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Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Charles City, Virginia
Census-designated place
Charles City, 2017, showing the Confederate monument and the historic courthouse.
Charles CityLocation in Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′37″N 77°4′16″W / 37.34361°N 77.07111°W / 37.34361; -77.07111
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Charles City
Area
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km)
• Land	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population
• Total	104
• Density	38/sq mi (15/km)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	23030
FIPS code	51-14904
GNIS feature ID	1498561

Charles City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Charles City County. The population as of the 2020 census was 104.

The community is centered on the Charles City County Court House, from which it takes its variant names Charles City Court House and Charles City Courthouse. Charles City lies at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 155. It is 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Richmond, 17 miles (27 km) east of Hopewell, 23 miles (37 km) west of Williamsburg, and about 2 miles (3 km) north of the James River.

Notable people

Susan Wise Bauer, writer and historian
Lott Cary, first black Baptist missionary to Africa
Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Martha Jefferson, First Lady of Virginia and wife of Thomas Jefferson
John Tyler, US president
Freeman Walker, US senator from Georgia
William Henry Harrison, U.S. president

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	133	—
2020	104	−21.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010–2020

2020 census

**Charles City CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	59	37	44.36%	35.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)	72	53	54.14%	50.96%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.96%
Asian alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	2.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	5	0.00%	4.81%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	2	5	1.50%	4.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Total	133	104	100.00%	100.00%

References

"Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
"Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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"Census of Population and Housing from 1790". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Charles City CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Charles City County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Charles City
CDP	Charles City	Map of Virginia highlighting Charles City County
Unincorporated communities	Barnetts Binns Hall Blanks Store Ednas Mill Granville Greenway Harrisons Landing Holdcroft Kennon Kimages Milton Montpelier Mount Airy Nance New Hope Rolands Mill The Row Roxbury Rustic Ruthville Sandybottom Tettington Wayside	Map of Virginia highlighting Charles City County
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