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Jul 08

Patchwork Hampton Roads

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Need more proof positive that Hampton Roads’ approximately 1.6 million citizens make us diverse?  Hampton Roads is a region which includes urban, suburban and rural communities, prosperous as well as distressed areas.

While our strong military presence is a major driver, collectively, of the Hampton Roads economy, the communities that make up our region are so much more.  Hampton Roads is a “patchwork” of its own:

Patchwork Hampton Roads

Click on each community type below for a detailed description and data:

Boom Towns – City of Newport News and County of James City

Evangelical Epicenters – City of Chesapeake

Military Bastions – Cities of Hampton, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg

Minority Central – City of Franklin, Counties or Southampton, Surry and York

Monied ‘Burbs – City of Suffolk and Counties of Gloucester and Isle of Wight

Do you agree with your community “type”? If not, tell us why.

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