Occupying an area of 79 sq mi, Poquoson City was established in the year 1631 as an Independent City and was named in the honor of an Algonquin term roughly interpreting to "great marsh" or "flat land". The county houses a population of around 12.1K with the ethnic integration of White, Native American, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with about 4.1K housing units and 3.3K families.

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