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The harbor was the key to Hampton Roads' growth, both on land and in water-related activities and events. ... Hampton Roads Metropolitan Population History 1950 ...
History of Hampton Roads. The harbor area of Hampton Roads, from official state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858. The history of Hampton Roads dates to 1607, when Jamestown was founded. Two wars have taken place in addition to many other historical events.
South Hampton Roads is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia's Tidewater region in the United States with a total population of 1,177,742 [a] as of 2020. It is part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA ( Metropolitan Statistical Area ), which itself has a population of 1,780,059 as of 2020.
The population changes makes Portsmouth the state’s 10th ... Suffolk has officially surpassed Portsmouth in population. But Hampton Roads as a whole is lagging in growth.
The Hampton Roads area has the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans of any metropolitan area in the Southern US outside Florida, and also has a sizable Filipino population with about 45,000 in the area, many of whom have ties to the U.S. Navy. [36] As of 2005, 6.1% of Virginians are Hispanic and 5.2% are Asian. [5]
The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Statistical Area (officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA) is the 37th largest in the United States, with a total population of 1,707,639.
Chesapeake is located at 36°46′2″N76°17′14″W36.76722°N 76.28722°W (36.767398, -76.287405). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 351 square miles (910 km 2), of which 341 square miles (880 km 2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km 2) (2.9%) is water.
Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. [6] Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east.