Henrico County Today - A Great Place to Live, Work and Grow

Administration Building, Henrico Government Center, Parham and Hungary Spring Roads.

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Bordering the city of Richmond on the west, north, and east, the county of Henrico lies between the James and Chickahominy rivers, and constitutes approximately a third of the Richmond metropolitan area. To see a map of Henrico, click this link to our page on historical points of interest. To return here, click on your browser's "back" button.

Today, Henrico's more than 300,000 residents live in a well-planned community of approximately 244 square miles (635 square kilometers) consisting of beautiful residential communities, large expanses of fertile farm land, and carefully developed office, retail, and diversified industrial areas.

In 1974, a new courthouse was built as part of the Henrico Government Center at Parham and Hungary Spring Roads. In 1986, Henrico opened the Eastern Government Center near Dabbs House on Nine Mile Road.

Henrico has an extensive network of park and recreational facilities, many of which have historic significance. For example, Meadow Farm, former home of Mosby Sheppard, is one of several Henrico sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This 150-acre farm was donated to the County of Henrico by Mrs. Elizabeth Adam Crump, wife of the late Adjutant General of Virginia Sheppard Crump, a descendent of the original owner. Meadow Farm is now the site of a nursing home, museum, and park.

And Henrico is still making history in other ways. To read about it, visit our Public Relations Web site for the latest on-line edition of our quarterly newspaper insert, Henrico Today and our Annual Reports.

Henrico County was one of the first localities in Virginia and the nation to adopt the Manager Form of local government. Click this link to learn about the history of the County Manager Form in Henrico.

Finally, for a wealth of information valuable to new residents, visitors and tourists alike, be sure to check our Newcomers' Page.