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Richmond County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Richmond, London or, Charles Lennox
- Seat
- Warsaw
- Largest town
- Warsaw
- Total
- 216 sq mi (560 km )
- Land
- 191 sq mi (490 km )
- Water
- 25 sq mi (65 km ) 11.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,294
- Density
- 46.7/sq mi (18.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- co .richmond .va .us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Richmond County is a county located on the Northern Neck in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 8,923. Its county seat is Warsaw. The rural county should not be confused with the large city and state capital Richmond, Virginia. It was formed in 1692 when the first Rappahannock County was divided to form Richmond County and Essex County.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Richmond County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.