Virginia

Population
	2000	2008
Population	7,078,515	7,769,089
State Rank	12	12
Median Age	35.7	37.1
Total 8 year-olds	100,360	97,493
Boys	51,193	49,791
Girls	49,167	47,702
Total 9 year-olds	103,356	96,346
Boys	52,540	49,241
Girls	50,816	47,105
Total 10 year-olds	103,012	95,615
Boys	52,653	48,886
Girls	50,359	46,729
Total 11 year-olds	99,663	96,820
Boys	50,977	49,169
Girls	48,686	47,651
Total 12 year-olds	98,688	97,131
Boys	50,240	49,701
Girls	48,448	47,430

How People Get to Work:
Drive Alone	77%	77%
Car Pool	13%	11%
Public Transportation	4%	4%

Geography
Capital	Richmond
Largest City	Virginia Beach
Second Largest City	Norfolk
Persons per square mile	179

Business
	2000	2007
Dentist Offices	2,669	2,937
Amusement Parks	14	8
FastFood Restaurants	5,042	6,913
Toy Stores	310	286
Video/Disc Rental Stores	524	458
Zoos & Botanical Gardens	11	14
Candy & Nut Stores	82	75
Pet & Pet Supply Stores	198	219
Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Makers	4	4

Note: As is the case with all surveys, statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

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History

Date of Statehood: June 25, 1788
Population 1800: 807,557
Population 1860: 1,119,348
Population 1900: 1,854,184
Population 1950: 3,318,680

I never knew that! *

Nickname: Old Dominion
Flower: Dogwood
Tree: Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal
Dance: Square Dance
Fossil: Chesapecten Jeffersonius
Dog: American Fox Hound
Shell: Oyster

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Who told you this stuff?

The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years, and censuses of economic activity and governments every five years. And every year, the Census Bureau conducts more than 100 other surveys. Data on this page come from Population Estimates, the Census of Population and Housing, the American Community Survey, and County Business Patterns.

How are these data collected?

The U.S. Census Bureau sends questionnaires in the mail or contacts businesses and households to participate in its surveys.

* State symbol information was obtained from various non-Census Bureau resources including state web sites, educational web sites, and commercial entities.