Charlotte County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Queen Charlotte
- Seat
- Charlotte Court House
- Largest town
- Keysville
- Total
- 478 sq mi (1,240 km )
- Land
- 475 sq mi (1,230 km )
- Water
- 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,401
- Density
- 24/sq mi (9.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- https://www.charlottecountyva.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Capital
- Charlotte Court House
- Population
- 11529
- Area
- 1237
- Shares border with
- Appomattox County
- Official website
- www.co.charlotte.va.us
- Image
- Charlotte County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 4836
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- Commons category
- Charlotte County, Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Charlotte County, Virginia
- inception
- 1764-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Charlotte County, Virginia
- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- native label
- Charlotte County
- per capita income
- 24337
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Encyclopedic overview
Charlotte County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Virginia. Its county seat is the town of Charlotte Court House. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 11,529. Charlotte County is predominantly rural with a population density of only 26.5 persons per square mile.
The county was formed in 1764 from Lunenburg County, and it is named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England. Founding Father Patrick Henry was one of its most famous residents, and his grave and the national memorial dedicated to him are located in Charlotte County.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Charlotte County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.