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Petersburg City, Virginia

An independent city, governed separately from any surrounding county.

Independent cityFIPS 51730

Population

July 1, 2024 estimate
34,058
April 1, 2020 estimates base
33,465
Change, 2020–2024
+593 (1.8%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Annual Resident Population Estimates for Counties, Vintage 2024 (co-est2024-alldata) (retrieved 2026-11-04). Full demographic, housing and economic profile: Census QuickFacts for Petersburg City.

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Records in neighboring jurisdictions

Source-linked records tracked in counties and cities that border Petersburg City.

Virginia project and program records with disclosed investment, power and confidence.
Project / programOperatorLocalityInvestmentPowerConf.
Google Chesterfield County data center
Announced — current construction stage unverified · campus
GoogleChesterfield CountyPart of broader Virginia program; campus amount not disclosedNot disclosed in cited sourceB

Campus and multi-site program records are kept distinct. Investment and power figures are not summed across overlapping scopes.