Shenandoah County, Virginia
Shenandoah County | |
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UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional district | 6th |
Website | www |
Shenandoah County (formerly Dunmore County) is a
History
The
The county was established in 1772 as 'Dunmore County' for
During the Civil War, the Battle of New Market took place in the county on May 15, 1864.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Hardy County, West Virginia – northwest
- Frederick County – northeast
- Warren County – east
- Page County – southeast
- Rockingham County – southwest
National protected areas
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (part)
- George Washington National Forest(part)
Transportation
- Shenandoah Valley Commuter Bus Service Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine offers weekday commuter bus service from the Northern Shenandoah Valley including Shenandoah County and Warren County to Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., including Arlington County and Fairfax County. Origination points in Shenandoah County include Woodstock. Origination points in Warren County include Front Royal and Linden.
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 10,510 | — | |
1800 | 13,823 | 31.5% | |
1810 | 13,646 | −1.3% | |
1820 | 18,926 | 38.7% | |
1830 | 19,750 | 4.4% | |
1840 | 11,618 | −41.2% | |
1850 | 13,768 | 18.5% | |
1860 | 13,896 | 0.9% | |
1870 | 14,936 | 7.5% | |
1880 | 18,204 | 21.9% | |
1890 | 19,671 | 8.1% | |
1900 | 20,253 | 3.0% | |
1910 | 20,942 | 3.4% | |
1920 | 20,808 | −0.6% | |
1930 | 20,655 | −0.7% | |
1940 | 20,898 | 1.2% | |
1950 | 21,169 | 1.3% | |
1960 | 21,825 | 3.1% | |
1970 | 22,852 | 4.7% | |
1980 | 27,559 | 20.6% | |
1990 | 31,636 | 14.8% | |
2000 | 35,075 | 10.9% | |
2010 | 41,993 | 19.7% | |
2020 | 44,186 | 5.2% | |
US Decennial Census[4] 1790–1960[5] 1900–1990[6] 1990–2000[7] 2010[8] 2020[9] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[8] | Pop 2020[9] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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37,886 | 37,304 | 90.22% | 84.42% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
|
699 | 1,031 | 1.66% | 2.33% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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71 | 84 | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Asian alone (NH) | 210 | 344 | 0.50% | 0.78% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 6 | 8 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 28 | 149 | 0.07% | 0.34% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 516 | 1,540 | 1.23% | 3.49% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,577 | 3,726 | 6.14% | 8.43% |
Total | 41,993 | 44,186 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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 can be of any race.
2010 Census
As of the
2000 Census
As of the
There were 14,296 households, out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86.
The county population contained 22.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $39,173, and the median income for a family was $45,080. Males had a median income of $29,952 versus $22,312 for females. The
Education
Private
Secondary institutions
Primary institutions
- Shenandoah Valley Adventist Elementary School
- Valley Baptist Christian School
Public
High schools
- Stonewall Jackson High School (Shenandoah County, Virginia)
- Strasburg High School
- Central High School (Woodstock)
Elementary and middle schools
- W.W. Robinson Elementary School (Woodstock)
- Peter Muhlenberg Middle School (Woodstock)
- Ashby-Lee Elementary School (Quicksburg)
- North Fork Middle School (Quicksburg)
- Sandy Hook Elementary School (Strasburg)
- Signal Knob Middle School (Strasburg)
Other
- Triplett Tech (Mount Jackson)
- Massanutten Regional Governor's School (High School level, in Mount Jackson)
Communities
Towns
- Edinburg (pop. 1,041)
- Mount Jackson (pop. 1,994)
- New Market (pop. 2,146)
- Strasburg (pop. 6,398)
- Toms Brook (pop. 258)
- Woodstock (pop. 5,097)
Census-designated places
- Basye (pop. 1,374)
