Spotsylvania County, Virginia

County in Virginia, United States

County in Virginia

Spotsylvania County

County

Historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Spotsylvania County

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Motto(s):

Patior Ut Potiar
(Latin for 'I suffer to obtain')[1][2][3][4]

Location within the U.S. state of Virginia

Virginia's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 38°11′N 77°39′W﻿ / ﻿38.18°N 77.65°W﻿ / 38.18; -77.65
Country|  United States
State|  Virginia
Founded| 1721
Named after| Alexander Spotswood
Seat| Spotsylvania Courthouse
Largest community| Spotsylvania
Area

• Total

| 414 sq mi (1,070 km2)
• Land| 401 sq mi (1,040 km2)
• Water| 13 sq mi (30 km2)  3.1%
Population

(2020)[5]

• Total

| 140,092

• Estimate

(July 2023)[6]

| 149,588
• Density| 340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes|

22407, 22408, 22551, 22553, 22534, 22508, 22580, 23024

Congressional district| 7th
Website| www.spotsylvania.va.us

Spotsylvania County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a suburb approximately 60 miles (90km) south of D.C. It is a part of the Northern Virginia region and the D.C. area. As of 2024, Spotsylvania County is the 14th most populated county in Virginia with 149,588 residents.[7] Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse.[8]

Located along the Rappahannock River bordering the City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County, Spotsylvania County is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Since 2010, the population has increased by 19.3%; for comparison, Virginia's population has only increased 7.7% in that time period. Spotsylvania County is currently the 74th highest-income county in America.[9]

## History

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At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that became Spotsylvania County were a Siouan-speaking tribe called the Manahoac.[10]

As the colonial population increased, Spotsylvania County was established in 1721 from parts of Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties. The county was named in Latin for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Alexander Spotswood who incidentally was also the second great-grandfather of Robert E. Lee.[11]

Many major battles were fought in this county during the Civil War, including the Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Fredericksburg, and Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. The war resulted in widespread disruption and opportunity: some 10,000 African-American slaves left area plantations and city households to cross the Rappahannock River, reaching the Union lines and gaining freedom. This exodus is commemorated by historical markers on both sides of the river.[12]

General Stonewall Jackson was shot and seriously wounded by friendly fire in Spotsylvania County during the Battle of Chancellorsville. A group of Confederate soldiers from North Carolina were in the woods and heard General Jackson's party returning from reconnoitering the Union lines. They mistook them for a Federal patrol and fired on them, wounding Jackson in both arms. His left arm was amputated. General Jackson died a few days later from pneumonia at nearby Guinea Station. He and other Confederate wounded were being gathered there for evacuation to hospitals to the south and further away from enemy lines.

## Geography

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Charles

Alexandria

Fauquier

Manassas

Manassas Park

Prince William

Spotsylvania

Stafford

Fredericksburg

Culpeper

Louisa

Orange

Caroline

Hanover

King George

It is bounded on the north by the Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers, the independent city of Fredericksburg (all of which were part of the area's early history), and the counties of Stafford and Culpeper; on the south by the North Anna River and its impoundment, Lake Anna, and by the counties of Hanover and Louisa; on the west by Orange County and Culpeper County; and on the east by Caroline County.

### Adjacent counties and independent city

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* Culpeper County, Virginia – north
* Stafford County, Virginia – northeast
* City of Fredericksburg, Virginia – northeast
* Caroline County, Virginia – southeast
* Hanover County, Virginia – south
* Louisa County, Virginia – southwest
* Orange County, Virginia – west and northwest

### National protected area

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* Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (part)

### Points of interest

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* Lake Anna State Park
* Spotsylvania County Public Schools
* Spotsylvania Courthouse
* Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
* Spotsylvania Towne Centre
* Central Rappahannock Regional Library
* Dominion Raceway

### Communities

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There are no incorporated towns or cities in Spotsylvania County. Unincorporated communities in the county include:

#### Census-designated places

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* Lake Wilderness
* Spotsylvania Courthouse

#### Other unincorporated communities

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* Alsop
* Arcadia
* Artillery Ridge
* Bells Crossroad
* Belmont
* Blades Corner
* Brandon
* Brockroad
* Brokenburg
* Carters Store
* Chancellor
* Chancellor Green, a local Hispanic enclave
* Chancellorsville
* Chewnings Corner
* Cookstown
* Cosner's Corner
* Dunavant
* Five Mile Fork
* Four Mile Fork
* Granite Springs
* Lanes Corner
* Leavells
* Lewiston
* Margo
* Marye
* Massaponax
* McHenry
* Old Trap
* Olivers Corner
* Partlow
* Paytes
* Post Oak
* Shady Grove Corner
* Snell
* Stubbs
* Thornburg
* Todds Tavern

Spotsylvania Towne Centre

Many areas of the county have Fredericksburg addresses.

