Surry County
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county in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- Named after
- Surrey
- Seat
- Surry
- Largest town
- Claremont
- Total
- 310 sq mi (800 km )
- Land
- 279 sq mi (720 km )
- Water
- 31 sq mi (80 km ) 10.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,603
- Density
- 23.5/sq mi (9.08/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
- Website
- www .surrycountyva .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Surry County, VA | Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Surry County is a county in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,561.
In 1652, Surry County was formed from the portion of James City County south of the James River. For more than 350 years it has depended on an agricultural economy. The county has 19 sites listed on the National Register, including a landmark occupied in 1676 known as Bacon's Castle and Chippokes Plantation (now a state park). The Jamestown Ferry provides easy access to Virginia's Historic Triangle, featuring Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, linked by the National Park Service's Colonial Parkway.
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