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Chesterfield, VirginiaChesterfield County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia , a state of the United States . In 2010, its population was estimated to be 316,236. [ 1 ] Chesterfield County is now the fourth-largest municipality in Virginia (behind Fairfax County , Virginia Beach , and Prince William County , respectively). [ 2 ] Its county seat is Chesterfield (Courthouse) [ 3 ] . It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Much of the northern portion of Chesterfield County accounts for what is referred to as Metropolitan Richmond's "South Side" .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 437 square miles (1,131.8 km 2 ), of which 426 square miles (1,103.3 km 2 ) is land and 11 square miles (28.5 km 2 ) (2.57%) is water. Chesterfield County is largely bordered by two rivers which define miles of its boundaries. The major adjoining cities each originated at the head of navigation of these river, called the fall line . There, the hillier and rockier Piedmont region falls to the sandy and mostly flat eastern coastal plain Tidewater region, a change which creates barriers for ships going upstream on the rivers. Chesterfield County includes areas of both regions. Richmond and Manchester were formed at the fall line of the James River. Most of the northern portion of Chesterfield County is part of what is called Richmond's "South Side" . As the James River flows east to Richmond and then turns almost due south below the fall line for about 8 miles (13 km) before turning east, Henrico County encompasses much of Richmond's West End , North Side , and East End areas. Chesterfield County borders on the Appomattox River to the south. Much of the southern and eastern portions of the county are considered part of the Tri-Cities area, which includes Petersburg, located at the fall line. [ edit ] Adjacent counties
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