Amelia County

Also known as Amelia County, Virginia, Amelia County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Named after: Princess Amelia
Seat: Amelia Court House
Total: 359 sq mi (930 km )
Land: 355 sq mi (920 km )
Water: 3.3 sq mi (8.5 km ) 0.9%
Estimate 2025: 13,632
Density: 37.4/sq mi (14.4/km )
Demonym s: Amelian, Amellianaire
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 23002, 23083, 23105
Congressional district: 5th
Website: va-ameliacounty .civicplus .com

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Wikidata facts

Population: 13265
Area: 929
Official website: www.ameliacova.com
Image: Amelia VA - county courthouse.jpg
Households: 5034

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Commons category: Amelia County, Virginia
inception: 1734-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.9
native label: Amelia County
per capita income: 32799
P8168: Puerto del Rosario

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Amelia County is a county located just southwest of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The county is located in Central Virginia and is included in the Greater Richmond Region. Its county seat is Amelia Court House.

Amelia County was created in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick counties and was named in honor of Princess Amelia of Great Britain. Parts of the county were later carved out to create Prince Edward and Nottoway counties.