County in Virginia, United States
County in Virginia
Fauquier County
is a
county
in the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
. As of the
2020 census
, the population was 72,972.
[1]
The
county seat
is
Warrenton
.
[2]
Fauquier County is in
Northern Virginia
and is a part of the
Washington metropolitan area
.
History
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In 1608, the first European to explore in the vicinity,
Captain John Smith
, reported that the Whonkentia (a subgroup of the
Siouan
-speaking
Manahoac
tribe) inhabited the area. The Manahoac were forced out around 1670 by the
Iroquois
(
Seneca
), who did not resettle the area.
[3]
The
Conoy
camped briefly near
The Plains
, from 1697 to 1699.
[4]
The Six Nations ceded the entire region including modern Fauquier to
Virginia Colony
at the Treaty of Albany, in 1722.
Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from
Prince William County
. It is named for
Francis Fauquier
,
[5]
Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend.
American Civil War
battles in Fauquier County included (in order) the
First Battle of Rappahannock Station
, the
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap
, the
Battle of Kelly's Ford
, the
Battle of Aldie
, the
Battle of Middleburg
, the
Battle of Upperville
, the
First
and
Second Battle of Auburn
, the
Battle of Buckland Mills
, and the
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station
.
Geography
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Fauquier and adjacent counties
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, the county has an area of 651 square miles (1,690 km
2
), of which 647 square miles (1,680 km
2
) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.8 km
2
) (0.6%) is water.
[6]
Fauquier county is not densely populated, but exurban development from Washington, DC has sprung up in some parts. Even in rural areas, housing complexes can be seen along highways. The highest point by elevation is Blue Mountain at 2,205 ft (672 meters) on the county's northwestern border with Warren County.
[7]
Adjacent counties
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Major highways
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Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1790
| 17,892
| | ?
|
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1800
| 21,329
| | 19.2%
|
---|
1810
| 22,689
| | 6.4%
|
---|
1820
| 23,103
| | 1.8%
|
---|
1830
| 26,086
| | 12.9%
|
---|
1840
| 21,897
| | ?16.1%
|
---|
1850
| 20,868
| | ?4.7%
|
---|
1860
| 21,706
| | 4.0%
|
---|
1870
| 19,690
| | ?9.3%
|
---|
1880
| 22,993
| | 16.8%
|
---|
1890
| 22,590
| | ?1.8%
|
---|
1900
| 23,374
| | 3.5%
|
---|
1910
| 22,526
| | ?3.6%
|
---|
1920
| 21,869
| | ?2.9%
|
---|
1930
| 21,071
| | ?3.6%
|
---|
1940
| 21,039
| | ?0.2%
|
---|
1950
| 21,248
| | 1.0%
|
---|
1960
| 24,066
| | 13.3%
|
---|
1970
| 26,375
| | 9.6%
|
---|
1980
| 35,889
| | 36.1%
|
---|
1990
| 48,741
| | 35.8%
|
---|
2000
| 55,139
| | 13.1%
|
---|
2010
| 65,203
| | 18.3%
|
---|
2020
| 72,972
| | 11.9%
|
---|
2023 (est.)
| 75,165
| | 3.0%
|
---|
2020 census
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Fauquier County, Virginia ? Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity
(
NH = Non-Hispanic
)
|
Pop 2010
[12]
|
Pop 2020
[13]
|
% 2010
|
% 2020
|
White
alone (NH)
|
53,410
|
54,969
|
81.91%
|
75.33%
|
Black or African American
alone (NH)
|
5,232
|
4,999
|
8.02%
|
6.85%
|
Native American
or
Alaska Native
alone (NH)
|
186
|
128
|
0.29%
|
0.18%
|
Asian
alone (NH)
|
826
|
1,204
|
1.27%
|
1.65%
|
Pacific Islander
alone (NH)
|
27
|
49
|
0.04%
|
0.07%
|
Some Other Race
alone (NH)
|
103
|
339
|
0.16%
|
0.46%
|
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial
(NH)
|
1,241
|
3,491
|
1.90%
|
4.78%
|
Hispanic or Latino
(any race)
|
4,178
|
7,793
|
6.41%
|
10.68%
|
Total
|
65,203
|
72,972
|
100.00%
|
100.00%
|
2000 Census
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In 2000, there were 19,842 households, out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.14.
As of 2013, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $93,762.
[14]
The per capita income for the county was $39,600. About 3.70% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
The county is exurban. There has been increased growth in
Warrenton
and
New Baltimore
in recent years. The subdivisions of Brookside and Vint Hill have facilitated the growth in the eastern part of the county. There is some industry in Fauquier County, however the largest employer in the county is the county government and the hospital. As of the 2000 census, 47% of county residents that work have jobs that are outside the county.
[15]
The average travel time to work is 39.2 minutes.
