Powhatan Magistrate is in the Eleventh judicial district of Virginia.

Although created by The Virginia General Assembly in the 1770's, Powhatan's final boundaries were established around 1850 with the annexation of a part of Chesterfield county. The county has close to 30 parks and fields encompassing illuminated baseball, softball, football and soccer fields; playgrounds; pavillions; walking trails; a disc golf course and a sports building with a gymnasium and Kitchen,dining and classroom space. The annual Powhatan County fair in May is a douzy with shows, concerts, rides, cow milking, petting zoo and Motor Sports weekend.