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Background • Federal Census Summary • State Map with County Boundaries • Counties • Links to State Resources Background
Virginia was one of the 13 original States. Kentucky was part of Virginia until 1792, and a small part of Virginia was included in the District of Columbia from 1791 to 1846. West Virginia was separated from Virginia in 1862, becoming a State in 1863 and adding two more counties in 1866. Since then Virginia's boundaries have remained essentially unchanged, with slight modifications as early surveys were reviewed and corrected. Details of the Virginia-Tennessee boundary were not settled until 1901.
| Capital: Richmond | Total Area: 42,793 sq mi | ||
| Latitude: 36°31'N to 39°37'N | Longitude: 75°13'W to 83°37'W | ||
| Last Significant Boundary Change: 1860 | |||
In 1790 census coverage included all of Virginia's present-day territory; Kentucky was reported separately. The populations for 1800-1840 include the area that was then part of the District of Columbia, and the populations for 1790-1860 exclude the counties entirely or primarily included in what is now West Virginia.
| 1790: 691,737 | 1800: 807,557 | 1810: 877,683 | 1820: 938,261 |
| 1830: 1,044,054 | 1840: 1,025,227 | 1850: 1,119,348 | 1860: 1,219,630 |
| 1870: 1,225,163 | 1880: 1,512,565 | 1890: 1,655,980 | 1900: 1,854,184 |
| 1910: 2,061,612 | 1920: 2,309,187 | 1930: 2,421,851 | 1940: 2,677,773 |
| 1950: 3,318,680 | 1960: 3,966,949 | 1970: 4,648,494 | 1980: 5,346,818 |
| 1990: 6,187,358 | 2000: 7,078,515 |