Fauquier County, Virginia

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Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier () is a county located in the United States commonwealth/state of Virginia. As of the 2000 national census, the county's population was 55,139. Fauquier County's county seat is Warrenton, and the county is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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History

Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759, from Prince William County. It is named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time, who won the land in a poker game, according to legend.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 651 square miles (1,687 km²), of which, 650 square miles (1,683 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Clarke County (north)
Loudoun County (north)
Prince William County (east)
Stafford County (southeast)
Culpeper County (southwest)
Rappahannock County (west)
Warren County (northwest)

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.39% White, 8.79% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 non-Hispanic whites were 84.5% of the population of the county. African-Americans were still 8.8% of the population. Native Americans were 0.3% while the Asians population was 1.1% of the county total. The Latino population had more than doubled as a percentage of the total population of the county to 4.4%.

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.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $61,999, and the median income for a family was $69,507. Males had a median income of $45,484 versus $31,738 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,757. About 3.70% of families and 5.40% 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 primarily suburban and agricultural. There is no large "industry" in Fauquier County other than agriculture and, as such, there are no companies in the county that employ large numbers of people. Approximately 75% of county residents that work have jobs that are outside the county. Most of those jobs are east of Fauquier, often in Fairfax County. A number of Fauquier County residents commute all the way into Washington, DC on a daily basis.