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'Culpeper County' is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,262. Its county seat is Culpeper⁶.

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History

Geography

Demographics

Schools

Towns

Unincorporated communities

External Links

Trivia

History

Culpeper County was established in 1749 from Orange County. The county is named for Lord Thomas Culpeper. During the Civil War the Battle of Cedar Mountain took place on August 9, 1862 and the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863 in Culpeper County.
Andrew Stevenson, Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1827 to 1834, was born in Culpeper County on Jan. 21, 1784.
Culpeper County saw more action than any other county anywhere during the Civil War. Unfortunately, most of the men were away fighting at the time.
Culpeper County has changed from primarily rural to a bedroom community for Washington and its Northern Virginia suburbs.
Culpeper was home to baseball Hall of Famer Eppa Rixey.
Culpeper also produced pro basketball player Keith "Mister" Jennings.
Culpeper produced country music star Kenny Alphin of the group "Big & Rich."
Culpeper County is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are quickly accessed beginning with Old Rag Mountain and the Skyline Drive just up Route 522.
Culpeper County is home to Commonwealth Park, site for many world-class equestrian events. It was here that actor Christopher Reeve suffered his accident during a competition.
Culpeper is home to famous battlefield at Brandy Station and the boyhood home to Civil War Gen. A.P. Hill.
Culpeper was once rated as one of America's best "Top 10 Small Towns", but was on the list only for a brief period of time.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 990 km² (382 mi²). 987 km² (381 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.33%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 34,262 people, 12,141 households, and 9,045 families residing in the county. The population density was 35/km² (90/mi²). There were 12,871 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.27% White, 18.15% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 2.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,141 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,290, and the median income for a family was $51,475. Males had a median income of $36,621 versus $25,985 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,162. About 7.00% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Culpeper County Public Schools http://www.culpeperschools.org

★ Culpeper County High School
A second high school is currently being built which is to be named Eastern View High School and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008.
Culpeper High School is ranked one of the top public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Towns

★ Culpeper

Unincorporated communities

★ Alanthus

★ Brandy Station

★ Catalpa

★ Elkwood

★ Kellys Ford

★ Mitchells

★ Richardsville

★ Stevensburg

★ Edward's Shop

★ Rapidan

★ Boston

★ Winston

★ Mitchells

★ Jeffersonton

★ Lignum

★ Buena

★ Reva

★ Griffinsburg

★ Cardova

★ Eldorada

★ Eggbornsville

External Links

★ http://www.culpepercounty.gov/

Trivia

★ It was during the Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association finals at the Commonwealth Park in Culpeper County that Christopher Reeve received his infamous neck injury rendering him a quadriplegic.

★ The James Reasoner Civil War Series is a 10-volume set of historical novels set in Culpeper, Virginia.

★ Culpeper has been featured or mentioned in many popular television shows such as Bones, ''NCIS'', and The Sopranos.