| The Virginias | |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | |
| Parts Type: | Principal cities |
| Parts Style: | list |
| P1: | • Alexandria, VA |
| P2: | • Norfolk, VA |
| P3: | • Richmond, VA |
| P4: | • Roanoke, VA |
| P5: | • Virginia Beach, VA |
| P6: | • Charleston, WV |
| P7: | • Huntington, WV |
| P8: | • Morgantown, WV |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 67004.97 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 63528.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3476.67 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 10327666 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
The Virginias (sometimes also known as the two Virginias) is a region in the United States comprising the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.[2] If they were a single state (as they were until 1863),[3] the Virginias would have a combined population of 10,425,109 as of 2020 United States census.[4] [5] This would give Virginia the 10th-largest population of any state, with 14,000 people less than the 9th, North Carolina. The total area of the two states is about 175,000 square kilometers (67,000 square miles).[6]
Vexit is a proposed measure for Second Amendment sanctuary counties in Virginia to secede and join the neighboring, more conservative West Virginia over the issue of gun legislation.[7]