Population of Virginia - 1920

This table shows population by political unit from largest to smallest ("in descending order"), based on the historical census records. Census data is accessible through the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center of the University of Virginia library, by arrangement with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. CAUTION: County boundaries have changed over time; if you are creating statistics on population density, don't mix apples and oranges. New counties were carved out of the acreage of existing counties until Dickenson County was finally created in 1880. Since then, annexations and mergers of cities and counties have also changed the political boundaries.

County TOTAL
POPULATION
RICHMOND CITY 171,667
NORFOLK CITY 115,777
NORFOLK 57,358
PITTSYLVANIA 56,493
PORTSMOUTH 54,387
ROANOKE CITY 50,842
WISE 46,500
HALIFAX 41,374
NEWPORT NEWS 35,596
ACCOMACK 34,795
AUGUSTA 34,671
WASHINGTON 32,376
MECKLENBURG 31,208
PETERSBURG 31,012
BEDFORD 30,669
LYNCHBURG 30,070
ROCKINGHAM 30,047
TAZEWELL 27,840
SOUTHAMPTON 27,555
RUSSELL 26,786
CAMPBELL 26,716
FRANKLIN 26,283
ALBEMARLE 26,005
LEE 25,293
ELIZABETH CITY 25,249
SCOTT 24,776
ROANOKE 22,395
SMYTH 22,125
FAIRFAX 21,943
FAUQUIER 21,869
DANVILLE 21,539
CARROLL 21,283
BRUNSWICK 21,025
SHENANDOAH 20,808
ROCKBRIDGE 20,626
LOUDOUN 20,577
CHESTERFIELD 20,496
HENRY 20,238
WYTHE 20,217
NANSEMOND 20,199
GRAYSON 19,816
AMHERST 19,771
HENRICO 18,972
MONTGOMERY 18,595
HANOVER 18,088
ALEXANDRIA CITY 18,060
DINWIDDIE 17,949
NORTHAMPTON 17,852
CHARLOTTE 17,540
NELSON 17,277
PULASKI 17,111
LOUISA 17,089
PATRICK 16,850
BOTETOURT 16,557
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND 16,040
CAROLINE 15,954
BUCHANAN 15,441
ALLEGHANY 15,332
LUNENBURG 15,260
BUCKINGHAM 14,885
PAGE 14,770
PRINCE EDWARD 14,767
ISLE OF WIGHT 14,433
NOTTOWAY 14,161
PRINCE WILLIAM 13,660
PRINCESS ANNE 13,626
DICKENSON 13,542
ORANGE 13,320
CULPEPER 13,292
FLOYD 13,115
PRINCE GEORGE 12,915
SUSSEX 12,834
FREDERICK 12,461
GILES 11,901
GLOUCESTER 11,894
GREENSVILLE 11,606
NORTHUMBERLAND 11,518
WARWICK 11,417
CHARLOTTESVILLE 10,688
STAUNTON 10,623
SPOTSYLVANIA 10,571
WESTMORELAND 10,240
AMELIA 9,800
LANCASTER 9,757
MADISON 9,595
SURRY 9,305
APPOMATTOX 9,255
KING AND QUEEN 9,161
SUFFOLK 9,123
CUMBERLAND 9,111
GOOCHLAND 8,863
WARREN 8,852
KING WILLIAM 8,739
FLUVANNA 8,547
ESSEX 8,542
MATHEWS 8,447
MIDDLESEX 8,157
STAFFORD 8,104
RAPPAHANNOCK 8,070
YORK 8,046
RICHMOND 7,434
CLARKE 7,165
WINCHESTER 6,883
BRISTOL 6,729
POWHATAN 6,552
BATH 6,389
GREENE 6,369
CLIFTON FORGE 6,164
JAMES CITY 6,138
FREDERICKSBURG 5,882
HARRISONBURG 5,875
KING GEORGE 5,762
BLAND 5,593
HIGHLAND 4,931
CHARLES CITY 4,793
RADFORD 4,627
NEW KENT 4,541
CRAIG 4,100
BUENA VISTA 3,911
HOPEWELL 1,397
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Citation: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. HISTORICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DATA: THE UNITED STATES, 1790-1970 [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 197?.;


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