Bowling Green, Virginia | |
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Town | |
Main Street, Bowling Green | |
Location in Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°3′12″N 77°20′51″W / 38.05333°N 77.34750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | ![]() |
County | Caroline |
Founded | 1837 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jason Satterwhite |
Area | |
• Total | 1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2) |
• Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,111 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 1,175 |
• Density | 732.54/sq mi (282.81/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 22427-22428 |
Area code | 804 |
FIPS code | 51-08888[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1498454[4] |
Website | Official website |
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2010 census.
The county seat of Caroline County[5] since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Virginia Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.
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