Cumberland County, Virginia
Cumberland County, Virginia | |
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Cumberland County Courthouse | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′N 78°14′W / 37.51°N 78.24°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Named after | William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland |
| Seat | Cumberland |
| Largest town | Farmville |
| Area | |
• Total | 300 sq mi (780 km2) |
| • Land | 297 sq mi (770 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,675 |
| • Density | 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | cumberlandcounty .virginia.gov |
Cumberland County is a quiet, rural United States county located near the geographic center of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county's population is 9,675, as of the 2020 census, and the county seat is the small town of Cumberland.
The county was created in 1749 from part of Goochland County, and was named in honor of Prince William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland at the time. In April 1776, it became the first Virginia county to call for independence from Great Britain.