Emporia (Virginia)

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Emporia
Downtown Emporia
Downtown Emporia
Location in Virginia
Emporia (Virginia)
Emporia
Emporia
Basic data
Foundation : 1967
State : United States
State : Virginia
Coordinates : 36 ° 42 ′  N , 77 ° 32 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 42 ′  N , 77 ° 32 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,587 (as of 2005)
Population density : 313.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 18.1 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of
which 17.8 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 39 m
Postal code : 23847
Area code : +1 434
FIPS : 51-25808
GNIS ID : 1498475
Website : www.ci.emporia.va.us
Mayor : Samuel W. Adams

Emporia is an independent city in the US state of Virginia and is located in Greensville County . Emporia is also the county’s administrative headquarters .

geography

The city has an area of ​​18.1 km², of which 17.8 km² is land and 0.2 km² (1.00%) is water. The city is located on the Meherrin River near the border between Virginia and North Carolina, about 100 km south of Richmond , 130 km west of Norfolk and near Gaston .

sons and daughters of the town

Name variants

The city has a few different names:

  • Belfield
  • Hicks Ford
  • Hicks' Ford
  • Hicksford
  • Hicksville

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neale, Gay. Brunswick County, Virginia 1720-1975. Brunswick County, Virginia: The Brunswick County Bicentennial Committee, 1975. p248
  2. ^ Brown, Douglas S., editor. Historical and Biographical Sketches of Greensville County, Virginia, 1650-1967. Emporia, Virginia: Riparian Womens Club, 1968. p17
  3. ↑ Neale, Gay. Brunswick County, Virginia 1720-1975. Brunswick County, Virginia: The Brunswick County Bicentennial Committee, 1975. p19
  4. ↑ Alotta, Robert I. Signposts and Settlers: The History of Place Names in the Middle Atlantic States. Chicago: Bonus Books, 1992. p436
  5. ^ The American Guide Series, Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration. A state by state guide series published by various publishers, in the late 1930's and 1940's. Each book studies and describes each state's history, natural endowments, and special interests. Use code US-T125 / Name / YYYY / p #. Virginia / p532