Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Isle of Wight County | |
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Isle of Wight Courthouse and Confederate Monument (removed May 8, 2021). | |
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°55′N 76°43′W / 36.91°N 76.71°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1637 |
| Named after | Isle of Wight, England |
| Seat | Isle of Wight |
| Largest town | Smithfield |
| Area | |
• Total | 363 sq mi (940 km2) |
| • Land | 316 sq mi (820 km2) |
| • Water | 47 sq mi (120 km2) 13.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,606 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Isle of Wight County is a county in the Hampton Roads region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It is named after the Isle of Wight, England, south of the Solent, from where many of its early colonists had come. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,606. Its county seat is Isle of Wight, an unincorporated community. Isle of Wight County is in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its northeastern boundary is on the coast of Hampton Roads waterway.