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James City County, Virginia
James City County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Williamsburg
Year Organized: 1634
Square Miles: 143 |
Court House: P.O. Box 8784
County Administration
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8784
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
James City is named for James I of England.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
James City County, Virginia formed. Original shire. Later, portions gained from New Kent and from York. [Virginia
Counties: Those Resulting from Virginia Legislation, by Morgan Poitiaux Robinson, originally published as
Bulletin of the Virginia State Library, Volume 9, January, April, July 1916, reprinted 1992 by Genealogical
Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD,,, p. 125].
James City County was named for James I. It was one of the eight shires established in 1634. Parts of New Kent
and York Counties were added later. Its area is 144.1 square miles, and the county seat is Williamsburg.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 180 sq mi (465 kmē), of which 143 sq mi (370
kmē) is land, and 37 sq mi (95 kmē, or 20.47%) is water. The James City County GIS office specifies the county as
being 115,011.9 Acres
James City County straddles two major watersheds, the James River Watershed and the York River Watershed. (Both are
sub watersheds of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which stretches from Pennsylvania to Virginia). Within the James
River and York watersheds are eleven sub watersheds: Diascund Creek, Ware Creek, Yarmouth Creek, Gordon Creek,
Powhatan Creek, Mill Creek, College Creek, James River, York River, Skiffe's Creek and Chickahominy River.
Neighboring Counties:
- New Kent County, Virginia - northwest
- King and Queen County, Virginia - northeast
- Gloucester County, Virginia - northeast
- York County, Virginia - east
- Williamsburg, Virginia - east
- Newport News, Virginia - southeast
- Surry County, Virginia - south
- Charles City County, Virginia - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Williamsburg
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County Resources:
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