Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier County is a located in the  &mdash; officially, "" &mdash; of. As of the, the population was 55,139. Its is.

This county is a part of the.

History
Fauquier County was established on, from. The county is named for, of Virginia at the time. As legend has it, Lord Francis Fauquier won the land of Fauquier County in a poker game.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,687 (651 ). 1,683 km² (650 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (85/mi²). There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (32/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.39%, 8.79% or , 0.26% , 0.59% , 0.03% , 0.60% from , and 1.33% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 non-Hispanic whites were 84.5% of the population of the county. African-Americans were still 8.8% of the population. Native Americans were 0.3% while the Asians population was 1.1% of the county total. The Latino population had more than doubled as a percentage of the total population of the county to 4.4%.

In 2000 there were 19,842 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.80% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.70% were non-families. 18.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $61,999, and the median income for a family was $69,507. Males had a median income of $45,484 versus $31,738 for females. The for the county was $28,757. About 3.70% of families and 5.40% of the population were below the, including 4.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * James Markham Marshall Ambler, (1848-1881), born in Fauquier County, soldier and physician on Arctic exploring ship U.S.S. Jeanette.  Died attempting to return to civilization.
 * , born in Fauquier County, Confederate Army general in the American Civil War
 * , classical pianist and philanthropist
 * , automobile pioneeer, owned in Warrenton
 * , an heiress infamous for killing Argentine polo player Roberto Villegas
 * , American-born actor who maintains a farm in The Plains
 * , Stand-up comedian and musician
 * and, owners of
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 * , born in Fauquier County, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
 * , area benefactor, an and owner of
 * Michael Jefferson, Iraqi War hero and local Warrenton resident
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