### Major highways

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I-95 northbound in Spotsylvania County

* I-95
* US 1
* US 17
* US 522
* SR 2
* SR 3
* SR 208

## Governance

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### County government

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Spotsylvania County's highest level of management is that of County Administrator. This post oversees all county departments and agencies and serves as the Spotsylvania County's Board of Supervisors' liaison to state and regional agencies.

#### Board of Supervisors

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Spotsylvania is governed by a Board of Supervisors. The board consists of seven members (one from each district within the county). The Board of Supervisors sets county policies, adopts ordinances, appropriates funds, approves land rezoning and special exceptions to the zoning ordinance, and carries out other responsibilities set forth by the county code.[13]

The following is the current list of supervisors and districts which they represent:[14]

Position  | Name  | Affiliation  | District

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| Chair  | Chris Yakabouski  | Republican | Battlefield
| Vice-Chair  | Lori Hayes  | Independent | Lee Hill
| Member  | Kevin Marshall  | Independent | Berkeley
| Member  | Gerald Childress  | Republican | Chancellor
| Member  | Drew Mullins  | Republican | Courtland
| Member  | Jacob Lane  | Republican | Livingston
| Member  | Deborah H. Frazier  | Independent | Salem

### County wide offices

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Office  | Name  | Affiliation

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| Commonwealth's Attorney  | Ryan Mehaffey  | Republican
| Commissioner of the Revenue  | Deborah F Williams  | Independent
| Sheriff  | Roger Harris  | Independent
| Treasurer  | Larry Keith Pritchett  | Independent
| Clerk of Circuit Court  | Christalyn Mitchell Jett  | Republican

### State representation

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Virginia House of Delegates Office  | Name  | Party  | District

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| Delegate  | Phillip Scott | Republican | 63
| Delegate  | Joshua G. Cole | Democratic | 65
| Delegate  | Bobby Orrock | Republican | 66
Virginia State Senate Office  | Name  | Party  | District

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| Senator  | Richard Stuart | Republican | 25
| Senator  | Tara Durant | Republican | 27
| Senator  | Bryce Reeves | Republican | 28

### Federal representation

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Spotsylvania residents are represented by Eugene Vindman (D-7th District) in the House of Representatives. The current U.S. senators from the Commonwealth of Virginia are Mark Warner (D) and Tim Kaine (D).

