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Suffolk

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About Suffolk

Independent city in the United States
1742Established
94,324Population
428.9 sq miArea
36 ftElevation

Suffolk (locally SUF-uuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 16th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.

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The forecast calls for Mostly Sunny, highs near 85°. In the local news, Suffolk's new playground passport challenges families to visit 17 parks (wtkr.com), Taste of Suffolk festival ends early due to weather, city says (13newsnow.com), and Two firefighters injured in Suffolk warehouse blaze (wtkr.com).

The community noted 9 passings this week (obituaries).

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