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Suffolk (US city)

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Suffolk

Independent city in southeastern Virginia, 38 km/24 mi southwest of Norfolk, on the Nansemond River; population (1990) 52,100, including the former Nansemond County. It is a major market for peanuts and processor of peanut products; among its other industries are meatpacking, tea and coffee processing, and timber.

Suffolk was burned by the British in 1779 and was occupied by Union troops during the Civil War. At 1,059 sq km/409 sq mi, it is (since 1974) the largest city in Virginia.
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