Frederick County, Virginia

Frederick County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. It is included in the -. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of. For ten years it was the home of. As of 2000, the population was 59,209. Its is.

History
Frederick County was established in 1743 from. The county is named for, and eldest son of King.

American Revolutionary War
of the Colonial forces, 's headquarters were located in Winchester. Washington represented Frederick County in his first elective offices, having been elected to the in 1758 and 1761. was another famous General during the, from the county (present day ).

American Civil War
Winchester changed hands between the and  Armies on average once every three weeks during the war. Many battles were fought in Frederick County. Some of those battles include:
 * , March 1862
 * , May 1862
 * , June 1863
 * , July 1864
 * , September 1864
 * , October 1864

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,076 (416 ). 1,074 km² (415 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.24%) is water. The northernmost point in Virginia is located in Frederick County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 59,209 people, 22,097 households, and 16,727 families residing in the county. The was 55/km² (143/mi²). There were 23,319 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (56/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.99%, 2.62% or , 0.16% , 0.66% , 0.02% , 0.56% from , and 1.01% from two or more races. 1.70% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,097 households out of which 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.30% were non-families. 19.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,941, and the median income for a family was $52,281. Males had a median income of $35,705 versus $25,046 for females. The for the county was $21,080. About 4.00% of families and 6.40% of the population were below the, including 7.30% of those under age 18 and 6.90% of those age 65 or over.

County Seat
Note: Winchester, like all cities under Virginia law, is an &mdash;politically independent of any county.