Virginia "Virginia Is For Lovers"

Richmond Real Estate
Virginia Beach Real Estate

Admitted to Union: June 25, 1788
Capital: Richmond
Nickname: Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents, Mother of States
Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis, translated "Thus Always to Tyrants"
Total Area: 42,769 square miles
Total Land Area: 39,598 square miles
Total Water Area: 3,171 square miles
Length: 430 miles
Width: 200 miles
Highest Point: 5,729 feet (Mount Rogers)
Lowest Point: sea level (Atlantic Ocean)
Mean Elevation: 950 feet
Highest Temp: 110 degrees on July 15, 1954 at Balcony Falls
Lowest Temp: -30 degrees on January 22, 1985 at Mountain Lake Biological Station
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 88.4 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 26.2 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 7,078,515