Virginia

Dinwiddie

27,947
2020 population
1790
first census record
24
census records

About Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Virginia, first appears in the United States federal census in 1790, when it recorded a population of 13,934. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 27,947.

Its recorded population peaked at 63,657 in 1980, and has since declined by roughly 56 percent.

On the ground today, 40 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Weldon Railroad — Additional Destruction (Aug 22-25), Battle of Riddick's Farm, Battle of Globe Tavern, and 18 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202027,947
201028,001
200024,533
199059,346
198063,657
197061,149
196058,933
195053,893
194048,797
193047,056
192048,961
191039,569
190037,184
189036,195
188032,870
187030,702
186030,198
185025,118
184022,558
183021,901
182020,482
181018,190
180015,374
179013,934
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Dinwiddie

Military engagements that took place in Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Weldon Railroad — Additional Destruction (Aug 22-25)
1864
Battle of Riddick's Farm
1864
Battle of Globe Tavern
1864
Jerusalem Plank Road – First
1864
Globe Tavern Line Consolidation (Aug 22 – Sep)
1864
Battle of Burgess Mill (Boydton Plank Road)
1864
Weldon Railroad — Destruction Continued (Dec 1864)
1864
Weldon Railroad Fight (June 22-23, 1864)
1864
Ream's Station — First Fight (June 29, 1864)
1864
Cavalry Fight at Burgess's Mill
1864
Rowanty Creek Cavalry Skirmish (December 1864)
1864
Reams' Station — Wilson Ambushed on Return (June 29, 1864)
1864
Wilson-Kautz — Black and White Station (June 23, 1864)
1864
Battle of Poplar Springs Church — Day 2 (October 1 1864)
1864
Cavalry Fight at Boydton Plank Road
1864
Engagement at Vaughan Road
1864
Battle of Burgess Mill (Hatcher's Run)
1864
Battle of Poplar Spring Church
1864
Siege Lines Extension — Autumn 1864
1864
Burgess Mill — Flanking Attempt (Oct 27)
1864
Signal Hill / Peebles' Farm
1864
Dimmock Line – Battery 5 capture
1864
Engagement at Black's and White's Station
1864
Skirmish at Jerusalem Plank Road (Prince George County)
1864
First assault on Petersburg
1864
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road
1864
Skirmish at Yanceyville Road (Prince George County)
1864
Engagement at Peebles' Farm
1864
Cavalry Fight at Stony Creek Station
1864
Globe Tavern — Second Day (August 19 1864)
1864
Battle of Peebles' Farm (Poplar Springs Church)
1864
Wilson-Kautz Raid on Weldon Railroad (Jun 22 – Jul 1)
1864
Wilson-Kautz Cavalry Raid – Rowanty Creek
1864
Cox Road / Peebles' Farm Follow-up (Oct 1-2)
1864
Jones Farm / Pegram Farm (Sep 30)
1864
Second Battle of Reams' Station
1864
Battle of Boydton Plank Road (Second)
1864
Globe Tavern — Heth's First Counterattack (August 19, 1864)
1864
Battle of Weldon Railroad (Second Globe Tavern)
1864
Battle of Reams' Station
1864

Historic places in Dinwiddie

National Register of Historic Places listings in Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Conover Archaeological Site
Carson
Burnt Quarter
Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie County Courthouse
Dinwiddie
Five Forks Battlefield
Petersburg
Wales
Petersburg
Montrose
McKenney
Butterwood Methodist Church and Butterwood Cemetery
Blackstone
Mayfield Cottage
Petersburg
Stony Creek Plantation
De Witt
Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield
Petersburg
Zehmer Farm
McKenney
Rose Bower
Stoney Creek
Petersburg National Battlefield
Petersburg
Williamson Site
Dinwiddie
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Frequently asked about Dinwiddie

When does Dinwiddie first appear in the US census?
Dinwiddie, Virginia first appears in the federal census in 1790, with a recorded population of 13,934.
What is the population of Dinwiddie?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Dinwiddie had a recorded population of 27,947.
When did Dinwiddie's population peak?
Dinwiddie's recorded population peaked at 63,657 in 1980.
Were any battles fought in Dinwiddie?
40 documented military engagements took place in Dinwiddie, including Weldon Railroad — Additional Destruction (Aug 22-25), Battle of Riddick's Farm, Battle of Globe Tavern.
How many historic places are in Dinwiddie?
18 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dinwiddie, Virginia.
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