Goochland, Virginia
Goochland, Virginia | |
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Goochland County Courthouse | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′4″N 77°53′7″W / 37.68444°N 77.88528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Goochland |
| Named after | Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2) |
| • Land | 4.5 sq mi (11.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 899 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23063 |
| FIPS code | 51-31808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498483 |
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Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 899, up from 861 in 2010. The community is also known as Goochland Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Goochland Court House. It derives its name from the fact that the community is the location of the county's court house, while the county in turn is named for Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.