The Commonwealth of Virginia lies on the Atlantic Coast off the Southern United States. It is well known for names like "Old Dominion" or "Mother of Presidents" because of its reputation as the birthplace of at least eight US Presidents. Virginia's capital is Richmond, with Virginia Beach as the most populous city, Fairfax County being the most populous political subdivision.
Virginia have had an estimated population well over seven million seven hundred thousand people. Counting the migration that is occurring at around two hundred thousand people into the state, the population density is most concentrated in the Goochland County. Most of the citizens in Virginia speak standard American English, comprising at least 95% of the population that has it as a primary or secondary language. Spanish comes at a close five percent, while the three percent speaks Asian and Pacific-born languages, including those of the Vietnamese and the Filipinos, who have made their new homes in Virginia.
Virginia has some of the largest denominations in terms of ethnic ancestry. A lot of the residents are African (making up twenty percent of the population), German (at least eleven percent), English (11 percent) and Irish (ten percent). Most of the African-Americans today have had ancestors working on tobacco, cotton and hemp plantations long ago. The western mountains have many camps founded by Scottish-Irish immigrants before the Revolution.
The Hispanic people started to grow within the 20th and late 21st century, most with the Central Americans and Asians. The Vietnamese too, have been making a sudden appearance in the East Coast, following the Vietnam War. Filipinos, with their ties to the Navy, has a sizable population of close to fifty thousand today. Virginia still recognizes Native American tribes in their respective lands.
The state of Virginia has become an eastern coast melting pot of races. With these varied races come varied taste, culture and way of life. - 15437
Virginia have had an estimated population well over seven million seven hundred thousand people. Counting the migration that is occurring at around two hundred thousand people into the state, the population density is most concentrated in the Goochland County. Most of the citizens in Virginia speak standard American English, comprising at least 95% of the population that has it as a primary or secondary language. Spanish comes at a close five percent, while the three percent speaks Asian and Pacific-born languages, including those of the Vietnamese and the Filipinos, who have made their new homes in Virginia.
Virginia has some of the largest denominations in terms of ethnic ancestry. A lot of the residents are African (making up twenty percent of the population), German (at least eleven percent), English (11 percent) and Irish (ten percent). Most of the African-Americans today have had ancestors working on tobacco, cotton and hemp plantations long ago. The western mountains have many camps founded by Scottish-Irish immigrants before the Revolution.
The Hispanic people started to grow within the 20th and late 21st century, most with the Central Americans and Asians. The Vietnamese too, have been making a sudden appearance in the East Coast, following the Vietnam War. Filipinos, with their ties to the Navy, has a sizable population of close to fifty thousand today. Virginia still recognizes Native American tribes in their respective lands.
The state of Virginia has become an eastern coast melting pot of races. With these varied races come varied taste, culture and way of life. - 15437
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Going for a trip to Virginia? Why not make it worth the trip? Virginia craft shows. Visit Virginia craft fairs, that's what I use to check up on mine.