Government
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Board of Supervisors
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- Cedar Run District: Richard Gerhardt (R) ? Chairman
- Center District: Kevin T. Carter (R) - Vice Chairman
- Lee District: Daron Culbertson (R)
- Marshall District: Regan Washer (R)
- Scott District: Edwin W. "Ike" Broaddus (I)
[16]
Constitutional officers
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- Clerk of the Circuit Court: Gail H. Barb (R)
- Commissioner of the Revenue: Eric Maybach (R)
- Commonwealth's Attorney: Scott C. Hook (R)
- Sheriff: Jeremy A. Falls (R)
- Treasurer: Tanya Remson Wilcox (R)
[17]
Legislators
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The
Virginia Senate
:
The
Virginia House of Delegates
:
The
U.S. House of Representatives
:
Law enforcement
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The Fauquier County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in Fauquier County, Virginia. Its headquarters are in Warrenton.
[18]
It supports the
Warrenton Training Center
, a CIA site in Warrenton.
[
citation needed
]
Warrenton and Remington have their own police departments.
[19]
[20]
Politics
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Since 1952, Fauquier County has voted for the
Republican Party
in all but one presidential election.
United States presidential election results for Fauquier County, Virginia
[21]
Year
|
Republican
|
Democratic
|
Third party
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
2020
|
25,106
|
57.50%
|
17,565
|
40.23%
|
990
|
2.27%
|
2016
|
22,127
|
59.07%
|
12,971
|
34.63%
|
2,362
|
6.31%
|
2012
|
21,034
|
59.16%
|
13,965
|
39.28%
|
556
|
1.56%
|
2008
|
19,227
|
56.19%
|
14,616
|
42.71%
|
376
|
1.10%
|
2004
|
19,011
|
63.55%
|
10,712
|
35.81%
|
192
|
0.64%
|
2000
|
14,456
|
61.56%
|
8,296
|
35.33%
|
729
|
3.10%
|
1996
|
11,063
|
57.45%
|
6,759
|
35.10%
|
1,436
|
7.46%
|
1992
|
10,497
|
50.57%
|
6,600
|
31.79%
|
3,662
|
17.64%
|
1988
|
11,733
|
69.86%
|
4,837
|
28.80%
|
226
|
1.35%
|
1984
|
10,319
|
71.41%
|
4,056
|
28.07%
|
76
|
0.53%
|
1980
|
6,782
|
58.11%
|
4,119
|
35.30%
|
769
|
6.59%
|
1976
|
4,715
|
51.75%
|
4,002
|
43.92%
|
394
|
4.32%
|
1972
|
4,654
|
67.71%
|
2,039
|
29.67%
|
180
|
2.62%
|
1968
|
2,845
|
43.76%
|
2,099
|
32.29%
|
1,557
|
23.95%
|
1964
|
2,101
|
37.43%
|
3,506
|
62.46%
|
6
|
0.11%
|
1960
|
2,123
|
51.86%
|
1,958
|
47.83%
|
13
|
0.32%
|
1956
|
2,112
|
55.55%
|
1,567
|
41.22%
|
123
|
3.24%
|
1952
|
2,068
|
56.27%
|
1,597
|
43.46%
|
10
|
0.27%
|
1948
|
1,102
|
41.32%
|
1,291
|
48.41%
|
274
|
10.27%
|
1944
|
1,089
|
33.99%
|
2,110
|
65.86%
|
5
|
0.16%
|
1940
|
756
|
28.67%
|
1,874
|
71.07%
|
7
|
0.27%
|
1936
|
629
|
23.54%
|
2,037
|
76.24%
|
6
|
0.22%
|
1932
|
379
|
15.82%
|
1,999
|
83.43%
|
18
|
0.75%
|
1928
|
972
|
38.83%
|
1,531
|
61.17%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1924
|
345
|
20.14%
|
1,277
|
74.55%
|
91
|
5.31%
|
1920
|
568
|
29.26%
|
1,365
|
70.32%
|
8
|
0.41%
|
1916
|
367
|
23.32%
|
1,204
|
76.49%
|
3
|
0.19%
|
1912
|
182
|
12.46%
|
1,187
|
81.25%
|
92
|
6.30%
|
Education
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Elementary schools
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- C. M. Bradley Elementary School
- James G. Brumfield Elementary School
- W. G. Coleman Elementary School
- Grace Miller Elementary School
- H. M. Pearson Elementary School
- C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School
- P. B. Smith Elementary School
- Claude Thompson Elementary School
- Mary Walter Elementary School
- Greenville Elementary School
- M. M. Pierce Elementary School
Middle schools
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- Auburn Middle School
- Cedar Lee Middle School
- W. C. Taylor Middle School
- Marshall Middle School
- Warrenton Middle School
High schools
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Private schools
[
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Higher education
[
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Economy
[
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Top Employers
[
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According to the county's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
[23]
the county's largest employers are:
Communities
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Towns
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Census-designated places
[
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Other unincorporated communities
[
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Notable people
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- James Markham Ambler
, American naval surgeon
- Turner Ashby
, born in Fauquier County, Confederate Army colonel in the American Civil War.
