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Wyatt, Sir Francis

(Encyclopedia) Wyatt, Sir Francis, 1588–1644, English colonial governor of Virginia. Married to a niece of Sir Edwin Sandys of the London Company, he went to Virginia as governor in 1621, taking with…

Virginia Randolph Biography

Virginia Randolph educatorBorn: 6/8/1874Birthplace: Richmond, Va.   The daughter of former slaves, Randolph became a teacher at age 16. As a teacher at the Mountain Road School in Virginia's…

Virginia Apgar Biography

Virginia Apgarphysician and anesthesiologist Born: 6/7/1909 Birthplace: Westfield, New Jersey Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar Score System (1952), which evaluates a newborn's…

Census Maps of Virginia

Virginia: Persons per square mile, 2000 Virginia: White persons, percent, 2000 Virginia: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Virginia: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent,…

Virginia Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities276Abingdon, Wytheville434Danville, Lynchburg, Charlottesville540Roanoke, Harrisonburg571, 703Alexandria, Mount Vernon757Norfolk, Virginia Beach804Richmond, HopewellSource:…

Virginia: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceFeb.841950Clarksville–301985Mt. Lake Biological StationMarch871932Roanoke–291899MontereyApril961907Arvonia–151914Burkes…

Brewer's: Paul and Virginia

A tale by Bernardin de St. Pierre. At one time this little romance was as popular as Uncle Tom's Cabin. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Paul the HermitPaul…

Virginia Census Data

Virginia Atlas People QuickFacts Virginia USA Population, 2005 estimate 7,567,465 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 6.9% 5.3%…

Virginia Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over5,529,980100.0In labor force3,694,66366.8Civilian labor force3,563,77264.4Employed3,412,64761.7Unemployed151,1252.7Percent of civilian…

Virginia Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units2,904,192100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,810,35362.31-unit, attached279,7899.62 units59,7662.13 or 4 units94,4963.35 to 9 units146,4585.010 to 19 units152…