The city of Chesapeake VA is located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia and has a population of approximately 222,200, which makes it the third most populous city in Virginia.
Whilst European colonists initially permanently settled the area that comprises Chesapeake in the 1690’s, the city itself is far more modern, having been created as recently as 1963 with the consolidation of South Norfolk City with Norfolk County.
The city covers an area of around 341 square miles, which makes it one of the largest city areas in the United States. However, the terrain contained within this area is extremely diverse, and the city population relatively spread out compared to more urban cities.
Included within the city area are many square miles of farmland, swamp and forests. Whilst there are few large-scale urban settlement’s those that do exist however experienced a boom in growth in the 1980’s and 1990’s. This placed significant demands on the local infrastructure that took years to overcome and in some instances, such as high traffic density, have still not been sufficiently resolved.
The city has a humid, subtropical climate that affords hot and humid summers coupled with mild winters.
A major feature of the city of Chesapeake is the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1974 and covering 112,000 acres (many, but not all, within the city of Chesapeake) the Great Dismal Swamp is of incredible ecological and historical significance. It is one of the last remaining large scale wild areas in the Eastern United States.
Chesapeake continually rates as one of the best cities to live in the United States. For example, the city was named 6th most livable city in the U.S. by Money magazine. The city is also a very safe place to life, being ranked the fifth safest city in the United States by the FBI.
Chesapeake is sister city to Joinville in Santa Catarina in Brazil.
Whilst European colonists initially permanently settled the area that comprises Chesapeake in the 1690’s, the city itself is far more modern, having been created as recently as 1963 with the consolidation of South Norfolk City with Norfolk County.
The city covers an area of around 341 square miles, which makes it one of the largest city areas in the United States. However, the terrain contained within this area is extremely diverse, and the city population relatively spread out compared to more urban cities.
Included within the city area are many square miles of farmland, swamp and forests. Whilst there are few large-scale urban settlement’s those that do exist however experienced a boom in growth in the 1980’s and 1990’s. This placed significant demands on the local infrastructure that took years to overcome and in some instances, such as high traffic density, have still not been sufficiently resolved.
The city has a humid, subtropical climate that affords hot and humid summers coupled with mild winters.
A major feature of the city of Chesapeake is the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1974 and covering 112,000 acres (many, but not all, within the city of Chesapeake) the Great Dismal Swamp is of incredible ecological and historical significance. It is one of the last remaining large scale wild areas in the Eastern United States.
Chesapeake continually rates as one of the best cities to live in the United States. For example, the city was named 6th most livable city in the U.S. by Money magazine. The city is also a very safe place to life, being ranked the fifth safest city in the United States by the FBI.
Chesapeake is sister city to Joinville in Santa Catarina in Brazil.