Virginias
The Virginias | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′30″N 79°49′26″W / 38.225°N 79.824°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Virginia West Virginia |
| Principal cities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 67,004.97 sq mi (173,542.1 km2) |
| • Land | 63,528.30 sq mi (164,537.5 km2) |
| • Water | 3,476.67 sq mi (9,004.5 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 10,327,666 |
| • Density | 162.5680/sq mi (62.76784/km2) |
The Virginias (sometimes also known as the two Virginias) is a region in the United States comprising the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.[2] If they were a single state (as they were until 1863),[3] the Virginias would have a combined population of 10,425,109 as of 2020 United States census.[4][5] This would give Virginia the 10th-largest population of any state, with 14,000 people less than the 9th, North Carolina. The total area of the two states is about 175,000 square kilometers (67,000 square miles).[6]
The two states are currently politically opposites of each other. Starting in 2008, Virginia has always voted for the Democratic Party candidate and West Virginia has always voted for the Republican Party candidate in presidential elections.
History
[edit]Vexit
[edit]Vexit is a proposed measure for Second Amendment sanctuary counties in Virginia[where?] to secede and join the neighboring, more conservative West Virginia over the issue of gun legislation.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Population, Population Change, and Estimated Components of Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019 (NST-EST2019-alldata)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Harris-Perry, Melissa (April 8, 2010). "Two Virginias". ISSN 0027-8378. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ↑ Gaddy, Kristina (March 16, 2018). "Why West Virginia Split from Virginia". Culture Trip. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ Science, American Association for the Advancement of (July 3, 1885). "Geology of the Virginias". Science. ns-6 (126): 17–18. Bibcode:1885Sci.....6...17.. doi:10.1126/science.ns-6.126.17. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17801321.
- ↑ Tyree, Elizabeth (January 28, 2020). "VEXIT: West Virginia extends 158-year-old invitation for Va. localities to join state". WSET. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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