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Charlottesville City Profile
Official State Website URL- http://www.virginia.govThere are forty-five thousand, forty-nine people living in Charlottesville, VA, among them fifty-three point three four percent males and forty-six point six six percent females. A very nice place to work and chill out. The total number of households is sixteen thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one. Median income for a household is thirty-one thousand, seven dollars The city has several beautiful parks suitable for weddings, picnics and other large or small outdoor functions.
| Charlottesville, Virginia | |
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| Nickname: C-Ville, Hoo-Ville | |
| Motto: A great place to live for all of our citizens | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | David E. Brown |
| Area | |
| - City | 10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²) |
| - Land | 10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 40,437 |
| - Density | 4,389.7/sq mi (1,695.3/km²) |
| - Metro | 185,000 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 22901-22908 |
| Area code(s) | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-14968GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498463GR3 |
| Website: http://www.charlottesville.org/ | |
Charlottesville is an independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.
As of the 2005 census update, the city proper had a population of 40,437. It is the county seat of Albemarle CountyGR6 though the two are separate legal entities. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing the total population to 118,398. The city is part of the Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2004, Charlottesville was ranked the best place to live in the United States in the book Cities Ranked and Rated by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander. Sperling and Sander ranked the cities based on cost of living, climate, and quality of life. Charlottesville is best known as the home of the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. The city is also known for Jefferson's Monticello, his renowned mountain-top home which attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year.