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Chesterfield County

county in Virginia, United States
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Chesterfield County

Summary

Chesterfield County is a county of Virginia[1]. It draws 686 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #10 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chesterfield County is located in Virginia[3].
  • Chesterfield County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Chesterfield County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].
  • Chesterfield County's capital is recorded as Chesterfield Court House[6].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Powhatan County[7].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Dinwiddie County[8].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Henrico County[9].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Charles City County[10].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Hopewell[11].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Amelia County[12].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Goochland County[13].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Prince George County[14].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Richmond[15].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Colonial Heights[16].
  • Chesterfield County's shares border with is recorded as Petersburg[17].
  • Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield is named after Chesterfield County[18].
  • Chesterfield County's Commons category is recorded as Chesterfield County, Virginia[19].
  • May 25, 1749 marks the founding of Chesterfield County[20].
  • Chesterfield County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.38, 'lon': -77.59}[21].
  • Chesterfield County's official website is recorded as http://www.chesterfield.gov[22].
  • Chesterfield County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chesterfield County, Virginia[23].
  • Chesterfield County has a population of {'amount': '+316236'}[24].
  • Chesterfield County has a population of {'amount': '+317103'}[25].
  • Chesterfield County has a population of {'amount': '+320346'}[26].
  • Chesterfield County has a population of {'amount': '+323862'}[27].

Body

Geography

Chesterfield County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chesterfield County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1132'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+316236'}[24], {'amount': '+317103'}[25], {'amount': '+320346'}[26], {'amount': '+323862'}[27], {'amount': '+327745'}[29], and {'amount': '+335687'}[30].

Designation and Status

Chesterfield County's instance of is recorded as county of Virginia[5].

History and Context

May 25, 1749 marks the founding of Chesterfield County[20]. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield is named after it[18].

Why It Matters

Chesterfield County draws 686 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_virginia category, ranking #10 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield United States Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3814769
    Member of → Q138812596
    Taxonomicon id → 1808154
    Obo gazetteer id → 00152738
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  2. 13d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → county of Virginia
    Official website → http://www.chesterfield.gov
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Chesterfield County, Virginia
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+12390'}, {'amount': '+12320'}, {'amount': '+28000'} +2
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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