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Website. gloucesterva .info. Gloucester County ( / ˈɡlɒstər / GLOST-ər) [1] is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,711. [2] Its county seat is Gloucester Courthouse. [3] The county was founded in 1651 in the Virginia Colony and is named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (third son of ...
The district encompasses 17 contributing buildings including the Gloucester County government buildings and those structures bordering the square, housing private businesses, offices and residences. The courthouse was built about 1766, and is a one-story, T-shaped brick structure with a hipped roof.
FIPS code. 51-31608 [1] GNIS feature ID. 1867589 [2] Website. County website. Gloucester Courthouse ( / ˈɡlɒstər / GLOST-ər) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. [3] The population was 2,951 at the 2010 census.
Contents. List of cities and counties in Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
North of the York River [6] 37°20′28″N 76°33′14″W. / 37.341111°N 76.553889°W / 37.341111; -76.553889 ( Fairfield Site) White Marsh. Faced Carter's Creek until its destruction by fire circa 1900 [7] 7. Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District. Gloucester County Courthouse Square Historic District.
Gloucester Downtown Historic District. / 37.41333°N 76.52389°W / 37.41333; -76.52389. Gloucester Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester County, Virginia. The district encompasses 57 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites. It includes the central business ...
For much of the 20th century the guildhall was the meeting place of the county borough of Gloucester; it continued to be the local seat of government following the formation of the enlarged Gloucester City Council in 1974. However, in 1985 the council decided to move their meeting place to a converted warehouse at Gloucester Docks.
Government of Virginia. The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin. The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785.