Place:Crozet, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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NameCrozet
TypeCommunity
Coordinates38.07°N 78.702°W
Located inAlbemarle, Virginia, United States
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Crozet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is situated along the I-64 corridor approximately west of Charlottesville and east of Staunton. Originally called "Wayland's Crossing," it was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel Claudius Crozet, the French-born civil engineer who directed the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The population was 5,565 at the 2010 census.

Crozet is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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