Frederick County (Virginia)

administration
Frederick County Courthouse
US state :	Virginia
Administrative headquarters :	Winchester
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 107 N. Kent Street Winchester, VA 22601-5039
Foundation :	1743
Made up from:	Orange County Augusta County
Area code :	001 540
Demographics
Residents :	78,305 (2010)
Population density :	73 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1076 km²
Water surface :	3 km²
map

Website : www.co.frederick.va.us

Frederick County is a county in the state of Virginia in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 59,209 people and a population density of 55 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Winchester .

geography

Frederick County is located in the far north of Virginia, borders West Virginia to the north and west, and is divided into six administrative districts: Back Creek District, Gainesboro District, Opequon District, Red Bud District, Shawnee District, Stonewall District. The county has an area of 1076 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Clarke County , Warren County, and Shenandoah Counties .

history

Friedrich Ludwig of Hanover

It was formed in 1743 from parts of Orange County and Augusta County. It was named after Friedrich Ludwig von Hannover , the eldest son of George II , King of Great Britain and his wife Caroline von Ansbach . During the American Revolution, the district capital, Winchester, was the headquarters of George Washington . During the American Civil War , the county's affiliation shifted between the Confederate and the Union, depending on how the next battle was decided. An excerpt from the battles fought in Frederick County:

First Battle of Kernstown in March 1862
First Battle of Winchester in May 1862
Second Battle of Winchester in June 1863
Second Battle of Kernstown in July 1864
Third Battle of Winchester in September 1864
Battle of Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	19,681	-
1800	24,744	25.7%
1810	22,574	-8.8%
1820	24,706	9.4%
1830	26,046	5.4%
1840	14,242	-45.3%
1850	15,975	12.2%
1860	16,546	3.6%
1870	16,596	0.3%
1880	17,553	5.8%
1890	17,880	1.9%
1900	13,239	-26%
1910	12,787	-3.4%
1920	12,461	-2.5%
1930	13,167	5.7%
1940	14.008	6.4%
1950	17,537	25.2%
1960	21,941	25.1%
1970	28,893	31.7%
1980	34,150	18.2%
1990	45,723	33.9%
2000	59.209	29.5%
2010	78,305	32.3%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Belle Grove Plantation, listed on NRHP No. 69000243

Frederick County's Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Frederick County had 59,209 people in 22,097 households and 16,727 families. The population density was 55 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.99 percent white, 2.62 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.66 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.56 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.01 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.70 percent of the population.

Of the 22,097 households, 36.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 62.5 percent were married couples living together, 8.8 percent were single mothers, 24.3 percent were non-families, 19.2 percent were single households and 6.8 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.02.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.4 percent of residents under 18 years of age, 7.0 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 31.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 10.6 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 96.7 men.

The median income for a household in the 46,941 USD , and the median income for a family was 52,281 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,705 versus $ 25,046 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,080. 4.0 percent of families and 6.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. 7.3 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.9 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

↑ Frederick County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
^ Frederick County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Frederick County, Virginia - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

39.21 -78.26Coordinates: 39 ° 13 ′ N , 78 ° 16 ′ W

[1] Frederick County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[2] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011.

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.

[4] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.

[5] Frederick County, Virginia , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .