Formed January 1, 1967 (128th county equivalent)
Emporia City (5,766), Emporia (5,766)
The white brick Beaux Arts courthouse is shared with Greensville County and built in 1831. The facility is at Main and Spring streets. United States Highway 301 is Main Street in the town. Daniel Lynch provided the building designs. The building was enlarged in 1907 and 1934. It was renovated in 1961 and 1997. The City of Emporia was created on January 1, 1967 from Greensville County as the 128th county equivalent. Its red brick City Hall contains the Mayor and Council chambers. It is named for Emporia, Kansas. It is also the source for the county seat of Greensville County. Emporia City is the birthplace to 1 Virginia Governor, John N. Dalton.
Emporia City government consists of a sheriff, a Mayor, and 7 Council Members. Two Circuit Court Judges and Five District Court Judges serve Emporia City and Brunswick, Greensville, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex counties and Hopewell City and Forty-nine Magistrate Court Judges serve Emporia City and Brunswick, Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex counties and Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg cities. The city is located in southern Virginia. Richmond, Virginia is north and Virginia Beach, Virginia is east of the city. The city center is in Emporia 1.2 miles North-Northeast of downtown. The city is completely surrounded by Greensville County.
The area of the city is 7 square miles. It is 127 out of 133 in the state. It ranks 128 out of 133 in population in the state. It has a density of 823.7 persons per square mile making it 39 out of 133 in the state. Emporia has 100.0% of its population in its incorporated city limits. Interstate Highway 95 crosses north to south through the city from and to Greensville County. United States Highway 58 goes east to west in and out of Greensville County. United States Highway 301 parallels Interstate Highway 95. The city shape resembles a fat bottle tipping east.
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