Prince George County is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,010. Its

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is Prince George. Prince George County is located within the

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of the U.S. state of

History

Prince George County was formed in 1703 in the Virginia Colony from the portion of

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that was south of the

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. It was named in honor of Prince George of Denmark, husband of

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. In 1619, "Charles Cittie" was one of four "boroughs" or "incorporations" created by the Virginia Company. The first Charles City County courthouses were located along the

at Westover Plantation on the north side and

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on the south side. The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624, and Virginia became a royal colony.

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was formed in 1634 in the Virginia Colony by order of

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, King of England. It was named as Charles City County in 1643. Charles Cittie, Charles City Shire, and Charles City County all extended to both sides of the

, which was the major transportation thoroughfare of the Virginia Colony throughout the 17th century. The original central city of Charles City County was Charles City Point, which was in an area south of the James River at the confluence of the

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. The name was later shortened to

. In 1703, all of the original area of Charles City County south of the James River was severed to form Prince George County. As population increased, portions were divided and organized as several additional counties. City Point became an incorporated town in Prince George County.

20th century to present

Annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923, City Point is no longer in the county. Nearby the current bridges, this water-only section of the county at the

was the site of a fatal bus accident at an open

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on December 22, 1935; thirteen persons died

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.9%) is water. The northwestern corner of the county near the cities of Hopewell and

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, and the location of Fort Lee is exurban, but the rest of the county is rural with most land devoted to agriculture and timber production.

Adjacent counties / independent cities

* Petersburg, Virginia – independent city, northwest *

Chesterfield County, Virginia Chesterfield County is located just south of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. The county's borders are primarily defined by the James River to the north and the Appomattox River to the sout ...

– northwest * Hopewell, Virginia – independent city, northwest * Colonial Heights – independent city, northwest * Charles City County, Virginia – north * Surry County, Virginia – east *

Sussex County, Virginia Sussex County is a rural county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,829. Its county seat is Sussex. It was formed in 1754 from Surry County. The county is named after the county of Sussex, ...

– south *

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– west

National protected areas

James River National Wildlife Refuge The James River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the James River in eastern Prince George County, Virginia. Its management is overseen by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. One of four refuges that co ...

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(part)

Economy

Top employers

According to the County's ''2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,'' the top employers in the county are:

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has its Virginia offices south of the Prince George CDP.

Government

In modern times, there are no centralized cities or towns in the county. Prince George Court House, which uses the postal address Prince George, Virginia, is the focal point of government. The County Administrator answers to the elected Board of Supervisors, who are elected from

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Politics

Law enforcement

Prince George County is served primarily by the Prince George County Police Department and the Prince George County Sheriff's Office. The police department's responsibility is the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth and local ordinances. The primary responsibility of the Sheriff's Office is the security of the courts and service of court (criminal and civil) papers. The Sheriff's Office also assists the police department in the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth as a secondary responsibility.

Correctional institutions

Riverside Regional Jail is located west of 295 and south of the Appomattox River in the county. It serves seven member localities. It is overseen by the Riverside Regional Jail Authority Board."Riverside Regional Jail"
official website; accessed 21 March 2017 In addition, the

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is located west of the regional jail, closer to the Appomattox River as it curves south. This complex for male inmates, located west of the independent city of Hopewell, Virginia, consists of both a low-security facility, with 1,111 inmates; 293 at the adjacent minimum-security satellite camp; and 1,595 at the associated medium-security facility. All are managed by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP)."FCI Petersburg Low" and "FCI Petersburg Medium"
Bureau of Prisons; accessed 21 March 2017

Towns, communities, region

There are currently no incorporated towns within Prince George County. Unincorporated towns or communities in the county include:

Census-designated places

* Fort Lee (a military base) * Prince George * Templeton Fort Lee, Virginia (CDP)

Other unincorporated communities

* Burrowsville *

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* Disputanta * Garysville * Jordan Point * Kingwood *

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* Newville

Transportation

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s 95 and

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pass through the county, as does north-south

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and east-west

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runs along the northern shore of the James River near several of the James River plantations located in the county. State Route 106 runs through Prince George, the

. Freight

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service for the county is provided by

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, which interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Petersburg. The famous 52-mile long tangent rail line between Petersburg and

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of the former Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad was built by William Mahone in the 1850s, and now forms a vital link of the Norfolk Southern system. A

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automobile

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facility is located nearby. There are future plans underway for a large Intermodal freight transport railroad-trucking transfer facility in Prince George County as well.

Major highways

* , the major north-south

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on the Eastern Seaboard, enters Prince George County from Sussex County. Access to the county is available at Exits 37, 41, 45, and 46 before the road enters the City of Petersburg. * is the north-south

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around Petersburg and

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, further north. Besides its southern terminus at Exit 46 on I-95, access to the county is available at Exits 3A and 3B before the road enters the City of Hopewell. * , the principal south-north route Sussex County until it was supplanted by I-95. A spur of

