Chesterfield County, Virginia

Chesterfield County
County
Old Chesterfield County Courthouse
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°23′N 77°35′W / 37.38°N 77.59°W / 37.38; -77.59
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	May 25, 1749
Named for	Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Seat	Chesterfield Court House
Largest community	Chester
Area
• Total	437 sq mi (1,130 km2)
• Land	423 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  3.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	364,548
• Density	830/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 1st
Website	www.chesterfield.gov

Chesterfield County is located just south of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county's borders are primarily defined by the James River to the north and the Appomattox River to the south. Its county seat is Chesterfield Court House.^[1]

Chesterfield County was formed in 1749 from parts of Henrico County. It was named for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, a prominent English statesman who had been the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 364,548 ^[2] making it the fourth-most populous county in Virginia (behind Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun, respectively). Chesterfield County is part of the Greater Richmond Region, and the county refers to much of the northern portion of the county as "North Chesterfield".