York County is a county in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the Tidewater. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,045. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown. Located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula, with the York River as its northern border, York County is included in the Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. York County contains many tributaries of the York River. It shares land borders with the independent cities of Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton, and Poquoson, as well as James City County, and shares a border along the York River with Gloucester County. Formed in 1634 as Charles River Shire, one of the eight original shires of the Virginia Colony, and renamed York County in 1643, York County is one of the oldest counties in the United States. Yorktown is one of the three points of the Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia.

Founded: 1634
Named for: York
Seat: Yorktown
Largest community: Grafton
Total: 215 sq mi (556.85 km²)
Land: 105 sq mi (271.95 km²)
Water: 110 sq mi (284.9 km²), 51.3
Density: auto/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.yorkcounty.gov]
Twitter profile: yorkcountyvagov
Official Website: https://www.yorkcounty.gov/
Wikidata description: county in Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q506187
Wikidata label: York County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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