campbell		51,078	504	Rustburg	1782
Caroline		22,121	533	Bowling Green	1728
Carroll		29,245	476	Hillsville	1842
Charles City		6,926	182	Charles City	1634
Charlotte		12,472	475	Charlotte Court House	1765
Chesterfield		259,903	426	Chesterfield	1749
Clarke		12,652	177	Berryville	1836
Craig		5,091	330	New Castle	1851
Culpeper		34,262	381	Culpeper	1748
Cumberland		9,017	298	Cumberland	1749
Dickenson		16,395	333	Clintwood	1880
Dinwiddie		24,533	504	Dinwiddie	1752
Essex		9,989	258	Tappahannock	1692
Fairfax		969,749	396	Fairfax	1742
Fauquier		55,139	650	Warrenton	1759
Floyd		13,874	382	Floyd	1831
Fluvanna		20,047	287	Palmyra	1777
Franklin		47,286	692	Rocky Mount	1785
Frederick		59,209	415	Winchester	1743
Giles		16,657	358	Pearisburg	1806
Gloucester		34,780	217	Gloucester	1651
Goochland		16,863	284	Goochland	1727
Grayson		17,917	443	Independence	1793
Greene		15,244	157	Stanardsville	1838
Greensville		11,560	296	Emporia	1780
Halifax		37,355	814	Halifax	1752
Hanover		86,320	473	Hanover	1720
Henrico		262,300	238	Richmond	1634
Henry		57,930	382	Martinsville	1777
Highland		2,536	416	Monterey	1847
Isle Of Wight		29,728	316	Isle Of Wight	1634
James City		48,102	143	Williamsburg	1634
King And Queen		6,630	316	King And Queen Court House	1691
King George		16,803	180	King George	1721
King William		13,146	275	King William	1702
Lancaster		11,567	133	Lancaster	1651
Lee		23,589	437	Jonesville	1793
Loudoun		169,599	520	Leesburg	1757
Louisa		25,627	498	Louisa	1742
Lunenburg		13,146	432	Lunenburg	1746
Madison		12,520	322	Madison	1793
Mathews		9,207	86	Mathews	1791
Mecklenburg		32,380	624	Boydton	1765
Middlesex		9,932	130	Saluda	1673
Montgomery		83,629	388	Christiansburg	1777
Nelson		14,445	472	Lovingston	1808
New Kent		13,462	210	New Kent	1654
Northampton		13,093	207	Eastville	1634
Northumberland		12,259	192	Heathsville	1648
Nottoway		15,725	315	Nottoway	1789
Orange		25,881	342	Orange	1734
Page		23,177	311	Luray	1831
Patrick		19,407	483	Stuart	1791
Pittsylvania		61,745	971	Chatham	1767
Powhatan		22,377	261	Powhatan	1777
Prince Edward		19,720	353	Farmville	1754
Prince George		33,047	266	Prince George	1703
Prince William		280,813	338	Manassas	1731
Pulaski		35,127	321	Pulaski	1839
Rappahannock		6,983	267	Washington	1833
Richmond		8,809	192	Warsaw	1692
Roanoke		85,778	251	Roanoke	1838
Rockbridge		20,808	600	Lexington	1778
Rockingham		67,725	851	Harrisonburg	1778
Russell		30,308	475	Lebanon	1786
Scott		23,403	537	Gate City	1814
Shenandoah		35,075	512	Woodstock	1772
Smyth		33,081	452	Marion	1832
Southampton		17,482	600	Courtland	1749
Spotsylvania		90,395	401	Spotsylvania	1721
Stafford		92,446	270	Stafford	1664
Surry		6,829	279	Surry	1652
Sussex		12,504	491	Sussex	1754
Tazewell		44,598	520	Tazewell	1800
Warren		31,584	214	Front Royal	1836
Washington		51,103	564	Abingdon	1777
Westmoreland		16,718	229	Montross	1653
Wise		40,123	403	Wise	1856
Wythe		27,599	463	Wytheville	1790
York		56,297	106	Yorktown	1634

Independent Cities

Independent City	NACo Member	2000 Population	Square Miles
City Of Alexandria		128,283	15
City Of Bedford		6,299	7
City Of Bristol		17,367	12
City Of Buena Vista		6,349	7
City Of Charlottesville		45,049	10
City Of Chesapeake		199,184	341
City Of Colonial Heights		16,897	8
City Of Covington		6,303	4
City Of Danville		48,411	43
City Of Emporia		5,665	7
City Of Fairfax		21,498	6
City Of Falls Church		10,377	2
City Of Franklin		8,346	8
City Of Fredericksburg		19,279	10
City Of Galax		6,837	8
City Of Hampton		146,437	52
City Of Harrisonburg		40,468	18
City Of Hopewell		22,354	10
City Of Lexington		6,867	2
City Of Lynchburg		65,269	49
City Of Manassas		35,135	10
City Of Manassas Park		10,290	2
City Of Martinsville		15,416	11
City Of Newport News		180,150	68
City Of Norfolk		234,403	54
City Of Norton		3,904	7
City Of Petersburg		33,740	23
City Of Poquoson		11,566	16
City Of Portsmouth		100,565	33
City Of Radford		15,859	10
City Of Richmond		197,790	60
City Of Roanoke		94,911	43
City Of Salem		24,747	15
City Of Staunton		23,853	20
City Of Suffolk		63,677	400
City Of Virginia Beach		425,257	248
City Of Waynesboro		19,520	14
City Of Williamsburg		11,998	9
City Of Winchester		23,585	9

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