Albemarle County, Virginia

Albemarle County is a located in the the  of. Figures from the give an estimated 2005 population of 92,035. Its is.

History
In, the created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of. The county was named in honor of and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The large county was divided in 1761, forming and  counties, at which time the county seat was moved from the formerly-central  to a piece of newly-central land, christened.

President was born in the county at, though it was then part of. His home of is located in the county, however.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,881 (726 ). 1,872 km² (723 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.49%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)


 * In addition, the city of is d within Albemarle County. Under Virginia law in effect since, all municipalities in the state incorporated as cities are legally and politically  of any county.

See also:

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The was 42/km² (110/mi²). There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.16%, 9.65% or , 0.17% , 2.86% , 0.01% , 0.86% from , and 1.29% from two or more races. 2.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 31,876 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 30.90% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,749, and the median income for a family was $63,407. Males had a median income of $39,622 versus $30,645 for females. The for the county was $28,852. About 4.20% of families and 6.70% of the population were below the, including 6.50% of those under age 18 and 4.70% of those age 65 or over.

Towns
The only town in Albemarle County is, the original county seat. There are other points in the county colloquially identified as towns, but they are unincorporated, and have no legal status as such. Those include, Earlysville, , Ivy, and , among many smaller hamlets.

Notable residents

 * , (1786-1858), born in Albemarle County, from
 * Dabney Smith Carr, (1802-1854), born in Albemarle County, founder of Baltimore Republican and Commercial Advertiser, United States minister to
 * , (1767-1828), from Virginia
 * (1786-1868), born in Albemarle County,
 * Greensville Dowell, (1822-1876), born in Albemarle County, noted physician, professor, and author
 * , (1829-1886), born in Albemarle County, from
 * James Walker Gons, (1812-1870), born in Albemarle County, church, later converting to , editor and publisher of church's Christian Intelligencer, educator.
 * , (1742-1807), born in Albemarle County, member of the and  of  from 1785 to 1786.
 * , (1753-1819), born in Albemarle County, officer and United States Congressman from
 * , (1754-1822), born in Albemarle County, known as the " of the South", influential in organizing Kentucky as a separate state, Virginia and Kentucky state legislator.
 * , (1769?-1825), born in Albemarle County, was a from Mississippi and later governor of that state.
 * , (1774-1809), born in Albemarle County,, governor of , and one of the leaders of the.
 * , (1799-1870), born in Albemarle County, from New York.
 * , third president of the United States & former governor of Virginia
 * , third president of the United States & former governor of Virginia

Trivia
As an, is not part of Albemarle County, despite its status as the county seat.