Population of Virginia - 1930

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 182,929
NORFOLK CITY 129,710
ROANOKE CITY 69,206
PITTSYLVANIA 61,424
WISE 51,167
PORTSMOUTH 45,704
HALIFAX 41,283
LYNCHBURG 40,661
AUGUSTA 38,163
ACCOMACK 35,854
ROANOKE 35,289
NEWPORT NEWS 34,417
WASHINGTON 33,850
MECKLENBURG 32,622
TAZEWELL 32,477
LEE 30,419
HENRICO 30,310
NORFOLK 30,082
ROCKINGHAM 29,709
BEDFORD 29,091
PETERSBURG 28,564
ALBEMARLE 26,981
SOUTHAMPTON 26,870
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND 26,615
CHESTERFIELD 26,049
RUSSELL 25,957
FAIRFAX 25,264
SMYTH 25,125
FRANKLIN 24,337
SCOTT 24,181
ALEXANDRIA CITY 24,149
CAMPBELL 22,885
NANSEMOND 22,530
DANVILLE 22,247
CARROLL 22,141
FAUQUIER 21,071
ROCKBRIDGE 20,902
WYTHE 20,704
SHENANDOAH 20,655
PULASKI 20,566
BRUNSWICK 20,486
ALLEGHANY 20,188
HENRY 20,088
GRAYSON 20,017
LOUDOUN 19,852
ELIZABETH CITY 19,835
MONTGOMERY 19,605
AMHERST 19,020
NORTHAMPTON 18,565
DINWIDDIE 18,492
HANOVER 17,009
BUCHANAN 16,740
NELSON 16,345
PRINCESS ANNE 16,282
DICKENSON 16,163
CHARLOTTE 16,061
PATRICK 15,787
BOTETOURT 15,457
CAROLINE 15,263
CHARLOTTESVILLE 15,245
NOTTOWAY 14,866
PAGE 14,852
PRINCE EDWARD 14,520
LOUISA 14,309
LUNENBURG 14,058
PRINCE WILLIAM 13,951
ISLE OF WIGHT 13,409
GREENSVILLE 13,388
BUCKINGHAM 13,315
CULPEPER 13,306
FREDERICK 13,167
GILES 12,804
SUSSEX 12,100
ORANGE 12,070
STAUNTON 11,990
FLOYD 11,698
HOPEWELL 11,327
NORTHUMBERLAND 11,081
GLOUCESTER 11,019
WINCHESTER 10,855
PRINCE GEORGE 10,311
SUFFOLK 10,271
SPOTSYLVANIA 10,056
AMELIA 8,979
MADISON 8,952
LANCASTER 8,896
BRISTOL 8,840
WARWICK 8,829
WESTMORELAND 8,497
APPOMATTOX 8,402
WARREN 8,340
BATH 8,137
STAFFORD 8,050
GOOCHLAND 7,953
KING WILLIAM 7,929
MATHEWS 7,884
SOUTH NORFOLK 7,857
RAPPAHANNOCK 7,717
MARTINSVILLE 7,705
KING AND QUEEN 7,618
YORK 7,615
CUMBERLAND 7,535
FLUVANNA 7,466
MIDDLESEX 7,273
HARRISONBURG 7,232
CLARKE 7,167
SURRY 7,096
ESSEX 6,976
RICHMOND 6,878
CLIFTON FORGE 6,839
FREDERICKSBURG 6,819
HAMPTON 6,382
RADFORD 6,227
POWHATAN 6,143
BLAND 6,031
GREENE 5,980
KING GEORGE 5,297
CHARLES CITY 4,881
HIGHLAND 4,525
NEW KENT 4,300
BUENA VISTA 4,002
JAMES CITY 3,879
WILLIAMSBURG 3,778
CRAIG 3,562
  2,421,851

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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