Chase City, Virginia

Chase City, Virginia
Main Street downtown
Main Street downtown
Official seal of Chase City, Virginia
Location of Chase City, Virginia
Location of Chase City, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°47′58″N 78°27′40″W / 36.79944°N 78.46111°W / 36.79944; -78.46111
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyMecklenburg
Government
 • MayorAlden Fahringer
 • Vice MayorJames Bohannon
 • Town CouncilBrenda Hatcher
B.J. Mull
Marshall E. Whitaker
Michelle Wilson
Pauline Keeton
 • Town ManagerC.F. “Dusty” Forbes
 • Police ChiefJ. A. Jordon
Area
 • Total2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2)
 • Land2.19 sq mi (5.66 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,351
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
2,215
 • Density1,012.80/sq mi (391.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23924
Area code434
FIPS code51-14984[3]
GNIS feature ID1464752[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

Chase City is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. Chase City was incorporated in 1873 and named for Salmon P. Chase, United States Chief Justice and Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury. The population was 2,053 at the 2020 census.[5] Tobacco and other crops are grown nearby.

  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. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2024.