Charles City, Virginia

Charles City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.^[1] It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.^[2]

Charles City, Virginia
Census-designated place
Charles City, 2017, showing the Confederate monument and the historic courthouse.
Charles City Location in Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′37″N 77°4′16″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Charles City
Area
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
• Land	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	104
• Density	38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	23030
FIPS code	51-14904
GNIS feature ID	1498561

The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House, from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse. Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155. It is 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Richmond, 17 miles (27 km) east of Hopewell, 23 miles (37 km) west of Williamsburg, and about 2 miles (3 km) north of the James River.

Notable people

• Susan Wise Bauer, writer and historian
• Lott Cary, first black Baptist missionary to Africa
• Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
• Martha Jefferson, First Lady of Virginia and wife of Thomas Jefferson
• John Tyler, US president
• Freeman Walker, US senator from Georgia
• William Henry Harrison, U.S. president^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	133		—
2020	104		−21.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2010–2020[5]

2020 census

Charles City CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[5]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	59	37	44.36%	35.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)	72	53	54.14%	50.96%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.96%
Asian alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	2.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	5	0.00%	4.81%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	2	5	1.50%	4.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Total	133	104	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
2. "Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
3. Wikipedia
4. "Census of Population and Housing from 1790". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
5. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.