VirtualChesapeake.com

Your Portal for Chesapeake, Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia is a rapidly growing city that had a 2004 population of over 215,000, placing it among the top five largest cities in the State and among the top one-hundred largest of the nation in terms of population. Also, with respect to geographic size, Chesapeake, Virginia places within the top twenty-five largest cities in the United States in physical size. Virginia, known as the "Old Dominion" based on its history from the 1600's and whose popular motto says "Virginia is for Lovers," has an overall population of over 7,200,000. Regional resources include Norfolk that is reachable from Chesapeake. According to the US Census, Chesapeake has a highly educated population with over 85% having graduated from high school and over 20% being college graduates. Residents of Chesapeake have access to a respected system of schools and colleges. High schools include the Daniels Christian Academy, Deep Creek High School, Grace Baptist Temple Church School, Great Bridge High School, Great Hope Baptist School, Greenbrier Christian Academy, Hickory High School, Indian River High School, Oscar F. Smith High School, Portsmouth Christian School, Providence Baptist School, Stonebridge School, Tidewater Adventist Academy, and Western Branch High School. The Christopher Newport University, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College, and Tidewater Tech are among the local and nearby colleges. The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot will provide you with information on news and events concerning Chesapeake, such as Hotels in Chesapeake VA, Chesapeake Bay Vacations, Chesapeake Virtual Home Tours, Chesapeake VA Real Estate and Chesapeake Real Estate. They are also good sources for learning about area sports teams -- Norfolk State University Spartans, Old Dominion University Monarchs and Virginia Wesleyan College Marlins. The population of Chesapeake, of relatively average age, has access to medical care at local and regional facilities such as Chesapeake General Hospital, Children's Hospital King's Daughters, Hospital For Extended Recovery, and Maryview Medical Center/Portsmouth General. Chesapeake residents and visitors alike find many commercial and recreational activities and resources of interest in the Chesapeake area among Chesapeake Bay Real Estate, Chesapeake Bay Fishing, Chesapeake Bay, Apartments Rentals in Chesapeake VA and Chesapeake Home Tours. According to the US economic census, the 2000 median household income in Chesapeake was over $50,000. This is with the median house value in 2000 in Chesapeake being over $120,000. The top sectors for employment in Chesapeake, Virginia are Educational, Health and Social Services, Retail Trade, Manufacturing. VirtualChesapeake.com is a new site for information on Chesapeake, Virginia that will be continuously improved during the coming years, including Chesapeake Beaches, Chesapeake Beach Hotels, Chesapeake Bay Boat Rental, Chesapeake Colleges and Chesapeake Virginia Real Estate.