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 2009 was 306,670 (up from the 2006 estimate of 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
The Chesterfield Virginia Central Library June 2011 LINKS Chesterfield County El Paso Restaurant Cicadas are on the loose in Chesterfield - June 2011
The Varina-Enon Suspension Bridge near Dutch Gap, spanning over the James River. January 2011.
Sky over Chesterfield January
Recent Snow in Chesterfield
The 1917 Chesterfield Courthouse, in the snow 
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WEB SITE HOSTING - GRAPHIC DESIGN - CHESTERFIELD COUNTY VIRGINIAErik Weems - 804-545-0575DOGWOODS AND CHERRY TREES ARE IN FULL BLOOM IN CHESTERFIELD - March 28, 2010
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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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. |
UPDATED March 28, 2010
INFORMATION: Chesterfield County Governmental body and Magisterial Districts Chesterfield County Crime Statistics Chesterfield County Districts and Map Chesterfield County Population stats and Economic numbers PHOTOS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY: |
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