Chesterfield

Chesterfield County, to include Midlothian, has seen the largest spike in home sales in the last few years with major new construction with some of the popular new homes communities like Hallsley, Harpers Mill, Magnolia Green, Tarrington, Founder’s Bridge, and many more. The spike has been well received and with that businesses have thrived and the population has expanded and widened in the Chesterfield County footprint.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 437 square miles of which 423 square miles is land and 14 square miles is water.

Chesterfield County is largely bordered by two rivers which define miles of its boundaries. The major adjoining cities each originated at the head of navigation of these rivers, called the fall line. There, the hillier and rockier Piedmont region falls to the sandy and mostly flat eastern coastal plain Tidewater region, a change that creates barriers for ships going upstream on the rivers. Chesterfield County includes areas of both regions.

Richmond and Manchester were formed at the fall line of the James River. Most of the northern portion of Chesterfield County is part of what is called Richmond’s “South Side”. As the James River flows east to Richmond and then turns almost due south below the fall line for about 8 miles (13 km) before turning east, Henrico County encompasses much of Richmond’s West End, North Side, and East End areas.

Chesterfield County borders on the Appomattox River to the south. Much of the southern and eastern portions of the county are considered part of the Tri-Cities area, which includes Petersburg, located at the fall line.

Chesterfield County is a FIRST CHOICE community in which to live, work, raise a family, and play. More than 318,000 people make Chesterfield their home, and we credit the county’s popularity to the excellent programs and services it provides, as well as the overall quality of life. To help make your transition as smooth as possible, we’ve compiled the following information.