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Information and pictures of Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

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

HENRICUS HISTORICAL PARK presents MUSKET, SWORD & PIKE

Henricus Musket Firing Experience a day in the life of the soldiers of Sir Thomas Dale's militia! Visit with the soldiers in the 1611 Citie of Henricus, participate in drills with the Henricus Militia and see demonstrations of tactics, armor and weaponry used by the 17th century soldiers who built and protected Henricus.The highlight of the event includes artillery
demonstrations with cannon firings!

May 29-30
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.$7 Adults
$5 Children (ages 3-12)

Henricus Historical Park

251 Henricus Park Road
Chester, VA 23836
(804) 748-1613

www.henricus.org

[Below: The 1917 Chesterfield Courthouse.]
Chesterfield Courthouse Built 1917

DOGWOODS AND CHERRY TREES ARE IN FULL BLOOM IN CHESTERFIELD - March 28, 2010

Dogwood trees bloom

Photos: Lefthand image is from the Chesterfield County Government complex on Ironbridge. The righthand image is the long line of white blooms going into the town of Chester, VA.

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Chesterfield Courthouse
(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 March 28, 2010

Courthouse Chesterfield Snow
Chesterfield Courthouse in snow, Jan 6, 2010