[24]
- Martin Berkofsky
, classical pianist and philanthropist.
- Matt Carson
, Entrepreneur and author
- Irv Cross
,
American footballer
and
sportscaster
.
- Susan Cummings
, an heiress infamous for killing Argentine polo player Roberto Villegas.
- Robert Duvall
, American-born actor who maintains a farm in The Plains.
- Bertram
and
Diana Firestone
, owners of
Newstead Farm
.
- George B. Fitch
, American businessman, Mayor of Warrenton, founder of Jamaican Bobsled Team.
- Rear Admiral
Cary Travers Grayson
, owner of
historic
Blue Ridge Farm
.
- Eppa Hunton
, U.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia, born and lived in Warrenton.
- Charles Marshall
, born in Warrenton, assistant
adjutant general
,
aide de camp
and
military secretary
to
Gen.
Robert E. Lee
.
Grandnephew
of Chief Justice John Marshall.
- James K. Marshall
,
Colonel
in the
Confederate States Army
,
killed in action
during
Pickett's Charge
at the
Battle of Gettysburg
while leading the
brigade
of
J. Johnston Pettigrew
, grandson of Chief Justice John Marshall.
- John Marshall
, born in Fauquier County,
Chief Justice of the United States
.
- Paul Mellon
, philanthropist, an
Exemplar of Racing
and owner of
Rokeby Farm
.
- John S. Mosby
, lived in Warrenton, was a
Confederate
partisan ranger
and
cavalryman
during the American Civil War. Buried in Warrenton cemetery.
- Karen O'Connor
and
David O'Connor
, Olympic eventing riders
- Dorothy B. Porter
, Bibliographer and curator, built the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at
Howard University
- Albert Rust
, 19th-century American politician who served as a senior
officer
of the
Confederate States Army
during the
American Civil War
(1861?1865).
- Michaele Salahi
and
Tareq Salahi
, the
White House Gate Crashers
.
- Willard Scott
, an American media personality best known for his work on
NBC
's
The Today Show
who lived in Paris, Virginia.
- Scott Shipp
, born in Warrenton, Superintendent of
Virginia Military Institute
from 1890 to 1907.
- Isabel Dodge Sloane
, owner of
Brookmeade Stud
.
- William "Extra Billy" Smith
, died in Warrenton, was a lawyer, congressman, two-time Governor of Virginia and one of the oldest Confederate generals in the American Civil War.
- Shedrick Thompson
, disputed lynching victim
- Liz Whitney Tippett
, owner of the
Llangollen estate
.
- William B. Waddell (Pony Express founder)
, Pony Express founder
See also
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References
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]
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"State & County QuickFacts"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 2,
2014
.
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"Find a County"
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on May 31, 2011
. Retrieved
June 7,
2011
.
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Swanton, John R. (1952).
The Indian Tribes of North America
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hdl
:
2027/mdp.39015015025854
.
ISBN
0-8063-1730-2
.
OCLC
52230544
.
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Harrison Williams,
Legends of Loudoun
, pp. 20-21.
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Gannett, Henry (1905).
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
. Govt. Print. Off. pp.
124
.
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"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"
.
United States Census Bureau
. February 1, 2011
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April 23,
2011
.
- ^
"Virginia County/Ind. City High Points"
. Peakbagger.com
. Retrieved
February 2,
2022
.
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000"
.
US Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 24,
2022
.
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"Historical Census Browser"
. University of Virginia Library.
Archived
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January 2,
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.
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Archived
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"Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000"
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.
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a
b
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race ? 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Fauquier County, Virginia"
.
United States Census Bureau
.
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a
b
"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race ? 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Fauquier County, Virginia"
.
United States Census Bureau
.
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.
factfinder.census.gov
. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from
the original
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May 7,
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.
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"Get A Life, Lose The Commute"
.
Fauquier Times-Democrat
. August 30, 2007. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2013.
- ^
"Board of Supervisors"
. Fauquier County
. Retrieved
October 3,
2022
.
- ^
"Constitutional Officers"
. Fauquier County.
Archived
from the original on December 30, 2017
. Retrieved
December 30,
2017
.
- ^
"Sheriff's Office | Fauquier County, VA"
.
www.fauquiercounty.gov
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2022
.
- ^
"Police Department | Warrenton, VA"
.
www.warrentonva.gov
. Retrieved
January 5,
2023
.
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"Welcome To Town Of Remington, VA"
.
www.remington-va.gov
. Retrieved
January 5,
2023
.
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Leip, David.
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.
uselectionatlas.org
.
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"Home | Saint John the Evangelist School"
.
www.sjesva.org
. Retrieved
December 14,
2021
.
- ^
"Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Year ending June 30, 2023"
.
Fauquier County, Virginia Government Website
. Retrieved
May 18,
2024
.
- ^
Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607?1896
. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
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