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Between 2020 and 2023, Mecklenburg County lost 0.3 percent of its population, from 30,319 in 2020 to 30,232 — an estimated 87 people — primarily because the number of deaths exceeded the number of births. The findings were published by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia as part of an ongoing study of Virginia population trends between each ten-year census count.

Despite an influx of new residents, Mecklenburg County’s population has declined in the three years since the last census was conducted in 2020.

Acreage caps Isle of Wight and Surry counties enacted last year to restrict the proliferation of solar farms can stay in place – for now. A House of Delegates subcommittee voted on Feb. 27 to carry over to 2025 a bill that would have nullified locally-imposed bans and limits.

The Demographic Research Group at University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center recently released the 2023 population estimates for Virginia’s counties and independent cities, giving us an insight into the changing demographic landscape of Virginia.

Paid internships within Virginia can help keep newly graduated college students from looking elsewhere and staying within the Commonwealth.

The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center is projecting a 7% uptick in enrollment for Surry County Public Schools over the next five years.

Some Southwest localities have become population magnets due to other areas in Virginia losing population because deaths outnumber births and net in-migration, according to the Weldon Cooper Center.

Just in case the U.S. Census Bureau isn’t reliable enough for town and county elected officials, the esteemed Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia has arrived at the same conclusion.

More data is out to solidify the trend of Northern Virginians leaving for smaller metros and rural areas elsewhere in the state, according to a report by UVA's Weldon Cooper Center.

Fast-growing King William County has moved to curtail additional residential development after passing a resolution that discourages new homes.