Date Admitted: 1788 (10th)
Capital: Richmond
Largest City: Virginia Beach
Population: 6,733,996
State Song:
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
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State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Dogwood
State Flower: Blossom of Flowering Dogwood
Nickname: The Old Dominion State
State Constitution: Virginia
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Adopted in 1861
Elected Officials
Governor:
James
S. Gilmore
Senators:
Chuck
Robb
John
Warner
Representatives:
Herbert Bateman-- 1st
District
Owen Pickett-- 2nd District
Robert Scott-- 3rd District
Norman Sisisky-- 4th
District
Virgil Goode-- 5th District
Bob Goodlatte-- 6th District
Tom Bililey-- 7th District
James Moran-- 8th District
Rick Boucher-- 9th District
Frank Wolf-- 10th District
Thomas Davis-- 11th District
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