Area Census 2000 7/1/2008 Absolute Change Relative Change
Virginia 7,078,515 7,769,089 690,574 9.76%
Abingdon town 7,780 8,009 229 2.94%
Accomac town 547 524 -23 -4.20%
Alberta town 306 290 -16 -5.23%
Alexandria city 128,283 143,885 15,602 12.16%
Altavista town 3,425 3,368 -57 -1.66%
Amherst town 2,251 2,219 -32 -1.42%
Appalachia town 1,839 1,739 -100 -5.44%
Appomattox town 1,761 1,748 -13 -0.74%
Arlington CDP 189,453 209,969 20,516 10.83%
Ashland town 6,619 7,100 481 7.27%
Bedford city 6,299 6,312 13 0.21%
Belle Haven town 480 458 -22 -4.58%
Berryville town 2,963 3,168 205 6.92%
Big Stone Gap town 4,856 5,662 806 16.60%
Blacksburg town 39,573 41,796 2,223 5.62%
Blackstone town 3,675 3,582 -93 -2.53%
Bloxom town 395 384 -11 -2.78%
Bluefield town 5,078 5,143 65 1.28%
Boones Mill town 285 291 6 2.11%
Bowling Green town 936 1,021 85 9.08%
Boyce town 426 451 25 5.87%
Boydton town 454 458 4 0.88%
Boykins town 620 601 -19 -3.06%
Branchville town 123 120 -3 -2.44%
Bridgewater town 5,203 5,430 227 4.36%
Bristol city 17,367 17,424 57 0.33%
Broadway town 2,192 3,202 1,010 46.08%
Brodnax town 317 290 -27 -8.52%
Brookneal town 1,259 1,249 -10 -0.79%
Buchanan town 1,233 1,219 -14 -1.14%
Buena Vista city 6,349 6,471 122 1.92%
Burkeville town 489 472 -17 -3.48%
Cape Charles town 1,134 1,464 330 29.10%
Capron town 167 382 215 128.74%
Cedar Bluff town 1,085 1,043 -42 -3.87%
Charlotte Court House town 404 436 32 7.92%
Charlottesville city 45,049 41,487 -3,562 -7.91%
Chase City town 2,457 2,321 -136 -5.54%
Chatham town 1,338 1,518 180 13.45%
Cheriton town 499 469 -30 -6.01%
Chesapeake city 199,184 220,111 20,927 10.51%
Chilhowie town 1,827 1,746 -81 -4.43%
Chincoteague town 4,317 4,296 -21 -0.49%
Christiansburg town 16,947 19,477 2,530 14.93%
Claremont town 343 335 -8 -2.33%
Clarksville town 1,329 1,258 -71 -5.34%
Cleveland town 148 141 -7 -4.73%
Clifton Forge town 4,289 3,932 -357 -8.32%
Clifton town 185 210 25 13.51%
Clinchco town 424 411 -13 -3.07%
Clinchport town 77 73 -4 -5.19%
Clintwood town 1,549 1,520 -29 -1.87%
Coeburn town 1,996 1,978 -18 -0.90%
Colonial Beach town 3,228 3,789 561 17.38%
Colonial Heights city 16,897 17,768 871 5.15%
Columbia town 49 56 7 14.29%
Courtland town 1,270 1,242 -28 -2.20%
Covington city 6,303 6,120 -183 -2.90%
Craigsville town 979 1,019 40 4.09%
Crewe town 2,378 2,284 -94 -3.95%
Culpeper town 9,664 13,977 4,313 44.63%
Damascus town 981 1,070 89 9.07%
Danville city 48,411 44,660 -3,751 -7.75%
Dayton town 1,344 1,353 9 0.67%
Dendron town 297 293 -4 -1.35%
Dillwyn town 447 433 -14 -3.13%
Drakes Branch town 504 472 -32 -6.35%
Dublin town 2,288 2,190 -98 -4.28%
Duffield town 62 82 20 32.26%
Dumfries town 4,937 4,805 -132 -2.67%
Dungannon town 317 298 -19 -5.99%
Eastville town 203 193 -10 -4.93%
Edinburg town 813 897 84 10.33%
Elkton town 2,042 2,626 584 28.60%
Emporia city 5,665 5,643 -22 -0.39%
