Chesterfield County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 10th state of the United States (Virginia entered the Union on June 26, 1788).1 The county of Chesterfield was founded in 1749 on May 25 and named after Lord Chesterfield (aka Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, lived 1694-1773) who was a British statesman. 2 The population of Chesterfield in the year 2006 was estimated at 296,718 by the U.S. Census Bureau, an increase of 14% from the official census count in 2000. 3

Chesterfield is in the metropolitan area of Richmond, the capitol of Virginia. Chesterfield's land mass is 425 square miles, with an avergage of 610 persons per mile. The U.S. Census lists the median household income for Chesterfield as $63,931 for 2006. Retail sales in 2006 are estimated at $2.8 million, and manufacturing in Chesterfield shipped approximately $3.1 million in goods in 2006. 4

(Photo above) The 1917 Chesterfield County Courthouse on
the last day of the year, December 31, 2008.

Footnotes:

1. "Virginia 10th state of the union" from page 273, America: The Fifty States, by Bill Harris, published 1992 by Colour Library Books , Surrey, England.

2. "Lord Chesterfield Biography" from basicfamouspeople.com, accessed on Jan 2, 2009.

3. "Chesterfieldd County Quickfacts" from quickfacts.census.gov, access Jan 2, 20009.

4. Ibid

UPDATED April 21, 2009

INFORMATION:

Chesterfield County Governmental body and Magisterial Districts

Chesterfield County Crime Statistics

Chesterfield County Districts and Map

Chesterfield County Population stats and Economic numbers

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