Frederick County, Virginia
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About Frederick County
Frederick County is the northernmost county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 91,419. Its county seat is Winchester. The county was formed in 1743 by splitting Orange County. Frederick County is included in the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facts
Frederick County at a glance
- County seat
- Winchester
- Population
- 91,419 (2020)
- Land area
- 415 sq mi
- Founded
- 1743
Communities
Largest communities in Frederick County
- Shawnee Landpopulation 2,248
- Stephens Citypopulation 2,016
- Middletownpopulation 1,355
- Brucetownpopulation 274
- Gorepopulation 249
History
History of Frederick County
The area that would become Frederick County, Virginia, was inhabited and transited by various indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European colonization. Colonization efforts began with the Virginia Company of London, but European settlement did not flourish until after the company lost its charter and Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. In order to stimulate migration to the colony, the headright system was used. Under this system, those who funded an emigrant's transportation costs (not the actual colonizers) were compensated with land. In 1649 the exiled King Charles II granted several acres of colonial Virginia lands to "seven loyal supporters", including Lord Fairfax. The Fairfax lands passed to Thomas Fairfax, 5th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1657-1710), who married the daughter of Thomas Colepeper, who also owned several acres of land.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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