- Bowmans Crossing
- Clary
- Columbia Furnace
- Conicville
- Fishers Hill
- Forestville
- Lebanon Church
- Locust Grove
- Hudson Crossroads
- Maurertown
- Mount Clifton
- Mount Olive
- Orkney Springs (pop. 58)
- Quicksburg
- Saumsville
Other unincorporated communities
Law enforcement
Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | SCSO |
Agency overview | |
Formed | May 26, 1772 |
Employees | 100+ |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Constituting instrument |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Woodstock, Virginia |
Agency executive |
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Website | |
Official Website |
The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in Shenandoah County. The SCSO was created on May 26, 1772, when the position of High Sheriff position was created; its main duty was to collect taxes.[12]
The SCSO was accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission between 2006, when it first became accredited, and 2022, when it lost accreditation following an evaluation.[13]
Politics
Politically, Shenandoah County is one of the most consistently
In 1856, Shenandoah County was the only county in Virginia to record votes in favor of the candidate of the newly formed Republican Party, John C. Frémont.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 16,463 | 69.51% | 6,836 | 28.86% | 385 | 1.63% |
2016 | 14,094 | 68.72% | 5,273 | 25.71% | 1,141 | 5.56% |
2012 | 12,538 | 64.72% | 6,469 | 33.39% | 366 | 1.89% |
2008 | 12,005 | 62.45% | 6,912 | 35.96% | 306 | 1.59% |
2004 | 11,820 | 68.94% | 5,186 | 30.25% | 140 | 0.82% |
2000 | 9,636 | 66.68% | 4,420 | 30.58% | 396 | 2.74% |
1996 | 7,440 | 56.02% | 4,224 | 31.81% | 1,616 | 12.17% |
1992 | 7,746 | 55.74% | 3,956 | 28.47% | 2,194 | 15.79% |
1988 | 8,612 | 71.74% | 3,276 | 27.29% | 116 | 0.97% |
1984 | 9,048 | 76.03% | 2,771 | 23.29% | 81 | 0.68% |
1980 | 7,517 | 67.10% | 3,137 | 28.00% | 549 | 4.90% |
1976 | 6,296 | 64.05% | 3,364 | 34.22% | 170 | 1.73% |
1972 | 7,128 | 82.46% | 1,422 | 16.45% | 94 | 1.09% |
1968 | 5,461 | 62.91% | 1,654 | 19.05% | 1,566 | 18.04% |
1964 | 3,981 | 55.54% | 3,184 | 44.42% | 3 | 0.04% |
1960 | 4,144 | 66.85% | 2,053 | 33.12% | 2 | 0.03% |
1956 | 4,164 | 69.18% | 1,769 | 29.39% | 86 | 1.43% |
1952 | 4,284 | 71.12% | 1,734 | 28.78% | 6 | 0.10% |
1948 | 3,349 | 64.65% | 1,603 | 30.95% | 228 | 4.40% |
1944 | 3,517 | 64.12% | 1,962 | 35.77% | 6 | 0.11% |
1940 | 3,527 | 58.87% | 2,450 | 40.89% | 14 | 0.23% |
1936 | 3,152 | 52.29% | 2,861 | 47.46% | 15 | 0.25% |
1932 | 2,514 | 48.19% | 2,635 | 50.51% | 68 | 1.30% |
1928 | 3,420 | 68.28% | 1,589 | 31.72% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 2,214 | 48.80% | 2,186 | 48.18% | 137 | 3.02% |
1920 | 2,683 | 56.05% | 2,077 | 43.39% | 27 | 0.56% |
1916 | 1,425 | 48.70% | 1,440 | 49.21% | 61 | 2.08% |
1912 | 706 | 27.61% | 1,336 | 52.25% | 515 | 20.14% |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah County, Virginia
- New Market Airport
- Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office
- Shenandoah Local History Collection at James Madison University's Special Collections
- Shenandoah Valley Miscellaneous Ledgers, Minute Books and Registers collection at James Madison University's Special Collections
- The Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation
References
- ^ "Shenandoah County, Virginia". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". US Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). US Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Shenandoah County VA". US Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Shenandoah County VA". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "American FactFinder"
- ^ "2000 Census". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office - History Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnson, Colby (June 11, 2022). "Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office loses accreditation". WHSV. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ISSN 2333-7788. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved December 8, 2020.