Charlottesville, conversationally Cville, is an autonomous city in the Province of Virginia. As of the 2010 registration, 48,210 individuals lived inside city limits.[3] It is the province seat of Albemarle District, which encompasses the city, however the two are separate legitimate entities.[4] This implies a Charlottesville inhabitant will list the City of Charlottesville as both their area and city on official printed material. It is named after the English Ruler Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Agency of Monetary Examination joins the City of Charlottesville with the Province of Albemarle for measurable purposes, bringing its relentlessly developing populace to roughly 150,000. Charlottesville is the core of the Charlottesville metropolitan zone, which incorporates Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson areas.
Charlottesville was the home of two Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. While both filled in as Legislative head of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and ventured out to and from Richmond, along the 71-mile (114 km) noteworthy Three Notch'd Street. Orange, found 26 miles (42 km) upper east of the city, was the main residence of President James Madison.
The College of Virginia, established by Thomas Jefferson and one of the first Open Ivies, straddles the city's southwestern fringe. Monticello, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the city, is, alongside the College of Virginia, an UNESCO World Legacy Site, drawing in a large number of voyagers each year.[5]