"City" means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law.
Va. Code Ann. § 1-208
City
Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 21; 1971, Ex
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