Bowling Green, Virginia

Bowling Green, Virginia
Town
Main Street, Bowling Green
Main Street, Bowling Green
Official seal of Bowling Green, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Location in Virginia
Bowling Green is located in Virginia
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Location in Virginia
Bowling Green is located in the United States
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 38°3′12″N 77°20′51″W / 38.05333°N 77.34750°W / 38.05333; -77.34750
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
CountyCaroline
Founded1837
Government
 • MayorJason Satterwhite
Area
 • Total1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Land1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,111
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
1,175
 • Density732.54/sq mi (282.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22427-22428
Area code804
FIPS code51-08888[3]
GNIS feature ID1498454[4]
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.