Stafford County, Virginia
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About Stafford County
Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of Washington, D.C. It is part of the Northern Virginia region, and the D.C area. It is one of the fastest-growing and highest-income counties in America. As of the 2020 United States census, the population sits at 156,927. Its county seat is Stafford.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facts
Stafford County at a glance
- County seat
- Stafford
- Population
- 156,927 (2020)
- Land area
- 280 sq mi
- Founded
- 1664
Communities
Largest communities in Stafford County
- Aquia Harbourpopulation 6,836
- Stafford County seatpopulation 5,370
- Marine Corps Base Quanticopopulation 5,221
- Falmouthpopulation 4,956
- Southern Gatewaypopulation 3,133
History
History of Stafford County
For thousands of years, various native cultures succeeded each other in their territories along the Potomac River and its tributaries. By the time of English colonization, there were 32 Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in the present-day coastal Tidewater Virginia area, including those of the Patawomeck and numerous tribes that were part of the Powhatan Confederacy. The former small tribe, still centered in Stafford County, was recognized by the state of Virginia in 2010. The Indigenous' first recorded encounter with Europeans in this area was in 1608, with John Smith of the Jamestown Settlement. During a time of recurring tension between the early English colonists and the local natives, the colonists led by Samuel Argall captured Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, while she was living with her husband, Kocoum, at the Patawomeck town of Passapatanzy.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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