Familypedia - Municipalities in Virginia: Cities in Virginia, Former Municipalities in Virginia, Towns in Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, Bedford, Vir

This book consists of articles from Wikia. Pages: 186. Chapters: Cities in Virginia, Former municipalities in Virginia, Towns in Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, Bedford, Virginia, Bristol, Virginia, Buena Vista, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Chesapeake, Virginia, Colonial Heights, Virginia, Covington, Virginia, Danville, Virginia, Emporia, Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia, Franklin, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Galax, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Hopewell, Virginia, Independent city, Lexington, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia, Manassas Park, Virginia, Martinsville, Virginia, Newport News, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Norton, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Poquoson, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Radford, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, Salem, Virginia, Staunton, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia, South Norfolk, Virginia, Municipality, U.S. state, Virginia, Abingdon, Virginia, Blacksburg, Virginia, Bluefield, Virginia, Christiansburg, Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia, Front Royal, Virginia, Herndon, Virginia, Leesburg, Virginia, List of towns in Virginia, Marion, Virginia, Pulaski, Virginia, Richlands, Virginia, Vienna, Virginia, Warrenton, Virginia, Wise, Virginia, Wytheville, Virginia. Excerpt: Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as central Maryland, modern Alexandria has been shaped by its proximity to the nation's capital. It is largely populated by professionals working in the federal civil service, the U.S. military, or for one of the many private companies which contract to provide services to the federal governm...