Goochland County, Virginia

Goochland County: County in Virginia, United States

About

Goochland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,717 and a population density of 29 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 24,431 inhabitants. Its county seat is Goochland. The county was created 298 years ago in 1726.

Goochland County locator map
Location of Goochland County on Virginia map.

Quick Facts about Goochland County

Population : 24,431 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Virginia (United States)
Area : 751 km2
Water as percent of area : 2.9%
Land as percent of area : 97.1%
Named for : Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet
Altitude : 318 feet / 97 meters
Capital : Goochland
Establishment : January 01, 1727
Time Zone : America/New_York
Local time : 04:03:36 (23rd February 2025)
Density : 33 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth : 11.11% (2010-2020)
Goochland County Courthouse East Side of U.S. Route 522 Goochland 'Goochland County Virginia' image
Goochland County Courthouse East Side of U.S. Route 522 Goochland 'Goochland County Virginia'
Goochland County Courthouse East Side of U.S. Route 522 Goochland 'Goochland County Virginia' image
Goochland County Courthouse East Side of U.S. Route 522 Goochland 'Goochland County Virginia' image

Geography

Goochland County is located at 37°43'19"N 77°54'59"W (37.7219800, -77.9163600). It has 6 neighbors: Cumberland County, Fluvanna County, Hanover County, Henrico County, Louisa and Powhatan County.

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Goochland County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Goochland County.

City Name Population Title

Goochland County has 6 neighbours.

Demographics

The population of Goochland County increased by 11.11% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 21,717 - census
2011 21,374 -1.6% estimation process
2012 21,273 -0.47% estimation process
2013 21,565 1.35% estimation process
2014 21,849 1.3% estimation process
2015 22,165 1.43% estimation process
2016 22,485 1.42% estimation process
2017 22,703 0.96% estimation process
2018 23,219 2.22% estimation process
2019 23,753 2.25% estimation process
2020 24,431 2.78% estimation process

Comitatul Goochland, Comte de Goochland, Comté de Goochland, Condado de Goochland, Condado han Goochland, Contea di Goochland, Goochland, Goochland Kun, Goochland Kūn, Goochland konderria, Goochland megye, Guchland, Guchlend, Hrabstwo Goochland, Okrug Guchland, Quan Goochland, Quận Goochland, gocalyanda ka'unti, gu qi lan xian, guchirando jun, Гучланд, Гучленд, Округ Гучланд, مقاطعة غووتشلاند, گوچلینڈ کاؤنٹی, گوچلینڈ کاؤنٹی، ورجینیا, গোচল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, グーチランド郡, 古奇蘭縣

People born in Goochland County (24)

People born in Goochland County, including governor of Kentucky Robert P. Letcher, politician Warner Underwood, judge James Woodson Bates, .

List

  • Charles Scott (governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812) he was born in 01/01/1739
  • Edward Bates (American politician, lawyer and judge (1793-1869)) he was born in 04/09/1793
  • George Washington Hopkins (American politician (1804-1861)) he was born in 22/02/1804
  • Joseph R. Underwood (American politician (1791-1876)) he was born in 24/10/1791
  • Caleb Claiborne Herbert (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1814
  • Dabney Carr (American politician, nephew of Thomas Jefferson) he was born in 27/04/1773
  • Edward Carrington (American politician) he was born in 11/02/1748
  • Josephine Turpin Washington (Educator and Writer) she was born in 31/07/1861
  • Henry L. Hopkins (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1805
  • John Guerrant Miller (former mayor of Columbus, Ohio) he was born in 01/01/1795
  • John Harding (American planter) he was born in 02/11/1777
  • F. S. Sampson (American theologian) he was born in 01/11/1814
  • John Hampden Pleasants (American journalist and businessman) he was born in 04/01/1797
  • Peter Carr (American politician, nephew of Thomas Jefferson) he was born in 02/01/1770
  • Walter Daniel Leake he was born in 25/01/1813
  • Samuel Carr (American politician, nephew of Thomas Jefferson) he was born in 09/10/1771
  • Dalton Stevens (Dalton Stevens (Stevens, Dalton, 1878-1939)) he was born in 06/12/1878
  • Martin Luther James (American physician) he was born in 11/08/1829

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