Population figures for the jurisdictions that make up the new state of Northern Virginia are based upon the 2000 Census Data from the US Census Bureau.
Alexandria City 128,283
Arlington County 189,453
Fairfax County 969,749
Clifton Town 185
Fairfax City 21,498
Falls Church City 10,377
Herndon Town 21,655
Vienna Town 14,453
Loudoun County 169,599
Hamilton 562
Hillsboro 96
Leesburg 28,311
Lovettsville 853
Middleburg 632
Purcellville 3,584
Round Hill 500
Prince William County 280,813
Dumfries 4,937
Haymarket 879
Manassas City 35,135
Occoquan 759
Quantico 561
The Plains 266
Total 1,883,140
The state of Northern Virginia, or the Upper Dominion, as dubbed by Del. Thomas Davis Rust (R-86th), among others, would rank 36th in state population, out of 51 states. Two United States Senators and three members of the House of Representatives, for a total of five Electoral Votes, would represent the new state.
Other states comparative ranking to Northern Virginia based upon the 2000 Census Data from the US Census Bureau.
Utah 2,233,169
Nevada 1,998,257
NORTHRN VIRGINIA 1,883,140
New Mexico 1,819,046
West Virginia 1,808,344
Nebraska 1,711,263
Idaho 1,293,953
Maine 1,274,923
New Hampshire 1,235,786
Hawaii 1,211,537
Rhode Island 1,048,319
Montana 902,195
Delaware 783,600
South Dakota 754,844
North Dakota 642,200
Alaska 626,932
Vermont 608,827
Wyoming 493,782