CODE OF VIRGINIA

CITY (§ 1-208)

“City” means an independent incorporated community which became a
city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined
boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided
by law.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 21; 1971, Ex. Sess., c.
49, § 1-13.2; 1995, c. 155; 2005, c. 839.