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Virginia Beach is the largest city in the state of Virginia. According to the United States Census Burea the population in 2000 was 425,257. It is the among the forty largest cities in the United States. The census bureau esimated the population to be 439,467 in 2003. According to this estimate, the city is gaining population at a rate of 0.81% per year.
The city is a part of the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area. It is the in Virginia Beach county. It has an area of 248.3 square miles. According to the US Geologic Survey, the city is at 36°51'10" north and 75°58'42" west. The Federal Information Processing Standards location code (FIPS55) for this city is 5182000.
Regent University is in Virginia Beach. Adam Thoroughgood House and Cape Henry Lighthouse are local sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Highway 264 passes through Virginia Beach. Atlantic Ocean, Linkhorn Bay and Lynnhaven River are near the city.
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