Hopewell Wedding

Hopewell is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 22,354 at the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Hopewell with Prince George county for statistical purposes.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.0 km (10.8 mi). 26.5 km (10.2 mi) of it is land and 1.5 km (0.6 mi) is water. The total area is 5.36% water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 22,354 people, 9,055 households, and 6,075 families residing in the city. The population density was 842.9/km (2,182.3/mi). There were 9,749 housing units at an average density of 367.6/km (951.7/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 62.29% White, 33.48% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 2.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.