Chase City
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town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- County
- Mecklenburg
- Mayor
- Alden Fahringer
- Vice mayor
- James Bohannon
- Town council
- Brenda Hatcher, B.J. Mull, Marshall E. Whitaker, Michelle Wilson, Pauline Keeton
- Town manager
- C.F. “Dusty” Forbes
- Police chief
- J. A. Jordon
- Total
- 2.19 sq mi (5.66 km )
- Land
- 2.19 sq mi (5.66 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 571 ft (174 m)
- Estimate 2019
- 2,215
- Density
- 1,012.9/sq mi (391.09/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 51-14984
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Chase City is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Chase City was incorporated in 1873 and named for Salmon P. Chase, United States Chief Justice and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. The population was 2,053 at the 2020 census. Tobacco and other crops are grown nearby.
History
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