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Colonial Heights, city (1990 pop. 16,064), in, but independent of, Chesterfield co., SE Va.; inc. as a city 1948. Chemicals, metal products, and whiskey are manufactured and peanuts, grain, soybeans, and tobacco are grown. Of particular interest is the Violet Bank Library and Museum and the giant cucumber tree in front of it. In 1864, during the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee made his headquarters under the tree while directing the defense of besieged Petersburg (across the Appomattox River from Colonial Heights).

Colonial Heights (Independent City), Virginia

PO Box 3401
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Phone: (804) 520-9265
Fax: (804) 520-9207
www.colonial-heights.com

In southeastern VA on the heights overlooking the Appomattox River. Established 1910; incorporated as a town in 1926; as a city in 1948. Name Origin: For the Marquis de Lafayette's (1757-1834) artillery, known as the Colonials, which he placed here to shell British positions in Petersburg during the American Revolution.

Area (sq mi): 7.79 (land 7.48; water 0.31). Pop per sq mi: 2348.50.
Pop 2005: 17,567. State rank: 83. Pop change: 2000-20005 4.00%; 1990-2000 5.20%. Pop 2000: 16,897 (White 88.30%; Black or African American 6.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.60%; Asian 2.70%; Other 1.90%). Foreign born: 4.90%. Median age: 39.90.
Income 2000: per capita $23,659; median household $43,224; Pop below poverty level: 5.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $24,506-$26,729.
Unemployment 2004: 3.90%. Change from 2000: 0.40%. Median travel time to work: 20.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 74.10%.

Cities with population over 10,000:
Colonial Heights (17,511)

See other counties in Virginia.

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No references found	As part of the annual Teddy Bear Run, in which Virginia state troopers (along with what seemed like 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts) rode on motorcycles from Colonial Harley-Davidson in Prince George to Children's Hospital in Richmond to drop off teddy bears to sick children, the campus of Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights was locked down without warning. Virginia State Police Detain Thousands of Shoppers by Terry Mitchell / CommenTerry The Larsons also own the Subway sandwich shop at Colonial Heights Shopping Plaza on Route 9 in the west end of town near Lake Wickaboag. Grateful Olde Tavern will offer folks a free meal by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) The National Weather Service confirmed that tornados struck Suffolk, Colonial Heights and Brunswick County. Homes hit by twisters by Birmingham Mail (England)	Colombia Colombia Battle of Boyac‡ Day Colombia Independence Day Colombians Colombo Colombo Plan Colombo, Emilio Colombo, Matteo Realdo ColOn ColÓn Colon Bacillus colon cancer Colonatus Colonel Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park Colonel Denning State Park colonette Colonia Colonia del Sacramento colonial Colonial architecture Colonial Banks colonial casing Colonial Conference, British Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site Colonial Heights Colonial joint Colonial Michilimackinac State Park & Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Colonial National Historical Park Colonial Organisms colonial panel door Colonial Parkway Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site colonial preference Colonial Revival colonial siding Colonial System of Imperialism Colonial Trade Colonial Troops Colonialism Colonies and Colonial Policy Colonies of Microorganisms Colonies, Ancient Colonization Colonna Colonna, Vittoria, marchesa di Pescara Colonnade Colonne, Edouard Colonne, Édouard colonnette colonoscopy	Colonial Development and Welfare Act of 1940 Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site Colonial empire Colonial empire Colonial empire Colonial empires Colonial empires Colonial empires Colonial era Colonial era Colonial era Colonial era Colonial era Colonial expansion Colonial expansion Colonial expansion colonial experience Colonial First State Global Asset Management Colonial First State Investments Limited Colonial First State Private Equity Colonial First State Property Limited Colonial First State Property Management Colonial First State WS Colonial Georgian Colonial Goose Colonial heads of Spanish Morocco Colonial heads of Spanish Morocco Colonial Heads of Tripolitania Colonial Heads of Tripolitania Colonial Heads of Tripolitania Colonial Heights Colonial Heights, VA Colonial Heights, VA Colonial Heights, VA Colonial Heights, Virginia Colonial Heights, Virginia Colonial Heights, Virginia Colonial Hills Baptist Church Colonial Hills Christian School Colonial Hills United Methodist Church Colonial home Colonial homes Colonial Jamestown Colonial joint Colonial Latin American Historical Review Colonial Life Insurance Company Colonial Mexico Colonial Mexico Colonial Mexico Colonial Michilimackinac State Park & Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd. Colonial Mutual Superannuation Pty Ltd Colonial National Historic Park Colonial National Historical Park Colonial National Monument Colonial Newsletter Foundation, Inc. Colonial Office Colonial Organisms colonial panel door Colonial Park Colonial Park, Pennsylvania

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As part of the annual Teddy Bear Run, in which Virginia state troopers (along with what seemed like 100,000 motorcycle enthusiasts) rode on motorcycles from Colonial Harley-Davidson in Prince George to Children's Hospital in Richmond to drop off teddy bears to sick children, the campus of Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights was locked down without warning.

Virginia State Police Detain Thousands of Shoppers by Terry Mitchell / CommenTerry

The Larsons also own the Subway sandwich shop at Colonial Heights Shopping Plaza on Route 9 in the west end of town near Lake Wickaboag.

Grateful Olde Tavern will offer folks a free meal by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

The National Weather Service confirmed that tornados struck Suffolk, Colonial Heights and Brunswick County.

Homes hit by twisters by Birmingham Mail (England)

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