Prince George County, Virginia (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Prince George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 33,047. Its county seat is Prince George. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond, VA MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 282 square miles (730 km ), of which 266 square miles (688 km ) is land and 16 square miles (42 km ) (5.76%) is water. Prince George County was formed in 1703 in the Virginia Colony from a portion of Charles City County. It was named in honor of Prince George of Denmark, husband of England's reigning monarch, Queen Anne. In 1619, "Charles Cittie" sic] was one of four "boroughs" or "incorporations" created by the Virginia Company. The first Charles City County courthouses were located along the James River at Westover and City Point. The Virginia Company lost its charter in 1624, and Virginia became a royal colony.