Population of Virginia - 1960

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
NORFOLK CITY 305,872
FAIRFAX 275,002
RICHMOND CITY 219,958
ARLINGTON/ALEXAND 163,401
HENRICO 117,339
PORTSMOUTH 114,773
NEWPORT NEWS 113,662
ROANOKE CITY 97,110
ALEXANDRIA CITY 91,023
HAMPTON 89,258
PRINCESS ANNE 76,124
CHESTERFIELD 71,197
ROANOKE 61,693
PITTSYLVANIA 58,296
LYNCHBURG 54,790
NORFOLK 51,612
PRINCE WILLIAM 50,164
DANVILLE 46,577
TAZEWELL 44,791
WISE 43,579
ROCKINGHAM 40,485
HENRY 40,335
WASHINGTON 38,076
AUGUSTA 37,363
PETERSBURG 36,750
BUCHANAN 36,724
HALIFAX 33,637
CAMPBELL 32,958
MONTGOMERY 32,923
MECKLENBURG 31,428
NANSEMOND 31,366
SMYTH 31,066
BEDFORD 31,028
ALBEMARLE 30,969
ACCOMACK 30,635
CHARLOTTESVILLE 29,427
HANOVER 27,550
PULASKI 27,258
SOUTHAMPTON 27,195
RUSSELL 26,290
FRANKLIN 25,925
LEE 25,824
SCOTT 25,813
LOUDOUN 24,549
FAUQUIER 24,066
ROCKBRIDGE 24,039
CARROLL 23,178
AMHERST 22,953
STAUNTON 22,232
DINWIDDIE 22,183
SOUTH NORFOLK 22,035
WYTHE 21,975
FREDERICK 21,941
SHENANDOAH 21,825
YORK 21,583
PRINCE GEORGE 20,270
DICKENSON 20,211
MARTINSVILLE 18,798
HOPEWELL 17,895
BRUNSWICK 17,779
GRAYSON 17,390
GILES 17,219
ISLE OF WIGHT 17,164
BRISTOL 17,144
NORTHAMPTON 16,966
STAFFORD 16,876
BOTETOURT 16,715
GREENSVILLE 16,155
WAYNESBORO 15,694
PAGE 15,572
PATRICK 15,282
NOTTOWAY 15,141
WINCHESTER 15,110
CULPEPER 15,088
WARREN 14,655
PRINCE EDWARD 14,121
SPOTSYLVANIA 13,819
FREDERICKSBURG 13,639
CHARLOTTE 13,368
LOUISA 12,959
ORANGE 12,900
NELSON 12,752
CAROLINE 12,725
SUFFOLK 12,609
LUNENBURG 12,523
SUSSEX 12,411
ALLEGHANY 12,128
GLOUCESTER 11,919
HARRISONBURG 11,916
JAMES CITY 11,539
COVINGTON 11,062
WESTMORELAND 11,042
BUCKINGHAM 10,877
FLOYD 10,462
FALLS CHURCH 10,192
NORTHUMBERLAND 10,185
COLONIAL HEIGHTS 9,587
RADFORD 9,371
GOOCHLAND 9,206
LANCASTER 9,174
APPOMATTOX 9,148
MADISON 8,187
VIRGINIA BEACH 8,091
CLARKE 7,942
AMELIA 7,815
KING WILLIAM 7,563
KING GEORGE 7,243
FLUVANNA 7,227
MATHEWS 7,121
WILLIAMSBURG 6,832
POWHATAN 6,747
ESSEX 6,690
RICHMOND 6,375
CUMBERLAND 6,360
MIDDLESEX 6,319
BUENA VISTA 6,300
SURRY 6,220
BLAND 5,982
SOUTH BOSTON 5,974
KING AND QUEEN 5,889
CHARLES CITY 5,492
RAPPAHANNOCK 5,368
BATH 5,335
CLIFTON FORGE 5,268
GALAX 5,254
NORTON 4,996
GREENE 4,715
NEW KENT 4,504
CRAIG 3,356
HIGHLAND 3,221
CHESAPEAKE M
FAIRFAX CITY M
FRANKLIN CITY M
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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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