The table below ranks Virginia’s growth in comparison to national population data. From 1990
to 2002, population and growth statistics are documented. The greatest expansion is in Loudoun County, currently ranked the second fastest growing area in America. In the past six years, Virginia’s Loudoun County, (Leesburg, Sterling, Ashburn, Potomac Falls) has grown an estimated 43 percent. and the median family income ranks among our nation’s highest. The average home is only six years
old and the workforce caters largely to “high technology” industries.
Virginia
United States of America 2002
Cities and Places
(population in [1000])
|
|
|
|
rank
|
Place
|
Pop. 1990
|
Pop. 2000
|
Pop. 2002
|
Latitude
|
Longitude
|
|
171
|
Alexandria
|
111.2
|
128.3
|
132.3
|
38.82°N
|
77.09°W
|
|
590
|
Annandale
|
51.0
|
55.0
|
56.7
|
38.83°N
|
77.21°W
|
|
106
|
Arlington
|
170.9
|
189.5
|
195.3
|
38.88°N
|
77.10°W
|
|
1621
|
Bailey's Crossroads
|
19.5
|
23.2
|
23.9
|
38.84°N
|
77.13°W
|
|
876
|
Blacksburg
|
34.9
|
39.6
|
40.8
|
37.23°N
|
80.43°W
|
|
533
|
Burke
|
57.7
|
57.7
|
59.5
|
38.78°N
|
77.27°W
|
|
1508
|
Cave Spring
|
24.1
|
24.9
|
25.7
|
37.22°N
|
80.01°W
|
|
690
|
Centreville
|
26.6
|
48.7
|
50.2
|
38.85°N
|
77.44°W
|
|
844
|
Chantilly
|
29.3
|
41.0
|
42.3
|
38.88°N
|
77.41°W
|
|
758
|
Charlottesville
|
40.5
|
45.0
|
46.4
|
38.04°N
|
78.49°W
|
|
89
|
Chesapeake
|
152.0
|
199.2
|
205.4
|
36.68°N
|
76.31°W
|
|
561
|
Dale City
|
47.2
|
56.0
|
57.7
|
38.65°N
|
77.34°W
|
|
694
|
Danville
|
53.1
|
48.4
|
49.9
|
36.58°N
|
79.41°W
|
|
1773
|
Fairfax
|
19.9
|
21.5
|
22.2
|
38.85°N
|
77.30°W
|
|
1140
|
Franconia
|
19.9
|
31.9
|
32.9
|
38.76°N
|
77.15°W
|
|
1798
|
Groveton
|
20.0
|
21.3
|
22.0
|
38.76°N
|
77.10°W
|
|
144
|
Hampton
|
133.8
|
146.4
|
151.0
|
37.05°N
|
76.29°W
|
|
853
|
Harrisonburg
|
30.7
|
40.5
|
41.7
|
38.44°N
|
78.87°W
|
|
1756
|
Herndon
|
16.0
|
21.7
|
22.3
|
38.97°N
|
77.39°W
|
|
1697
|
Hopewell
|
23.1
|
22.4
|
23.0
|
37.29°N
|
77.30°W
|
|
1354
|
Jefferson
|
25.8
|
27.4
|
28.3
|
38.86°N
|
77.19°W
|
|
1202
|
Lake Ridge
|
23.9
|
30.4
|
31.3
|
38.69°N
|
77.30°W
|
|
1305
|
Leesburg
|
16.2
|
28.3
|
29.2
|
39.10°N
|
77.56°W
|
|
445
|
Lynchburg
|
66.1
|
65.3
|
67.3
|
37.40°N
|
79.19°W
|
|
900
|
MacLean
|
38.2
|
38.9
|
40.1
|
38.94°N
|
77.18°W
|
|
1019
|
Manassas
|
27.8
|
35.1
|
36.2
|
38.75°N
|
77.49°W
|
|
1199
|
Mechanicsville
|
22.0
|
30.5
|
31.4
|
37.63°N
|
77.36°W
|
|
1289
|
Mount Vernon
|
27.5
|
28.6
|
29.5
|
38.72°N
|
77.11°W
|
|
1949
|
Newington
|
18.0
|
19.8
|
20.4
|
38.74°N
|
77.20°W
|
|
116
|
Newport News
|
171.5
|
180.2
|
185.7
|
37.08°N
|
76.51°W
|
|
73
|
Norfolk
|
261.3
|
234.4
|
241.7
|
36.92°N
|
76.24°W
|
|
1251
|
Oakton
|
24.6
|
29.3
|
30.3
|
38.89°N
|
77.30°W
|
|
1072
|
Petersburg
|
37.1
|
33.7
|
34.8
|
37.20°N
|
77.39°W
|
|
243
|
Portsmouth
|
103.9
|
100.6
|
103.7
|
36.86°N
|
76.36°W
|
|
554
|
Reston
|
48.6
|
56.4
|
58.2
|
38.95°N
|
77.35°W
|
|
91
|
Richmond
|
202.7
|
197.8
|
203.9
|
37.53°N
|
77.47°W
|
|
259
|
Roanoke
|
96.5
|
94.9
|
97.9
|
37.28°N
|
79.96°W
|
|
1517
|
Salem
|
23.8
|
24.7
|
25.5
|
37.29°N
|
80.06°W
|
|
1201
|
Springfield
|
23.7
|
30.4
|
31.4
|
38.79°N
|
77.18°W
|
|
1573
|
Staunton
|
24.6
|
23.9
|
24.6
|
38.16°N
|
79.06°W
|
|
457
|
Suffolk
|
52.1
|
63.7
|
65.7
|
36.70°N
|
76.64°W
|
|
792
|
Tuckahoe
|
42.6
|
43.2
|
44.6
|
37.59°N
|
77.59°W
|
|
38
|
Virginia Beach
|
393.1
|
425.3
|
438.4
|
36.74°N
|
76.04°W
|
|
1971
|
Waynesboro
|
18.5
|
19.5
|
20.1
|
38.07°N
|
78.90°W
|
|
1299
|
West Springfield
|
28.1
|
28.4
|
29.3
|
38.79°N
|
77.23°W
|
|
1595
|
Winchester
|
21.9
|
23.6
|
24.3
|
39.17°N
|
78.18°W
|
|
1137
|
Woodbridge
|
26.4
|
31.9
|
32.9
|
38.64°N
|
77.26°W
|
|