Amelia County, Virginia

Amelia County
Amelia County
County
	Amelia County Court House
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
	Virginia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°20′N 77°59′W / 37.34°N 77.98°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1735
Named for	Princess Amelia
Seat	Amelia Court House
Area
• Total	359 sq mi (930 km2)
• Land	355 sq mi (920 km2)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	13,265
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km2)
Demonym(s)	Amelian, Amellianaire
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	23002, 23083, 23105
Congressional district	5th
Website	va-ameliacounty.civicplus.com

Amelia County is a county located just southwest of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The county is located in Central Virginia and is included in the Greater Richmond Region. Its county seat is Amelia Court House.^[1]

Amelia County was created in 1735 from parts of Prince George and Brunswick counties and was named in honor of Princess Amelia of Great Britain. Parts of the county were later carved out to create Prince Edward and Nottoway counties.

As of the 2020 census, the county population was 13,265.^[2]

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Amelia County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.