Independent cities and Counties of Virginia
Location	Commonwealth of Virginia
Number	95 Counties 38 Independent cities 133 Second-level subdivisions
Populations	(Counties): 2,339 (Highland) – 1,141,878 (Fairfax) (Independent cities): 3,492 (Norton) – 453,649 (Virginia Beach)
Areas	(Counties): 26 square miles (67 km2) (Arlington) – 978 square miles (2,530 km2) (Pittsylvania) (Independent cities): 2 square miles (5.2 km2) (Falls Church) – 400 square miles (1,000 km2) (Suffolk)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	(Counties): cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated place (Independent cities): Borough, Neighborhood

The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871). ^[1]

Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve; under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county. Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk were formed from an entire county. These cities are no longer county seats, since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed but are functionally equivalent to counties. Also in Virginia, a county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County and is completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county.

There are 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes.

Many towns are as large as cities but are not incorporated as cities and are situated within a parent county or counties. Seven independent cities had 2020 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton having a population of only 3,687.^[2] In 2020, the largest towns were Leesburg (with 48,250 people) and Blacksburg (44,826). Six other towns also had populations of over 10,000 people.^[2] For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in Virginia.

Virginia's independent cities were classified by the Virginia General Assembly in 1871 as cities of the first class and cities of the second class.^[3] The Virginia Constitution of 1902 defined first class cities as those having a population of 10,000 or more based upon the last census enumeration while second class cities were those that had a population of less than 10,000.^[3] Cities that previously been granted a city charter, but did not have the requisite population, had their status grandfathered in.^[3]

Second class did not have a court of record and were required to share the cost of that court with their adjacent county and also shared the cost for three constitutional officers of that court—generally, the clerk, commonwealth attorney and sheriff—and those shared officers stood for election in both the city and the county.^[3] At least two constitutional officers—treasurer and commissioner of the revenue—were required to be elected solely by the residents of the city.^[3] The distinction between first and second class cities was ended with the Virginia Constitution of 1971.^[3] However, cities that were classified as second class cities at the time of the adoption of the 1971 Virginia Constitution were authorized to continue sharing their court system and three constitutional officers with the adjacent county.^[3] As of 2003^[update], 14 of Virginia's independent cities retain these features.^[3]

There are several counties and cities that have the same name but are separate politically. These currently include Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke. In the past they also included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion; as well as Bedford, where a city was surrounded by a county of the same name from 1968 until 2013, when the city reverted to town status. A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin.

More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state.^[4]

Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.

List of the 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia (links shown under FIPS County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):

