Warren County, Virginia
Warren County, Virginia | ||
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 Warren County Courthouse in Front Royal, Virginia | ||
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 Location in the U.S. state of Virginia | ||
 Virginia's location in the U.S. | ||
| Founded | 1836 | |
| Named for | Joseph Warren | |
| Seat | Front Royal | |
| Largest town | Front Royal | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 217 sq mi (562 km2) | |
| • Land | 213 sq mi (552 km2) | |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2), 1.5% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2017) | 39,563 | |
| • Density | 186/sq mi (72/km2) | |
| Congressional district | 6th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC−5/−4 | |
| Website | www.warrencountyva.net | |
Warren County is a U.S. county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 2010 census places Warren County within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 37,575.[1] The county seat is Front Royal.[2]
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Adjacent counties
2.2 National protected areas
3 Demographics
4 Transportation
4.1 Major highways
5 Education
5.1 Colleges
5.2 Preparatory school
5.3 Public K-12 schools
6 Communities
6.1 Town
6.2 Census-designated places
6.3 Other unincorporated communities
7 Politics
8 Notable residents
9 See also
10 References
History
By 1672 the entire Shenandoah Valley was claimed for hunting by the Iroquois Confederation following the Beaver Wars. Some bands of the Shawnee settled in the area as client groups to the Iroquois and alternately to the Cherokee after 1721. The Iroquois formally sold their entire claim east of the Alleghenies to the Virginia Colony at the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744.[3] Warren County was established in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah counties.[4]:33 At that time the county had a population of 7,000 people, a quarter of which were enslaved.[4]:289 Wedding records show marriages of people born in the 1770s marrying in the 1800s who head households of four to eight "free colored" so the early demographics of the population are unclear.[5]:823–824 Joist Hite lead the Sixteen Families into the Lower Shenandoah Valley.[6] Some consider that group the first European settlers of the area, others believe different claims.[6]:ix Either way, Presbyterians of Scotch-Irish lineage and Quakers followed.[7]
Rail service was established in 1854 with the construction of the Alexandria, Orange and Manassas Gap Railroad between Manassas and Riverton. This line was soon extended to Strasburg in time to become a factor in the Battle of Front Royal on May 23, 1862 and throughout the Civil War. Lumber, agriculture, manufacturing and grain mills provided employment in the region for decades after the Civil War. The county is named for Joseph Warren. During the Civil War the Battle of Front Royal took place in the county on May 23, 1862.[8]:368 On September 23, 1864 William Thomas Overby and five others of then Lt. Col. John S. Mosby's 43rd Virginia Battalion of Partisan Rangers were captured by cavalry troops under the command of then Brig. Gen. George A. Custer in Front Royal out of uniform and were executed as spies.[9]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 217 square miles (560 km2), of which 213 square miles (550 km2) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) (1.5%) is water.[10] The highest point is Hogback Mountain in Shenandoah National Park, along the border with Rappahannock County.
Adjacent counties
Frederick County, Virginia – north
Clarke County, Virginia – northeast
Fauquier County, Virginia – east
Rappahannock County, Virginia – southeast
Page County, Virginia – southwest
Shenandoah County, Virginia – west
National protected areas
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (part)
George Washington National Forest (part)
Shenandoah National Park (part)
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1840 | 5,627 | — | |
| 1850 | 6,607 | 17.4% | |
| 1860 | 6,442 | −2.5% | |
| 1870 | 5,716 | −11.3% | |
| 1880 | 7,399 | 29.4% | |
| 1890 | 8,280 | 11.9% | |
| 1900 | 8,837 | 6.7% | |
| 1910 | 8,589 | −2.8% | |
| 1920 | 8,852 | 3.1% | |
| 1930 | 8,340 | −5.8% | |
| 1940 | 11,352 | 36.1% | |
| 1950 | 14,801 | 30.4% | |
| 1960 | 14,655 | −1.0% | |
| 1970 | 15,301 | 4.4% | |
| 1980 | 21,200 | 38.6% | |
| 1990 | 26,142 | 23.3% | |
| 2000 | 31,584 | 20.8% | |
| 2010 | 37,575 | 19.0% | |
| Est. 2017 | 39,563 | [11] | 5.3% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1790–1960[13] 1900–1990[14] 1990–2000[15] | |||
As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile (24/km²). The demographics of the county is (2000) 92.71% White, 4.83% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,087 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,422, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $37,182 versus $25,506 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,841. About 6.00% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
I-66 in Warren County
- Front Royal Area Transit (FRAT)[17] provides weekday transit for the town of Front Royal.
