Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Spotsylvania County is a in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 90,395. The Census Bureau predicts it to be at 119,529 in 2006, a 32.2% increase, making it the fourth fastest growing in the nation. Its is. The of  is located in the northeast corner of the county but is politically separate.

This county is a part of the because of its vast numbers of commuters that travel north on  or  (VRE) for work.

History
Spotsylvania County was established in from, , and  counties. The county was named in Latin for Virginia.

Many s were fought in this county during the, including the , , , and. was shot and wounded in Spotsylvania County during the. A group of Confederate soldiers from North Carolina were in the woods when they heard the footsteps of General Jackson's party returning from a reconnaissance of Union lines. They mistook him for a Federal patrol and shot him in the arm. His arm was amputated, but he was unable to recover and died a few days later from pneumonia at nearby Guinea Station, where Confederate wounded were being gathered for evacuation to hospitals further south.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,068 (412 ). 1,038 km² (401 mi²) of it is land and 30 km² (11 mi²) of it (2.77%) is water.

It is bounded on the north by the and  rivers and the  of  and the counties of  and ;  on the south by the  and its impoundment,, and by the counties of  and ; on the west by  and Culpeper County; and on the east by.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 90,395 people, 31,308 households, and 24,639 families residing in the county. The was 87/km² (226/mi²). There were 33,329 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (83/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.89%, 12.45% or , 0.32% , 1.38% , 0.05% , 1.04% from , and 1.88% from two or more races. 2.81% of the population were or  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 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 age 18 and over, there were 93.00 males.

The 2006 median income for a household in the county was $72,453, and the median income for a family was $75,507. Males had a median income of $49,166 versus $38,076 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,458. About 3.90% of families and 5.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 5.20% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , from Virginia