Charlottesville, Virginia
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the seat of government of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities.[6] It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the population of the city was 46,553.[7] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 160,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties.
"Charlottesville" redirects here. For other uses, see Charlottesville (disambiguation).
Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
None (Independent city)
1762
Juandiego Wade, (D)
Samuel Sanders, Jr.
10.27 sq mi (26.60 km2)
10.25 sq mi (26.55 km2)
0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
594 ft (181 m)
46,553
4,541.76/sq mi (1,753.41/km2)
221,524 (209th)
Charlottesvillian
51-14968[4]
1498463[5]
Charlottesville was the home of two U.S. presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the 71-mile (114 km) historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located 26 miles (42 km) northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, straddles the city's southwestern border. Jefferson's home and primary plantation, Monticello, located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of the city, is, along with the University of Virginia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting thousands of tourists from across the country every year.[8]
The University of Virginia, one of the original Public Ivies, is located in the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle.
Piedmont Virginia Community College maintains several locations in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville is served by the Charlottesville City Public Schools. The school system operates six elementary schools, Walker Upper Elementary School, Buford Middle School and Charlottesville High School. It operated Lane High School jointly with Albemarle County from 1940 to 1974, when it was replaced by Charlottesville High School. Jackson P. Burley High School, a segregated school for African American students, was in operation from 1951 to 1967 and served students from both the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Burley High School was purchased by Albemarle County soon after it closed,[79] and reopened in 1974 as Jackson P. Burley Middle School.[80]
Albemarle County Public Schools, which serves surrounding Albemarle County, has its headquarters in Charlottesville.[81]
Charlottesville also has the following private schools, some attended by students from Albemarle County and surrounding areas:
City children also attend several private schools in the surrounding county. Those with Charlottesville postal addresses include:
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is the regional library system that provides services to the citizens of Charlottesville.
Media[edit]
Print publications[edit]
Charlottesville has a main daily newspaper, The Daily Progress. Weekly publications include C-Ville Weekly, which also publishes quarterly, bi-annual, and yearly glossies such as Abode (home, garden, architecture), Knife & Fork (food, drink, restaurants), Unbound, (outdoor sports and recreation, environmental issues), Best of C-VILLE (readers' favorite restaurants, bars, shops, etc.), CBIZ (local business), and Weddings. Other magazines published locally include Blue Ridge Outdoors, Charlottesville Family Living and Albemarle Magazine. A daily newspaper, The Cavalier Daily, is published by an independent student group at UVa. Additionally, the alternative newsmagazine of UVa, The Declaration, is printed every other week with new online content every week. The monthly newspaper Echo covers holistic health and related topics. Charlottesville Tomorrow, an online nonprofit news organization, covers land use, transportation, business and education. Other lifestyle publications includeThe Charlottesville Welcome Book, CharlottesvilleFamily's Bloom! Magazine, Wine & Country Life and Wine & Country Weddings.
Broadcast media[edit]
Charlottesville is served by major television networks through stations WVIR/WVIR-CD 29 (NBC/CW on DT2), WHTJ 41 (PBS), WCAV 19 (CBS/FOX), and WVAW-LD 16 (ABC). News-talk radio in Charlottesville can be heard on WINA 1070 and WCHV 1260. Sports radio can be heard on WVAX 1450. Country can be heard on WKAV 1400. National Public Radio stations include WMRA 103.5 FM and WVTF 89.7 FM. Commercial FM stations include WQMZ Lite Rock Z95.1 (AC), WWWV (3WV) (classic rock) 97.5, WCYK (country) 99.7, WHTE (CHR) 101.9, WZGN (Generations) 102.3, WCNR (The Corner) 106.1 and WCHV-FM 107.5. Charlottesville community broadcasters include WNRN-FM 91.9 and WTJU 91.1 (owned by the University of Virginia) radio and CPA-TV and Charlottesville's Own TV10 television stations.
Municipal Open Data[edit]
The city hosts the Charlottesville Open Data Portal for sharing municipal data as well as community information which local businesses and nonprofit organizations provide.
Charlottesville has four sister cities:[85]