Exmore town 1,136 1,349 213 18.75%
Fairfax city 21,498 23,844 2,346 10.91%
Falls Church city 10,377 11,169 792 7.63%
Farmville town 6,845 7,396 551 8.05%
Fincastle town 359 353 -6 -1.67%
Floyd town 432 436 4 0.93%
Franklin city 8,346 8,877 531 6.36%
Fredericksburg city 19,279 22,818 3,539 18.36%
Fries town 614 552 -62 -10.10%
Front Royal town 13,589 14,616 1,027 7.56%
Galax city 6,837 6,808 -29 -0.42%
Gate City town 2,159 2,052 -107 -4.96%
Glade Spring town 1,374 1,520 146 10.63%
Glasgow town 1,046 1,007 -39 -3.73%
Glen Lyn town 151 163 12 7.95%
Gordonsville town 1,498 1,697 199 13.28%
Goshen town 406 394 -12 -2.96%
Gretna town 1,257 1,192 -65 -5.17%
Grottoes town 2,114 2,190 76 3.60%
Grundy town 1,105 961 -144 -13.03%
Halifax town 1,389 1,290 -99 -7.13%
Hallwood town 290 275 -15 -5.17%
Hamilton town 562 770 208 37.01%
Hampton city 146,437 145,494 -943 -0.64%
Harrisonburg city 40,468 44,015 3,547 8.76%
Haymarket town 879 1,226 347 39.48%
Haysi town 186 309 123 66.13%
Herndon town 21,655 22,045 390 1.80%
Hillsboro town 96 116 20 20.83%
Hillsville town 2,607 2,650 43 1.65%
Honaker town 945 1,445 500 52.91%
Hopewell city 22,354 23,142 788 3.53%
Hurt town 1,276 1,214 -62 -4.86%
Independence town 971 895 -76 -7.83%
Iron Gate town 404 371 -33 -8.17%
Irvington town 673 642 -31 -4.61%
Ivor town 320 310 -10 -3.12%
Jarratt town 589 560 -29 -4.92%
Jonesville town 995 967 -28 -2.81%
Keller town 173 164 -9 -5.20%
Kenbridge town 1,253 1,279 26 2.08%
Keysville town 817 764 -53 -6.49%
Kilmarnock town 1,244 1,295 51 4.10%
La Crosse town 618 589 -29 -4.69%
Lawrenceville town 1,275 1,333 58 4.55%
Lebanon town 3,273 3,196 -77 -2.35%
Leesburg town 28,311 39,641 11,330 40.02%
Lexington city 6,867 7,003 136 1.98%
Louisa town 1,401 1,564 163 11.63%
Lovettsville town 853 1,274 421 49.36%
Luray town 4,871 4,843 -28 -0.57%
Lynchburg city 65,269 72,596 7,327 11.23%
Madison town 210 212 2 0.95%
Manassas city 35,135 35,205 70 0.20%
Manassas Park city 10,290 11,319 1,029 10.00%
Marion town 6,349 6,001 -348 -5.48%
Martinsville city 15,416 14,543 -873 -5.66%
McKenney town 441 484 43 9.75%
Melfa town 450 425 -25 -5.56%
Middleburg town 632 943 311 49.21%
Middletown town 1,015 1,141 126 12.41%
Mineral town 424 476 52 12.26%
Monterey town 158 144 -14 -8.86%
Montross town 315 299 -16 -5.08%
Mount Crawford town 254 286 32 12.60%
Mount Jackson town 1,664 2,001 337 20.25%
Narrows town 2,111 2,148 37 1.75%
Nassawadox town 572 592 20 3.50%
New Castle town 179 169 -10 -5.59%
New Market town 1,637 1,852 215 13.13%
Newport News city 180,150 179,614 -536 -0.30%
Newsoms town 282 280 -2 -0.71%
Nickelsville town 448 424 -24 -5.36%
Norfolk city 234,403 234,220 -183 -0.08%
Norton city 3,904 3,702 -202 -5.17%
Occoquan town 759 816 57 7.51%
Onancock town 1,525 1,389 -136 -8.92%
Onley town 496 471 -25 -5.04%
Orange town 4,123 4,629 506 12.27%
