Poquoson, which was formerly part of York County, became an incorporated town in 1952 and an independent city in 1975.

Over 30 years after Poquoson became a politically independent entity, some constitutional services such as the courts, sheriff and jail continue to be shared with neighboring York County.

Over 30 years after Poquoson became an independent city from York County, some constitutional services such as the courts, sheriff and jail continue to be shared with neighboring York County.

Towns that became cities of the same name include the current cities of Charlottesville, Danville, Fredericksburg, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, and Williamsburg, to name only a few.

The change from incorporated town to independent city status also effectively protected Poquoson from potential annexation suits by the adjacent City of Hampton.

Poquoson grew as a close-knit community of York County for the next 300 years.

In 1983, the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Suffolk and Williamsburg, as well as Gloucester, James City and York counties, were added.

It is owned by the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association ( HRETA ), a consortium of 18 Hampton Roads and Eastern Shore school systems — Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Middlesex, Sussex, Southampton, Northhampton and York counties and the independent cities of Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Poquoson, and Williamsburg.

Any Poquoson resident who is at least 18 years of age, is a United States citizen and a resident of Virginia is eligible to be a candidate for election.

Although Poquoson is one of the smaller of 10 independent cities extant in the Hampton Roads region in the 21st century, it is not unique in the area as a city having large areas of undeveloped and protected wetlands.

The area includes the Virginia cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Williamsburg, and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Surry, and York, as well as the North Carolina county of Currituck.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York county for statistical purposes.

In addition to the current city of Poquoson, New Poquoson Parish originally included the areas in York County known today as Poquoson, Tabb, Grafton, Dare and Seaford.

The city is a peninsula containing twenty square miles and is located between the Poquoson River on the north, Back River and Wythe Creek ( the Old Poquoson River ) on the south, the Chesapeake Bay on the east, and York County on the west.

A regional water provider, in modern times it is owned and operated by the City of Newport News, and serves over 400, 000 people in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and portions of York County and James City County.

The area includes the Virginia cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Williamsburg, and the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Surry, and York, as well as the North Carolina county of Currituck.

A regional water provider, in modern times it is owned and operated by the City of Newport News, and serves over 400, 000 people in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and portions of York County and James City County.

The Virginia Peninsula subregion includes four independent cities ( Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg ) and two counties ( James City County and York County ).

It is now owned by Newport News Waterworks, a regional water utility that serves more than 400, 000 customers in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and parts of York and James City counties.

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Poquoson () is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U. S. state of Virginia.

Poquoson is one of the oldest continuously named cities in Virginia.

The current city is a remnant of a larger area known from the first days of its settlement in the early 17th century by English colonists as the New Poquoson Parish of the Church of England.

Poquoson was located in Charles River Shire.

The Poquoson City Council is composed of seven members who are elected by the voters and serve four year terms.

Other papers include the Port Folio Weekly, the New Journal and Guide, The Poquoson Post, and the Hampton Roads Business Journal.

Poquoson has a weekly paper, The Poquoson Post.

Hampton Roads Magazine serves as a bi-monthly regional magazine for Poquoson and the Hampton Roads area.

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