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Frederick County, Virginia. / 39.21°N 78.26°W / 39.21; -78.26. Frederick County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,419. [1] Its county seat is Winchester. [2] The county was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. It is Virginia's northernmost county.
e. Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
Stephens City ( / ˈstiːvənz / STEE-vənz) is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 2,016 at the time of the 2020 census, and an estimated population of 2,096 in 2022. [5] [6] Founded by Peter Stephens in the 1730s, the colonial town was chartered and named for Lewis ...
Webster S. Gibson. Christ Church, or Christ Episcopal Church, is an Anglican church in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The church was founded in 1738, with its first vestry elected in 1742. It is the seat of Frederick Parish, Diocese of Virginia, which once covered half of the Shenandoah valley and western Virginia, including what ...
Oct. 30—Visitors to Frederick County broke records in 2022, spending $518 million, according to a study from Tourism Economics, a company that studies travel and economics. This is the first ...
Shockeysville is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, United States. It is the northernmost community in the state. Shockeysville is located at the junction of Shockeysville (VA 671) and Holiday (VA 691) Roads on Winding Ridge southwest of Shockeys Knob (1,873 feet/571 meters) on Sleepy Creek Mountain.
The Virginia state treasurer is the head of the Virginia Department of the Treasury. They are the primary manager of the state's multi-billion dollar investment portfolio and oversee the issuance of bonds and management of debt in excess of $15 billion. The current Virginia state treasurer is David L. Richardson, who was appointed by Governor ...
Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and features a pedimented Doric order portico and a gabled ...