Bowling Green, Virginia | |
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Town | |
 Main Street, Bowling Green | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Virginia | |
  Bowling Green Location in Virginia  Bowling Green Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′12″N 77°20′51″W / 38.05333°N 77.34750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| County | Caroline |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jason Satterwhite |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,111 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 1,175 |
| • Density | 732.54/sq mi (282.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 22427-22428 |
| Area code | 804 |
| FIPS code | 51-08888[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498454[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2010 census.
The county seat of Caroline County[5] since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Virginia Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.