United States presidential election results for Spotsylvania County, Virginia[15][16] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2024 | 42,531  | 53.49% | 35,747  | 44.96%  | 1,236  | 1.55%
2020 | 39,411  | 52.33% | 34,307  | 45.55%  | 1,599  | 2.12%
2016 | 34,623  | 55.35% | 24,207  | 38.70%  | 3,719  | 5.95%
2012 | 31,844  | 54.93% | 25,165  | 43.41%  | 965  | 1.66%
2008 | 28,610  | 52.91% | 24,897  | 46.05%  | 562  | 1.04%
2004 | 28,527  | 62.77% | 16,623  | 36.58%  | 295  | 0.65%
2000 | 20,739  | 59.22% | 13,455  | 38.42%  | 827  | 2.36%
1996 | 13,786  | 52.62% | 10,342  | 39.48%  | 2,069  | 7.90%
1992 | 11,829  | 49.26% | 8,133  | 33.87%  | 4,052  | 16.87%
1988 | 10,978  | 66.16% | 5,486  | 33.06%  | 129  | 0.78%
1984 | 8,207  | 66.74% | 4,012  | 32.63%  | 78  | 0.63%
1980 | 5,385  | 53.82% | 4,039  | 40.37%  | 581  | 5.81%
1976 | 3,210  | 42.46%  | 4,210  | 55.69% | 140  | 1.85%
1972 | 3,577  | 65.73% | 1,775  | 32.62%  | 90  | 1.65%
1968 | 1,675  | 34.00% | 1,647  | 33.43%  | 1,604  | 32.56%
1964 | 1,261  | 37.45%  | 2,097  | 62.28% | 9  | 0.27%
1960 | 1,288  | 46.02%  | 1,482  | 52.95% | 29  | 1.04%
1956 | 1,244  | 51.94% | 993  | 41.46%  | 158  | 6.60%
1952 | 1,174  | 48.98%  | 1,194  | 49.81% | 29  | 1.21%
1948 | 517  | 34.24%  | 818  | 54.17% | 175  | 11.59%
1944 | 504  | 40.29%  | 744  | 59.47% | 3  | 0.24%
1940 | 365  | 31.63%  | 785  | 68.02% | 4  | 0.35%
1936 | 453  | 35.01%  | 836  | 64.61% | 5  | 0.39%
1932 | 346  | 30.17%  | 784  | 68.35% | 17  | 1.48%
1928 | 654  | 59.84% | 439  | 40.16%  | 0  | 0.00%
1924 | 255  | 34.65%  | 448  | 60.87% | 33  | 4.48%
1920 | 380  | 45.56%  | 440  | 52.76% | 14  | 1.68%
1916 | 249  | 38.37%  | 398  | 61.33% | 2  | 0.31%
1912 | 58  | 9.40%  | 390  | 63.21% | 169  | 27.39%
1908 | 282  | 43.93%  | 346  | 53.89% | 14  | 2.18%
1904 | 237  | 40.79%  | 330  | 56.80% | 14  | 2.41%
1900 | 817  | 51.19% | 774  | 48.50%  | 5  | 0.31%
1896 | 903  | 50.50% | 877  | 49.05%  | 8  | 0.45%
1892 | 679  | 42.62%  | 849  | 53.30% | 65  | 4.08%
1888 | 922  | 51.22% | 876  | 48.67%  | 2  | 0.11%
1884 | 820  | 49.28%  | 844  | 50.72% | 0  | 0.00%
1880 | 576  | 42.76%  | 771  | 57.24% | 0  | 0.00%

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1790| 11,252| | —
1800| 13,002| | 15.6%
1810| 13,296| | 2.3%
1820| 14,254| | 7.2%
1830| 15,134| | 6.2%
1840| 15,161| | 0.2%
1850| 14,911| | −1.6%
1860| 16,076| | 7.8%
1870| 11,728| | −27.0%
1880| 14,828| | 26.4%
1890| 14,233| | −4.0%
1900| 9,239| | −35.1%
1910| 9,935| | 7.5%
1920| 10,571| | 6.4%
1930| 10,056| | −4.9%
1940| 9,905| | −1.5%
1950| 11,920| | 20.3%
1960| 13,819| | 15.9%
1970| 16,424| | 18.9%
1980| 34,435| | 109.7%
1990| 57,403| | 66.7%
2000| 90,395| | 57.5%
2010| 122,397| | 35.4%
2020| 140,032| | 14.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
1790–1960[18] 1900–1990[19]
1990–2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22]

### 2020 census

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Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)  Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2010[21] | Pop 2020[22] | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 88,077  | 87,278  | 71.96%  | 62.33%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 18,298  | 22,436  | 14.95%  | 16.02%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 323  | 375  | 0.26%  | 0.27%
Asian alone (NH)  | 2,768  | 3,933  | 2.26%  | 2.81%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 135  | 122  | 0.11%  | 0.09%
Some Other Race alone (NH)  | 272  | 845  | 0.22%  | 0.60%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 3,246  | 8,389  | 2.65%  | 5.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 9,278  | 16,654  | 7.58%  | 11.89%
Total | 122,397 | 140,032 | 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

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As of the census[23] of 2010, there were 122,397 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. The population density was 226 inhabitants per square mile (87/km2). There were 33,329 housing units at an average density of 83 units per square mile (32 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was:

* 78.4% White
* 15.8% Black or African American
* 0.4% Native American
* 2.4% Asian
* 0.05% Pacific Islander
* 2.8% from other races, and
* 1.88% from two or more races.

7.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 31,308 households, out of which 42.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. 16.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 32.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 8.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The 2021 median income for a household in the county was $98,973 compared to $69,021 for the United States; the median income for a family was $87,922. Males had a median income of $49,166 versus $38,076 for females. The per capita income for the county was $37,212. 6.6% of the population lives below the poverty line, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 5.20% of those age 65 or over.[24]

## Infrastructure

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### Emergency services

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Fire and rescue services in Spotsylvania County are provided by a combination of career and volunteer organizations. The career staff of the Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Management provide fire and rescue services 24/7/365 at all 11 stations, 1 (Courthouse), 2 (Brokenburg), 3 (Partlow), 4 (Four Mile Fork), 5 (Chancellor), 6 (Salem Church), 7 (Wilderness), 8 (Thornburg), 9 (Belmont), 10 (Salem Fields), 11 (Crossroads). Volunteers provide additional staffing nights and weekends at Stations 1, 2, 4, and 8. The volunteer organizations include The Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department, and The Spotsylvania Volunteer Rescue Squad.[25]

## Education

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### Public schools

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Main article: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

### Private schools

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* Fredericksburg Academy
* Fredericksburg Christian School
* The Summit Academy
* Odyssey Montessori School
* Saint Patrick School
* Saint Michael the Archangel High School
* Faith Baptist Christian School
* Mount Hope Academy

### Colleges and universities

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Germanna Community College is part of the Virginia Community College System and serves the City of Fredericksburg, and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, and King George.

The University of Mary Washington located in neighboring Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a four-year university and graduate school that also serves the area.

## Notable people

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* John Day Andrews (1795–1882), Mayor of Houston[26]
* Thomas Dickens Arnold, United States Congressman from Virginia[27]
* Francis Asbury (1745–1816), one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church[28]
* Caressa Cameron, Miss Virginia 2009 and Miss America 2010[29]
* Elijah Craig, Baptist minister arrested in Fredericksburg for preaching without a license from the Anglican Church before the American Revolution[30]
* Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette (1842–1914), author[31][32]
* Joe Gibbs, former Washington Redskins coach[33]
* Rahman "Rock" Harper, chef, television personality, and restaurateur[34]
* Alexander Holladay (1811–1877), U. S. Representative[citation needed]
* Danny McBride, actor[35]
* Phil Short, former member of the Louisiana State Senate and United States Marine Corps officer[36]
* Matthew Fontaine Maury, father of modern oceanography[37]: 452 [38]: 2318

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

## References

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24. ^ Census Bureau Median Income Figures Archived February 10, 2020, at archive.today, census.gov.
25. ^ Spotsylvania County Fire;Rescue and Emergency Services Volunteer Agencies Archived October 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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31. ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton. pp. 237–.
32. ^ Frost, May (Miller) (1954). De Jarnette and Allied Families in America (1699-1954). San Bernardino, Calif. [1954].
33. ^ Couloumbis, Angela E. (March 2, 1996). "Fawn Lake: On The Water In Spotsylvania". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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38. ^ Father of modern oceanography: Hager, W. H. (2015). Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000: A biographical dictionary of leaders in hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics. CRC Press.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

* Spotsylvania County Official Website
* Spotsylvania County Department of Economic Development
* Fredericksburg.com, site of The Free Lance-Star
* Spotsylvania County Virginia Zip Codes
* Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

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Municipalities and communities of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Spotsylvania

CDPs|

* Lake Wilderness
* Spotsylvania

Map of Virginia highlighting Spotsylvania County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Alsop
* Arcadia
* Artillery Ridge
* Bells Crossroad
* Belmont
* Blades Corner
* Brockroad
* Brokenburg
* Carters Store
* Chancellor
* Chancellorsville
* Chewnings Corner
* Cookstown
* Dunavant
* Five Mile Fork
* Four Mile Fork
* Granite Springs
* Lanes Corner
* Leavells
* Lewiston
* Margo
* Marye
* Massaponax
* McHenry
* Old Trap
* Olive
* Olivers Corner
* Partlow
* Paytes
* Post Oak
* Shady Grove Corner
* Snell
* Stubbs
* Thornburg
* Todds Tavern
* Wilderness‡

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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| Maryland|

* Silver Spring
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Virginia|

* Arlington
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District of Columbia|

* Washington

Counties (and
county equivalents)|

| Maryland|

* Calvert
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* Prince George's

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Virginia|

* Arlington
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District of Columbia|

* Washington, D.C. itself

Other outlying areas|

* Jefferson County, West Virginia

See also|

* Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area (CSA)
* Northeast megalopolis

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