Painter town 246 234 -12 -4.88%
Pamplin City town 199 197 -2 -1.01%
Parksley town 837 790 -47 -5.62%
Pearisburg town 2,729 2,764 35 1.28%
Pembroke town 1,134 1,163 29 2.56%
Pennington Gap town 1,781 1,726 -55 -3.09%
Petersburg city 33,740 32,916 -824 -2.44%
Phenix town 200 186 -14 -7.00%
Pocahontas town 441 419 -22 -4.99%
Poquoson city 11,566 11,829 263 2.27%
Port Royal town 170 166 -4 -2.35%
Portsmouth city 100,565 100,577 12 0.01%
Pound town 1,089 1,072 -17 -1.56%
Pulaski town 9,473 8,983 -490 -5.17%
Purcellville town 3,584 5,137 1,553 43.33%
Quantico town 561 607 46 8.20%
Radford city 15,859 16,125 266 1.68%
Remington town 624 673 49 7.85%
Rich Creek town 665 681 16 2.41%
Richlands town 4,144 3,997 -147 -3.55%
Richmond city 197,790 202,002 4,212 2.13%
Ridgeway town 775 779 4 0.52%
Roanoke city 94,911 92,967 -1,944 -2.05%
Rocky Mount town 4,066 4,535 469 11.53%
Round Hill town 500 746 246 49.20%
Rural Retreat town 1,350 1,346 -4 -0.30%
Salem city 24,747 25,449 702 2.84%
Saltville town 2,204 2,206 2 0.09%
Saxis town 337 320 -17 -5.04%
Scottsburg town 145 143 -2 -1.38%
Scottsville town 555 575 20 3.60%
Shenandoah town 1,878 1,858 -20 -1.06%
Smithfield town 6,324 7,034 710 11.23%
South Boston town 8,491 7,884 -607 -7.15%
South Hill town 4,403 4,556 153 3.47%
St. Charles town 159 153 -6 -3.77%
St. Paul town 1,000 968 -32 -3.20%
Stanardsville town 476 500 24 5.04%
Stanley town 1,326 1,564 238 17.95%
Staunton city 23,853 23,967 114 0.48%
Stephens City town 1,146 1,488 342 29.84%
Stony Creek town 202 185 -17 -8.42%
Strasburg town 4,017 4,373 356 8.86%
Stuart town 961 1,436 475 49.43%
Suffolk city 63,677 82,302 18,625 29.25%
Surry town 262 253 -9 -3.44%
Tangier town 604 652 48 7.95%
Tappahannock town 2,068 2,195 127 6.14%
Tazewell town 4,206 4,267 61 1.45%
The Plains town 266 286 20 7.52%
Timberville town 1,739 1,713 -26 -1.50%
Toms Brook town 255 262 7 2.75%
Troutdale town 1,230 181 -1,049 -85.28%
Troutville town 432 421 -11 -2.55%
Urbanna town 543 538 -5 -0.92%
Victoria town 1,821 1,731 -90 -4.94%
Vienna town 14,453 14,903 450 3.11%
Vinton town 7,782 7,868 86 1.11%
Virgilina town 159 147 -12 -7.55%
Virginia Beach city 425,257 433,746 8,489 2.00%
Wachapreague town 236 222 -14 -5.93%
Wakefield town 1,038 965 -73 -7.03%
Warrenton town 6,670 8,947 2,277 34.14%
Warsaw town 1,375 1,352 -23 -1.67%
Washington town 183 172 -11 -6.01%
Waverly town 2,309 2,157 -152 -6.58%
Waynesboro city 19,520 21,953 2,433 12.46%
Weber City town 1,333 1,331 -2 -0.15%
West Point town 2,866 3,145 279 9.73%
White Stone town 358 338 -20 -5.59%
Williamsburg city 11,998 12,481 483 4.03%
Winchester city 23,585 25,897 2,312 9.80%
Windsor town 916 2,493 1,577 172.16%
Wise town 3,255 3,231 -24 -0.74%
Woodstock town 3,952 4,284 332 8.40%
Wytheville town 7,804 8,282 478 6.13%

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau