Back شنكوتيغ (فيرجينيا) Arabic تشاينتيجو ARZ Chincoteague Catalan Шинкотиг (Виргини) CE Chincoteague CEB Chincoteague, Virginia Welsh Chincoteague (Virginia) German Chincoteague Spanish Chincoteague (Virginia) Basque Chincoteague (Virginie) French
Chincoteague, Virginia | |
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 West side of Chincoteague at sunrise. | |
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 Location of Chincoteauge in Accomack County, Virginia and of Accomack County in Virginia | |
  Chincoteague Location in Virginia and the United States  Chincoteague Chincoteague (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′5″N 75°22′4″W / 37.93472°N 75.36778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Accomack |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arthur Leonard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.48 sq mi (97.07 km2) |
| • Land | 9.26 sq mi (23.98 km2) |
| • Water | 28.22 sq mi (73.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,941 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 2,875 |
| • Density | 310.48/sq mi (119.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 23336 |
| Area code(s) | 757, 948 |
| FIPS code | 51-16512[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492764[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Chincoteague (/ˌʃɪŋkəˈtiːɡ/ or /ˈʃɪŋkətiːɡ/) is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, U.S. The town includes the whole of Chincoteague Island and an area of adjacent water. The population was 3,344 at the 2020 census.[5] The town is a tourist gateway to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on adjacent Assateague Island,[6] the location of a popular recreational beach and home of the Virginia herd of Chincoteague Ponies. These ponies and the annual Pony Swim are the subject of Marguerite Henry's 1947 children's book Misty of Chincoteague, which was made into the 1961 family film Misty, filmed on location.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chincoteague, Virginia
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Chincoteague%20town,%20Virginia
- ^ Weeks, Jennifier. "In Virginia, Encroaching Seas Pit Parking against Preservation". scientificamerican.com. Scientific American. Retrieved July 25, 2023.