Municipal · Virginia

City of Charlottesville

Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. The former capital of Virginia, it is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 160,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 194177
FIPS state: 51
FIPS county: 540
FIPS place: 14968
Census record name: CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Mailing address: PO BOX 911, CHARLOTTESVILLE 22902