More U.S. presidents were born in Virginia than in any other state.
The eight presidents were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
The largest city in Virginia is not its capital, Richmond, but Virginia Beach. It had a population of 425,257 in 2000, while Richmond’s was 197,790.
Richmond is Virginia’s fourth largest city, even Norfolk and Chesapeake are larger.
Interestingly, the state capital is the largest city in only 17 of the 50 states.
