Hopewell, Virginia
| Hopewell, Virginia | ||
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| Independent city | ||
The waterfront of City Point, Virginia (present-day Hopewell) during the winter of 1864-1865.
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 Location in the State of Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°17′25″N 77°18′18″W / 37.29028°N 77.30500°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Virginia | |
| County | None (Independent city) | |
| Incorporated | 1914 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Brenda Pelham | |
| Area | ||
| • Independent city | 10.8 sq mi (28 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.3 sq mi (27 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) 4.9% | |
| Elevation | 50 ft (15.2 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Independent city | 22,591 | |
| • Density | 2,193/sq mi (847/km2) | |
| • Metro | 1,175,652 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 23860 | |
| Area code(s) | 804 | |
| FIPS code | 51-38424 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495714 | |
| Website | www.hopewellva.gov | |
Hopewell is an independent city adjacent to Prince George County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,591. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Hopewell with Prince George County for statistical purposes.
Hopewell is in the Tri-Cities area of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
The city was founded to take advantage of its site overlooking the James and Appomattox Rivers. City Point, the oldest part of Hopewell, was established in 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale. It was first known as "Bermuda City," which was changed to Charles City, lengthened to Charles City Point, and later abbreviated to City Point. (At this time, Bermuda, the Atlantic archipelago, was considered part of the Colony of Virginia and appeared on its maps.) Hopewell/City Point is the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in the United States, Jamestown no longer being inhabited.
"Charles City Point" was in Charles City Shire when the first eight shires were established in the Colony of Virginia in 1634. Charles City Shire soon became known as Charles City County in 1637. In 1619 Samuel Sharpe and Samuel Jordan from City Point, then named Charles City, were burgesses at the first meeting of the House of Burgesses.
The burgesses separated an area of the county south of the river, including City Point, establishing it separately as Prince George County in 1703. City Point was an unincorporated town in Prince George County until the City of Hopewell annexed the Town of City Point in 1923.
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