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town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

s in the

Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

in the

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. An incorporated town in Virginia is the equivalent of a city in most other states, i.e. a municipality which is part of a

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

. Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. , there are 190 incorporated towns and 228 municipalities, some of which are more populous than many

independent cities An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province). Historical precursors In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...

, but are not incorporated as cities and are therefore situated within a parent county or counties. New towns may be incorporated but must have a minimum population of 1,000 residents. Cities with populations of less than 50,000 are eligible to become towns through reversion. The newest town and newest former town are

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

in Bedford County, which ceased to be an independent city in 2013, and

Columbia Columbia may refer to: * Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America Places North America Natural features * Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...

in Fluvanna County, which disincorporated in 2016. For a complete list of independent cities, see

List of cities in Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. The map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes ...

. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in Virginia.

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Population figures reflect the Census Bureau's official 2020 population census, and geographic coordinates are derived from 2016 Census Bureau figures.Single State Places Gazetteer File: Virginia

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy An economy is an area of th ...

, 2016. Accessed 2017-02-17.

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:''The towns of Castlewood ( Russell County),

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( Halifax County), and

( Fluvanna County) were disincorporated in 1997, 1998, and 2016 respectively.''

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List of Counties with Towns and Adjacent CitiesFunctions of Counties, Cities and TownsVirginia Commission on Local Government
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Towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...