Charles City, Virginia
Charles City, Virginia | |
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  Charles City Location in Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′37″N 77°4′16″W / 37.34361°N 77.07111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Charles City |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.748 sq mi (7.12 km2) |
| • Land | 2.702 sq mi (7.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 104 |
| • Density | 38.5/sq mi (14.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23030 |
| FIPS code | 51-14904[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498561[2] |
Charles City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.[3] It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.[4]
Geography
[edit]The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House, from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse. Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155. It is 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Richmond, 17 miles (27 km) east of Hopewell, 23 miles (37 km) west of Williamsburg, and about 2 miles (3 km) north of the James River.
History
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The area was originally populated by the Chickahominy, Paspahegh and Weyanock Native Americans followed by English settlers in 1607 and 20 enslaved Africans in 1618.[5] After the Virginia Company founded Charles Cittie in 1619 as on of the first four "boroughs" Virginia, courthouses were successively built along the James River at Westover, then City Point and in the 1750s in the town of Charles City.[5] The original Charles City County Courthouse remains today. Charles City serves as the central hub for local government in the county and as a central node for services including a library, bank, post office, and local schools.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 133 | — | |
| 2020 | 104 | −21.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7] 2020[8] | |||
Charles City was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 US census.[7]
Racial and ethnic composition
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[9] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 59 | 37 | 44.36% | 35.58% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 72 | 53 | 54.14% | 50.96% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.96% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 2.88% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 4.81% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 2 | 5 | 1.50% | 4.81% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Total | 133 | 104 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Notable people
[edit]- Susan Wise Bauer, writer and historian
- Lott Cary, first black Baptist missionary to Africa
- Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Martha Jefferson, First Lady of Virginia and wife of Thomas Jefferson
- John Tyler, US president
- Freeman Walker, US senator from Georgia
- William Henry Harrison, US president
References
[edit]- 1 2 "2020 Gazetteer - Virginia". United States Census Bureau. 2020.
- 1 2 "Charles City Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- 1 2 "History of Charles City County, Virginia". charlescity.org.
- ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- 1 2 "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
- 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Charles City city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Charles City city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
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