Colonial Heights, Virginia

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Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights Boulevard, with the courthouse on the right
Colonial Heights Boulevard, with the courthouse on the right
Location in Virginia
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights
Basic data
Foundation : 1620
State : United States
State : Virginia
County : independently
Coordinates : 37 ° 16 ′  N , 77 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 16 ′  N , 77 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 17,676 (as of 2006)
Population density : 911.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 20.2 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 19.4 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 29 m
FIPS : 51-18448
GNIS ID : 1496852
Website : www.colonial-heights.com
Mayor : John T. Wood

Colonial Heights is an independent city in Virginia , United States . 16,897 people live here. Although the city is independent, it and the equally independent city of Petersburg are often included in Dinwiddie County .

geography

surface

The city has an area of ​​20.2 km², of which 19.4 km² is land and 0.8 km² (3.9%) is water.

location

The city is located on the Appomattox River across from the city of Petersburg near a waterfall. It is south of Chesterfield County .

Web link

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