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Poquoson (/ pəˈkoʊsən /), informally known as Bull Island, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,460. [ 4 ] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York County for statistical purposes.
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.
York County contains many tributaries of the York River. It shares land borders with the independent cities of Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, and Poquoson, as well as James City County, and shares a border along the York River with Gloucester County.
State Route 172 (SR 172) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 4.85 miles (7.81 km) from SR 134 in Hampton north to Poquoson Avenue in Poquoson. SR 172 is the main north–south highway through Poquoson and the primary access road to Langley Air Force Base and NASA 's Langley Research Center.
State Route 171 ( SR 171) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 11.19 miles (18.01 km) from SR 143 in Newport News east to a dead end at the Back River in Poquoson. SR 171 connects Poquoson with Interstate 64 (I-64), U.S. Route 17 (US 17), and Newport News via the York County community of Tabb .
Accomack County is a United States county located in the eastern edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Together, Accomack and Northampton counties make up the Eastern Shore of Virginia, which in turn is part of the Delmarva Peninsula, bordered by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Accomac is the county seat.
Poquoson, Virginia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poquoson, Virginia. This category lists articles relating to the independent city of Poquoson, Virginia .
The Tri-Cities area is centered on the Appomattox River about 25 miles (40 km) south of Richmond. The Appomattox has its confluence with the James River near historic City Point in Hopewell. The applicable Metropolitan Statistical Area for the Tri-Cities area is the Richmond, VA MSA, which includes Richmond and counties generally to the north of the Tri-Cities area. Economic diversity is ...