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Line 1: {{short description\|Region of Virginia}} The '''Middle Peninsula''' is, as its name implies, the middle of three [[peninsula]]s on the western shore of [[Chesapeake Bay]] in [[Virginia]]. This peninsula is bounded by the [[Rappahannock River]] on the north and the [[York River]] on the south. It encompasses six Virginia counties: [[Essex County, Virginia\|Essex]], [[Gloucester County, Virginia\|Gloucester]], [[King and Queen County, Virginia\|King and Queen]], [[King William County, Virginia\|King William]], [[Mathews County, Virginia\|Mathews]], and [[Middlesex County, Virginia\|Middlesex]]. {{Coord\|37\|36\|10\|N\|76\|39\|15\|W\|display=title}} [[Image:Middle Peninsula- Location.svg\|thumb\|Map of [[Virginia]] with the Middle Peninsula in red.]] The '''Middle Peninsula''' is the second of three large [[peninsula]]s on the western shore of [[Chesapeake Bay]] in [[Virginia]]. To the north the [[Rappahannock River]] separates it from the [[Northern Neck]] peninsula. To the south the [[York River (Virginia)\|York River]] separates it from the [[Virginia Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Wright\|first1=Renee\|title=Virginia Beach, Richmond & Tidewater Virginia including Williamsburg, Norfolk and Jamestown : a great destination\|date=2010\|publisher=Countryman Press\|___location=Woodstock, Vt.\|isbn=9781581571066\|page=184\|edition=1st\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdRp5A16HccC&pg=PA184\|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Stapen \|first=Candyce H. \|title=Explorer's Guide Virginia \|year=2011 \|publisher=The Countryman Press \|isbn=9781581578669 \|quote=The Middle Peninsula has the Rappahannock River on the north and the York River on its south, ... \|url=http://www.countrymanpress.com/titles/VAEGi1.html \|access-date=28 March 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104034133/http://www.countrymanpress.com/titles/VAEGi1.html \|archive-date=4 November 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It encompasses six Virginia counties: [[Essex County, Virginia\|Essex]], [[Gloucester County, Virginia\|Gloucester]], [[King and Queen County, Virginia\|King and Queen]], [[King William County, Virginia\|King William]], [[Mathews County, Virginia\|Mathews]], and [[Middlesex County, Virginia\|Middlesex]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Winegar\|first1=Deane\|title=Longstreet highroad guide to the Chesapeake Bay\|date=2000\|publisher=Longstreet Press\|___location=Marietta, Ga.\|isbn=9781563525445\|url=http://sherpaguides.com/chesapeake_bay/middle_peninsulas/middle_peninsula.html\|access-date=23 June 2016}}</ref> Developed for tobacco plantations in the colonial era, in the 21st century the Middle Peninsula is known for its quiet rural life, vegetable [[truck farming\|truck-farming]], and fishing industry. As of the [[2020 United States census\|2020 census]], the Middle Peninsula was home to 92,886 people.<ref name="QuickFacts">{{cite web \|title=QuickFacts: Virginia, United States \|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/map/VA,US/POP010220 \|publisher=United States Census Bureau \|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> There are no cities on the Middle Peninsula and little industry. Among the towns found there, [[West Point, Virginia\|West Point]] has a pulp-and-paper mill. The unincorporated community of [[Deltaville]] is a popular spot for city-dwellers seeking a weekend boating on the bay. [[Tappahannock]] is a thriving community on the [[Rappahannock River]], and [[Urbanna]] has a small but prosperous tourism industry. Two small land reservations are home to the state-recognized [[Pamunkey]] and [[Mattaponi]] [[Native Americans in the United States\|Indian]] [[tribe]]s. The primary highways on the peninsula are [[U.S. Route 17]] (Tidewater Trail), which connects [[Fredericksburg, Virginia\|Fredericksburg]] with the [[Hampton Roads]] area, and [[U.S. Route 360]] (Northumberland Highway), which connects the [[Northern Neck]] with [[Richmond, Virginia\|Richmond]] and [[Danville, Virginia\|Danville]]. Before modern highways existed, passenger ferries and steam freighters linked the entire [[Chesapeake Bay]] region. The two southernmost counties on the Middle Peninsula, Gloucester and Mathews, are now considered to be part of the [[Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA\|Hampton Roads metropolitan area]]. Gloucester County is connected to the [[Virginia Peninsula]] by the [[George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge]], which spans the [[York River (Virginia)\|York River]]. King William County and King and Queen County to the west are part of the [[Greater Richmond Region\|Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)]]. ==See also== [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia]] [[U.S. Route 360 in Virginia]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://middlepeninsula.com/ middlepeninsula.com], general tourist information ~~{{stub}}~~ {{Virginia}} [[Category:Peninsulas of Virginia]] [[Category:Regions of Virginia]] [[Category:Landforms of Mathews County, Virginia]] [[Category:Landforms of Essex County, Virginia]] [[Category:Landforms of King and Queen County, Virginia]] [[Category:Landforms of Middlesex County, Virginia]] [[Category:Landforms of Gloucester County, Virginia]]