States and Territories Established in 1744 - Albemarle County, Virginia, Kingdom of Slavonia, First Saudi State (Paperback)

Chapters: Albemarle County, Virginia, Kingdom of Slavonia, First Saudi State. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 23. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Albemarle County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau give an estimated 2008 population of 94,075. Its county seat is Charlottesville. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1744, the Virginia General Assembly created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The large county was divided in 1761, forming Buckingham and Amherst counties, at which time the county seat was moved from the formerly-central Scottsville to a piece of newly central land, christened Charlottesville. President Thomas Jefferson was born in the county at Shadwell, though it was then part of Goochland County. His home of Monticello is located in the county, however. Albemarle is governed by a six-member Board of Supervisors. The body's key political issue is growth and development. The current board comprises: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 726 square miles (1,881 km ), of which, 723 square miles (1,872 km ) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 km ) of it (0.49%) is water. In addition, the city of Charlottesville is enclaved within Albemarle County. Under Virginia law in effect since 1871, all municipalities in the state incorporated as cities are legally and politically independent of any county.See also: List of counties in Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=9136