- Page County Transit[18] - the People Movers provides weekday transit for the town of Luray and weekday service between Luray and Front Royal.
Major highways
I-66
I-81
US 11
US 340
US 522
SR 55
SR 79
- / Skyline Drive
Education
Sonner Hall at Randolph-Macon Academy
Colleges
- Christendom College
Preparatory school
Randolph-Macon Academy (6-12)
Public K-12 schools
- A.S. Rhodes Elementary School[19] (K-5)
- E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School[20] (K-5)
- Hilda J. Barbour Elementary School[21] (K-5)
- Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary School[22] (K-5)
- Ressie Jefferies Elementary School[23] (K-5)
Skyline High School (9–12)
Warren County High School (9–12)- Warren County Middle School[24] (6–8)
- Skyline Middle School (6-8)
Communities
Town
Front Royal (county seat)
Census-designated places
- Apple Mountain Lake
Chester Gap (mostly in Rappahannock County)- Shenandoah Farms
- Shenandoah Shores
- Skyland Estates
Other unincorporated communities
- Ashby
- Bentonville
- Bethel
- Browntown
- Buckton
- Cedarville
- Happy Creek
- Howellsville
- Karo
- Limeton
- Linden
- Milldale
- Nineveh
- Overall
- Reliance
- Riverton
- Rockland
- Waterlick
Politics
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third parties |
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2016 | 65.6% 11,773 | 28.8% 5,169 | 5.6% 1,009 |
2012 | 59.1% 9,869 | 38.6% 6,452 | 2.3% 377 |
2008 | 55.1% 8,879 | 43.4% 6,997 | 1.6% 250 |
2004 | 61.1% 8,600 | 37.3% 5,241 | 1.6% 227 |
2000 | 56.7% 6,335 | 38.6% 4,313 | 4.6% 518 |
1996 | 48.3% 4,657 | 39.5% 3,814 | 12.2% 1,181 |
1992 | 44.6% 4,319 | 36.7% 3,554 | 18.6% 1,803 |
1988 | 61.9% 4,700 | 36.4% 2,769 | 1.7% 129 |
1984 | 65.7% 5,016 | 33.4% 2,551 | 0.8% 64 |
1980 | 55.8% 3,861 | 37.5% 2,597 | 6.7% 462 |
1976 | 45.8% 2,985 | 49.4% 3,221 | 4.8% 311 |
1972 | 69.4% 3,718 | 28.2% 1,508 | 2.5% 131 |
1968 | 43.4% 2,297 | 28.6% 1,513 | 28.1% 1,486 |
1964 | 43.0% 1,886 | 56.8% 2,494 | 0.2% 10 |
1960 | 49.5% 1,842 | 49.7% 1,850 | 0.8% 28 |
1956 | 58.8% 2,003 | 38.8% 1,322 | 2.4% 80 |
1952 | 57.9% 1,888 | 41.8% 1,362 | 0.3% 11 |
1948 | 40.9% 1,016 | 52.0% 1,291 | 7.1% 176 |
1944 | 42.3% 761 | 57.5% 1,034 | 0.2% 3 |
1940 | 26.8% 491 | 73.0% 1,338 | 0.2% 4 |
1936 | 26.6% 426 | 73.2% 1,174 | 0.3% 4 |
1932 | 24.9% 367 | 74.5% 1,096 | 0.6% 9 |
1928 | 44.3% 564 | 55.7% 710 | |
1924 | 16.9% 150 | 78.7% 699 | 4.4% 39 |
1920 | 28.3% 293 | 69.6% 720 | 2.0% 21 |
1916 | 26.5% 214 | 72.2% 583 | 1.2% 10 |
1912 | 16.5% 122 | 77.2% 571 | 6.4% 47 |
Notable residents
Thomas Ashby, born in Warren County, physician and Maryland state legislator[26]
Thomas M. Allen, born in Warren County, clergyman and university official in Missouri[27]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Virginia
References
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^ "Welcome to Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary". Retrieved 17 February 2017.
^ "Welcome to Ressie Jeffries Elementary". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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