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Renting an Apartment in Poquoson
What You Should Know
Poquoson is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the
Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city population was
11,566. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with
surrounding York county for statistical purposes.
Poquoson, which was formerly part of York County, became an incorporated town in
1952 and an independent city in 1975. (In Virginia, municipalities incorporated
as independent cities are not part of any county.) However, the ties remain
close. Over 30 years after Poquoson became a politically independent entity,
some constitutional services such as the courts, sheriff and jail continue to be
shared with neighboring York County.
Poquoson is one of the oldest continuously named cities in Virginia. It is also
one of the few to retain a name which derived from the Native Americans who
inhabited the area before colonization by the English began in the 17th century.