# Talk:Virginia Beach, Virginia

Move to Virginia Beach. No need for Virginia.
2A02:C7E:3AA0:9200:7171:E9D6:A968:BC39 (talk) 16:54, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

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I see that the article says that the City of Virginia Beach was established in 1906. That was when it was an incorporated town, not an independent city. These are two different things. I would like to change the year it was established to either 1952, when it became the modern city, or 1963, when it merged with Princess Anne County. I feel that the opening is misleading too vague. I just wanted to ask permission to make this edit, so I won't get yelled at and have my edit reverted. Thanks!  Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 15:35, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

It says both very clearly. The lead correctly states that "modern VA Beach" was established in 1906, while the history and infobox share more details. It should not be changed IMO. glman (talk) 16:37, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
Doesn't modern imply the most recent date? I feel like 1952 would fit best, with something like: "While Virginia Beach was first designated a town in 1906, it became the modern independent city in 1952." Just an idea. Erin (SSBelfastFanatic) (talk) 17:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

The infobox says 457,000, but later in the article it says 459,470 for the 2020 census population. The infobox number has a source sayings its from the US census bureau, but it looks like the site's dead SSCreader (talk) 18:16, 8 October 2025 (UTC)