Emporia

Summary

Emporia is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Emporia draws 463 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #32 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Emporia is located in Virginia^[3].
• Emporia is in the country of United States^[4].
• Emporia is on the body of water Meherrin River^[5].
• Emporia's head of government is recorded as Carolyn Carey^[6].
• Emporia's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].
• Emporia's shares border with is recorded as Greensville County^[8].
• Emporia is named after Emporia^[9].
• Emporia's postal code is recorded as 23847^[10].
• Emporia's Commons category is recorded as Emporia, Virginia^[11].
• Emporia's local dialing code is recorded as 434^[12].
• 1967 marks the founding of Emporia^[13].
• Emporia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.693018, 'lon': -77.53809}^[14].
• Emporia's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.emporia.va.us/^[15].
• Emporia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Emporia, Virginia^[16].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5922'}^[17].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5770'}^[18].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5719'}^[19].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5588'}^[20].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5496'}^[21].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5927'}^[22].
• Emporia has a population of {'amount': '+5766'}^[23].
• Emporia's capital of is recorded as Greensville County^[24].
• Emporia's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Emporia'}^[25].
• Emporia's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Emporia, Virginia^[26].
• Emporia's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+2076'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Emporia is in the country of United States^[4]. Emporia is located in Virginia^[3]. Emporia is on the body of water Meherrin River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.037146'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.046706'}^[29]. Emporia sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5922'}^[17], {'amount': '+5770'}^[18], {'amount': '+5719'}^[19], {'amount': '+5588'}^[20], {'amount': '+5496'}^[21], and {'amount': '+5927'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Emporia's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].

History and Context

1967 marks the founding of Emporia^[13]. Emporia is named after Emporia^[9].

Why It Matters

Emporia draws 463 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #32 of 40).^[2] Emporia has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Emporia is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]