Westmoreland County, Virginia
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About Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County is located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population sits at 18,477. Its county seat is Montross.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Facts
Westmoreland County at a glance
- County seat
- Montross
- Population
- 18,477 (2020)
- Land area
- 253 sq mi
- Founded
- 1653
Communities
Largest communities in Westmoreland County
- Colonial Beachpopulation 3,908
- Montross County seatpopulation 333
History
History of Westmoreland County
As originally established by the Virginia colony's House of Burgesses, this area was separated from Northumberland County in 1653 and named for the English county of Westmorland; both counties are coastal. The territory of Westmoreland County encompassed much of what later became the various counties and cities of Northern Virginia, including the city of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, and Prince William County. These areas comprised part of Westmoreland until the formation of Stafford County in 1664. Westmoreland County on Northern Neck was the birthplace of George Washington, who later became the first President of the United States (born at the former settlement of Bridges Creek, Virginia); of James Monroe, the fifth President; and of Robert E. Lee, general and commander of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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