Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green, Virginia | |
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Town | |
Main Street, Bowling Green | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Virginia | |
Bowling Green Location in Virginia Bowling Green Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′12″N 77°20′51″W / 38.05333°N 77.34750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Caroline |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jason Satterwhite |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,168 |
• Estimate (2019) | 1,175 |
| • Density | 732.5/sq mi (282.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 22427-22428 |
| Area code | 804 |
| FIPS code | 51-08888 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498454 |
| Website | Official website |
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bowling Green had a population of 1,168.
The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second-oldest Virginia Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.