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Emporia, Virginia

Northern America

Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States, and the county seat of Greensville County. It sits where the Meherrin River was crossed by early roads, and it grew from two river towns, Hicksford on the southern bank and Belfield on the northern bank, which merged in 1887 as the newly incorporated town of Emporia. The name was borrowed from Emporia, Kansas, the home town of a senator who was a friend of the railroad promoter Benjamin D. Tillar Jr. Railroads shaped the place, and today a CSX line crosses a Norfolk Southern line there. The Virginia General Assembly re-chartered the town as an independent city in 1967, and the 2020 census counted 5,766 people, making it the third-least populous city in Virginia.

Facts
Population
5766 1
Founding Year
1887 1
Founding Year
1887 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 3
Sources
1. Emporia, Virginia (Wikipedia)
  • Lead [population]
    As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,766
  • History
    In 1887, Hicksford and Belfield merged, forming the newly incorporated town of Emporia.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    39
  • On Continent: North America, Lead
    Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
  • Part Of: United States, Lead
    Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead
    is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, -77.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, -77.75
36.75 -77.75 Cfa
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3. GeoNames: Emporia - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4757673, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
Quote, cities500 record 4757673, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
36.68598 -77.54248 P PPLA2 US VA 595 5496 34 40 America/New_York
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