Goochland, Virginia

Goochland, Virginia
Goochland County Courthouse
Goochland County Courthouse
Goochland is located in Virginia
Goochland
Goochland
Goochland is located in the United States
Goochland
Goochland
Coordinates: 37°41′4″N 77°53′7″W / 37.68444°N 77.88528°W / 37.68444; -77.88528
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyGoochland
Area
 • Total4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
 • Land4.5 sq mi (11.6 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total861
 • Density193/sq mi (74.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23063
FIPS code51-31808
GNIS feature ID1498483

Goochland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Goochland County, Virginia, United States.[1] The population as of the 2010 census was 861.[2] The community is also known as Goochland Courthouse or by an alternative spelling, Goochland Court House. It derives its name from the fact that the community is the location of the county's court house, while the county in turn is named for Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet, the royal lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Goochland CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 29, 2017.[dead link]

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