Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Virginia has 658 practicing orthopedic surgeons. Broken out by city, orthopedic surgery doctor density in Abingdon is 7, in Alexandria is 71, in Annandale is 10, in Arlington is 44, in Arrington is 1, in Ashburn is 2, in Big Stone Gap is 1, in Blacksburg is 3, in Burke is 3, in Centreville is 4, in Charlottesville is 35, in Chesapeake is 26, in Chester is 11, in Christiansburg is 5, in Colonial Heights is 8, in Covington is 1, in Culpeper is 2, in Dahlgren is 1, in Danville is 6, in Dublin is 2, in Dulles is 1, in Fairfax is 48, in Falls Church is 14, in Farmville is 7, in Fishersville is 6, in Forest is 10, in Fort Belvoir is 3, in Fort Eustis is 2, in Franklin is 2, in Fredericksburg is 19, in Front Royal is 2, in Ft Myer is 1, in Galax is 3, in Gloucester is 3, in Grundy is 2, in Hampton is 13, in Harrisonburg is 14, in Hayes is 5, in Haymarket is 3, in Herndon is 32, in Hopewell is 4, in Hot Springs is 1, in Independence is 1, in Kilmarnock is 2, in Langley Afb is 5, in Lansdowne is 2, in Leesburg is 11, in Lexington is 1, in Lorton is 2, in Low Moor is 4, in Lynchburg is 18, in Manassas is 9, in Marion is 2, in Martinsville is 3, in Mclean is 3, in Mechanicsville is 8, in Middleburg is 1, in Midlothian is 28, in Moneta is 1, in Nassawadox is 3, in Newport News is 28, in Norfolk is 26, in Norton is 7, in Oakton is 1, in Petersburg is 1, in Portsmouth is 29, in Pulaski is 1, in Purcellville is 1, in Radford is 2, in Reston is 21, in Richlands is 3, in Richmond is 100, in Rixeyville is 1, in Roanoke is 16, in Rocky Mount is 1, in Round Hill is 1, in Salem is 12, in Smithfield is 4, in South Boston is 4, in South Hill is 10, in Springfield is 8, in Stafford is 8, in Staunton is 2, in Sterling is 4, in Suffolk is 20, in Tappahannock is 3, in Vienna is 15, in Vinton is 5, in Virginia Beach is 27, in Warrenton is 8, in White Stone is 1, in Williamsburg is 20, in Winchester is 14, in Wise is 1, in Woodbridge is 10, in Woodstock is 5, and in Wytheville is 2.

Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies, and Richmond, its capital, was also the colonial capital. Virginia achieved statehood in 1788, and its population is currently 7,567,465. Eight U.S. presidents were born in this state. Virginia is rich in colonial history. Two former president’s homes draw thousands of visitors each year: Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, and Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Also popular visiting sites are the Shenandoah National Park, the Booker T. Washington birthplace near Roanoke, and the Blue Ridge National Parkway. Famous Virginians are singer Ella Fitzgerald, tennis great Arthur Ashe, and actor George C. Scott

According to 2005 Census estimates, Virginia has a population of 7,567,465. Of this population, 1,765,029 are under the age of 18 and 860,258 are at or above the age of 65.