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, it enters Prince George County from Sussex County and serves as a frontage road along I-95, until reaching Carson, where it moves further away from the interstate. However it does cross over I-95 at exit 41 along with an overlap of VA 35 (''see below''), and again at Exit 45 eventually entering Petersburg. * , a major west-to-east corridor that runs southeasterly in the south-central of Prince George County, as a connecting route between the Central Appalachian Mountains and the Hampton Roads area. A spur of US 60, it enters the county from

entering

, then later runs through Disputanta before leaving the county at the Sussex County line northwest of Waverly. * , is a state route that runs west to east along the south side of the James River. Named James River Drive throughout the county, it enters the county from Hopewell at the bridges over the Bailey Creek, and briefly takes an overlap of VA 106/156 between Ruffin Road and Jordan Point Road. From there it passes south of the privately-owned Henshaw AirportHenshaw Airport - VG42 (AirNav)
/ref> near Garysville, then passes through Burrowsville, and after the intersection with Chippokes Road (VSR 610), crosses the Prince George-Surry County Line. * , a south-north state road that enters the county from rural areas north of Disputanta. The route runs mainly southeast to northwest along Courtland Street from the Sussex-Prince George County Line and terminates at a pair of Virginia Secondary Routes northwest of the US 301/VA 35 overlap in Templeton. Both VA 35 and US 301 were part of the historic Jerusalem Plank Road, which was the site of a Civil War Battle in Petersburg. * runs northeast from Petersburg as Courthouse Road, through Prince George, where it runs under I-295 with no interchange. It then encounters VA 156 (''see below'') which joins VA 106 in an overlap towards the

Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the James River between Jordan's Point in Prince George County and Charles City County near Hopewell, Virginia. The bridge carries vehicle traffic of State Route 106 and ...

. * runs northeast from Templeton at the southeast end of the US 301/VA 35 overlap. It passes through Disputanta, then joins VA 106 in an overlap east of Prince George where it too heads towards the

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2010 Census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 35,725 people, 10,159 households, and 8,096 families residing in the county. The

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was 124 people per square mile (48/km²). There were 10,726 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.93%

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, 32.54%

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, 0.42% Native American, 1.73%

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, 0.15%

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, 2.19% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. 4.92% of the population were

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of any race. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, on July 1st, 2019, it is estimated that there is a population of 38,353 people living in Prince George County. There were 10,159 households, out of which 41.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were

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living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.30% were non-families. 17.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.10% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 33.30% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 7.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $49,877, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $37,363 versus $26,347 for females. The

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for the county was $20,196. About 6.50% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the

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, including 11.40% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Colleges and Universities

Richard Bland College Richard Bland College is a public junior college associated with the College of William & Mary and located in Prince George County, Virginia. Richard Bland College was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of the College ...

Public High Schools

Prince George High School Prince George High School is the only public high school in Prince George County, Virginia. The school has 1354 students. Prince George High School offers grades 10-12 rather than the traditional 9-12 high school. Construction on the current faci ...

10–12

Public Jr. High Schools

* N.B Clements Jr. High 8–9

Public Middle Schools

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6–7

Public Elementary Schools

* Harrison Elementary School K–5 * North Elementary School K-5 * South Elementary School K-5 * L.L. Beazley Elementary School K-5 * W.A. Walton Elementary School K-5

Notable people

* Richard Bland – planter and statesman, member of the

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. * Richard Bland II – Planter and statesman, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and delegate to the

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. * Theodorick Bland of Cawsons – Planter and statesman, member of the

. * Theodorick Bland – Physician,

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soldier, and statesman who became a major figure in the formation of the new United States Government, representing Virginia in both the Continental Congress and the

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. * Colonel Robert Bolling – Planter and merchant who resided at

Kippax Plantation Kippax Plantation was located on the south bank of the Appomattox River in what is today the City of Hopewell in southeast Virginia. Kippax Plantation was the home of Colonel Robert Bolling (1646–1709). Bolling married Jane Rolfe, who was t ...

. * Jane Rolfe Bolling – Wife of Colonel Robert Bolling, granddaughter of Pocahontas and English colonist John Rolfe *

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– Major League Baseball player, attended Prince George High School. * Larry Brooks –

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player, graduated from Prince George High School *

Robert Williams Daniel Robert Williams Daniel (September 11, 1884 – December 20, 1940) was an American banker who survived the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' in 1912, and later became a gentleman farmer and served in the Virginia Senate. Early and family life ...

– Banker who survived the sinking of the ''

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'' and later served in the Virginia Senate; resided at Brandon Plantation. * Margery Durant Daniel – Second wife of Robert Williams Daniel, daughter of

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, a businessman and founder of

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* Robert Williams Daniel Jr. – Member of the US House of Representatives; served five terms representing Virginia's

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congressional district. *

Richard Eppes Richard Eppes (May 2, 1824 – February 17, 1896) was a prominent Planter (American South), planter in Prince George County, Virginia and a surgery, surgeon in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Eppes is notable for his ...

– Planter and surgeon in the

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during the

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; resided at

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. * Rick Gates – Political consultant, lobbyist, and business associate of Trump campaign manager

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graduated from

. *

Elmon T. Gray Elmon Taylor Gray (May 1, 1925 – September 27, 2011) was an American lumberman, real estate developer, philanthropist and Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia from Waverly, Virginia.https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+S ...

– Waverly businessman and son of Garland Gray; served in the Virginia Senate from 1971 to 1992. * Samuel Jordan – Jamestown colonist and one of the first colonial legislators; established

Jordan's Point Plantation Jordan Point (or Jordan's Point) is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States. It is about 20 miles from Richmond and 30 miles upstream from James ...

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– Jamestown colonist who established Martin's Brandon Plantation * Johnny Oates –

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player, coach, and manager, graduated from Prince George High School. * Edmund Ruffin – Planter, agronomist, and southern secessionist; born at Evergreen Plantation in Prince George. * Reggie Williams –

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player; graduated from Prince George High School. * George Yeardley – Jamestown colonist who established Flowerdew Hundred Plantation

References

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"Quick Facts Prince George County, Virginia"
Retrieved July 1, 2019

External links

Prince George County official website

Prince George County Economic Development
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