Virginias

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The Virginias
Region
The Virginias.png
Coordinates: 38°13′30″N79°49′26″W / 38.225°N 79.824°W / 38.225; -79.824
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
State Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
Principal cities
List
Area
 • Total
67,004.97 sq mi (173,542.1 km2)
 • Land63,528.30 sq mi (164,537.5 km2)
 • Water3,476.67 sq mi (9,004.5 km2)
Population
 (2019) [1]
 • Total
10,327,666
 • Density150/sq mi (60/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]

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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.

Vexit

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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Harris-Perry, Melissa (April 8, 2010). "Two Virginias". ISSN   0027-8378 . Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Gaddy, Kristina (March 16, 2018). "Why West Virginia Split from Virginia". Culture Trip. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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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