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List of counties

County	FIPS code[5]	County seat[6][7]	Est.[6]	Origin	Etymology	Population[8]	Area[6]	Map
Accomack County	001	Accomac	1663	Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. Then in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties. The southern half remained Northampton County while the northern half became Accomac County -- later renamed Accomack with a "k."	From the Native American word Accawmack, meaning "on the other side", referencing the county's position across Chesapeake Bay	33,239	455 sq mi (1,178 km2)
Albemarle County	003	Charlottesville	1744	In 1744, the Virginia General Assembly created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County.	Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, colonial proprietary governor	115,676	723 sq mi (1,873 km2)
Alleghany County	005	Covington	1822	Formed from parts of Bath and Botetourt counties as well as Monroe County (now in WV)	Alleghany Mountains	14,595	446 sq mi (1,155 km2)
Amelia County	007	Amelia	1735	Formed from Brunswick and Prince George counties	Princess Amelia Sophia, second daughter of George II of Great Britain	13,480	357 sq mi (925 km2)
Amherst County	009	Amherst	1761	From Albemarle county	Jeffery Amherst, British conqueror of Quebec during the Seven Years' War and colonial governor of Virginia	31,396	475 sq mi (1,230 km2)
Appomattox County	011	Appomattox	1845	From Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward counties	Appomattox River	16,864	334 sq mi (865 km2)
Arlington County	013	Arlington	1846	Annexed from the District of Columbia, having previously been part of Fairfax County prior to the district's formation	Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, originally called Alexandria County; renamed in 1920	234,162	26 sq mi (67 km2)
Augusta County	015	Staunton	1738	From Orange County	Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the Princess of Wales	78,247	971 sq mi (2,515 km2)
Bath County	017	Warm Springs	1791	From Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties May 1, 1791	Bath, England	4,051	532 sq mi (1,378 km2)
Bedford County	019	Bedford	1754	From Lunenburg county	John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British politician and one of the head negotiators of the Peace of Paris	81,525	755 sq mi (1,955 km2)
Bland County	021	Bland	1861	From Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe counties	Richard Bland, member of the Continental Congress and publisher of the American Revolutionary War-era tract An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies	6,179	359 sq mi (930 km2)
Botetourt County	023	Fincastle	1770	From Augusta county.	Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, colonial governor of Virginia	34,125	543 sq mi (1,406 km2)
Brunswick County	025	Lawrenceville	1720	From Prince George county. Parts of Surry and Isle of Wight counties were added in 1732 (when the county's government was established.)	Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed	15,749	566 sq mi (1,466 km2)
Buchanan County	027	Grundy	1858	From Russell and Tazewell counties	James Buchanan, fifteenth U.S. President	19,087	504 sq mi (1,305 km2)
Buckingham County	029	Buckingham	1761	From Albemarle county	Duke of Buckingham	16,978	581 sq mi (1,505 km2)
Campbell County	031	Rustburg	1782	From Bedford county	William Campbell, Revolutionary War general	55,270	504 sq mi (1,305 km2)
Caroline County	033	Bowling Green	1728	From Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties	Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II of Great Britain	32,640	533 sq mi (1,380 km2)
Carroll County	035	Hillsville	1842	From Grayson county	Charles Carroll of Carrollton	29,239	476 sq mi (1,233 km2)
Charles City County	036	Charles City	1634	Colonial division before 1635[9]	King Charles I of England	6,610	182 sq mi (471 km2)
Charlotte County	037	Charlotte Court House	1765	From Lunenburg county	Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of Great Britain	11,336	475 sq mi (1,230 km2)
Chesterfield County	041	Chesterfield	1749	From Henrico County	Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, British politician and Lord of the Bedchamber	383,876	426 sq mi (1,103 km2)
Clarke County	043	Berryville	1836	From Frederick County	George Rogers Clarke, Revolutionary War general	15,466	177 sq mi (458 km2)
Craig County	045	New Castle	1851	Formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties	Robert Craig, U.S. Representative from Virginia	4,843	330 sq mi (855 km2)
Culpeper County	047	Culpeper	1749	Culpeper County was established in 1749 from Orange County, Virginia.	Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial proprietary governor	54,973	381 sq mi (987 km2)
Cumberland County	049	Cumberland	1749	Goochland County	Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, British general, politician, and son of King George II	9,878	298 sq mi (772 km2)
Dickenson County	051	Clintwood	1880	Formed from parts of Buchanan, Russell, and Wise Counties	William J. Dickinson, member of the Virginia House of Delegates	13,640	333 sq mi (862 km2)
Dinwiddie County	053	Dinwiddie	1752	From Prince George County	Robert Dinwiddie, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia	28,343	504 sq mi (1,305 km2)
Essex County	057	Tappahannock	1692	From the original Rappahannock County, Virginia, commonly known as Old Rappahannock County, which was split to form Essex and Richmond counties.	Essex, United Kingdom	10,598	258 sq mi (668 km2)
Fairfax County	059	Fairfax	1742	From Prince William County	Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the only British noble resident in Virginia	1,141,878	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Fauquier County	061	Warrenton	1759	From Prince William County	Francis Fauquier, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia	75,165	650 sq mi (1,683 km2)
Floyd County	063	Floyd	1831	From Montgomery County	John Floyd, governor of Virginia	15,679	382 sq mi (989 km2)
Fluvanna County	065	Palmyra	1777	From Henrico County	From the Latin name for the James River, which itself translates to "Annie's River" in honor of Queen Anne	28,462	287 sq mi (743 km2)
Franklin County	067	Rocky Mount	1786	Formed from parts of Bedford and Henry Counties	Benjamin Franklin, publisher, orator, scholar, and U.S. Founding Father	55,549	692 sq mi (1,792 km2)
Frederick County	069	Winchester	1738	From Orange County	Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II	95,994	415 sq mi (1,075 km2)
Giles County	071	Pearisburg	1806	Formed from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties	William Branch Giles, U.S. Senator from Virginia	16,457	358 sq mi (927 km2)
Gloucester County	073	Gloucester	1651	From York County	Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester	40,057	217 sq mi (562 km2)
Goochland County	075	Goochland	1728	From Henrico County	William Gooch, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia	27,197	284 sq mi (736 km2)
Grayson County	077	Independence	1793	From Wythe County	William Grayson, U.S. Senator from Virginia	15,285	443 sq mi (1,147 km2)
Greene County	079	Stanardsville	1838	From Orange County	Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general	21,301	157 sq mi (407 km2)
Greensville County	081	Emporia	1781	From Brunswick County	Richard Grenville, commander of the English expedition to found Roanoke Colony	11,133	296 sq mi (767 km2)
Halifax County	083	Halifax	1752	From Lunenburg County	George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade	33,432	814 sq mi (2,108 km2)
Hanover County	085	Hanover	1721	From the area of New Kent County called St. Paul's Parish	Electorate of Hanover, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed	114,148	473 sq mi (1,225 km2)
Henrico County	087	Laurel	1617	Original county of the Colony under England	Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, oldest son of James I of England	334,760	238 sq mi (616 km2)
Henry County	089	Martinsville	1777	From Pittsylvania County, it was initially named Patrick Henry County	Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and U.S. Founding Father	49,702	382 sq mi (989 km2)
Highland County	091	Monterey	1847	From Bath and Pendleton Counties[10]	Mountainous topography	2,339	416 sq mi (1,077 km2)	Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk