Place:Fauquier, Virginia, United States

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Name
Fauquier
Alternate names
Fauquier     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
38.733°N 77.817°W
Located in
Virginia, United States     (1759 - )
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Fauquier County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 55,139. Its county seat is Warrenton6.

This county is a part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

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History

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Fauquier County was established on May 1, 1759 from Prince William County. The county is named for Francis Fauquier, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia at the time. As legend has it, Lord Francis Fauquier won the land of Fauquier County in a poker game.

The county courthouse for many years had a portrait that they believed was Francis Fauquier hanging prominately in the center of the court. A visiting scholar after viewing the portrait approached the government officials to ask why they had Francis' brother hanging in the court building. Needless to say they took the picture down, the portrait that now hangs in the (old) courthouse is verified as Francis Fauquier.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1759 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1759 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1759 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1759 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1759 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1790 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1790 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1790 17,892
1800 21,329
1810 22,689
1820 23,103
1830 26,086
1840 21,897
1850 20,868
1860 21,706
1870 19,690
1880 22,993
1890 22,590
1900 23,374
1910 22,526
1920 21,869
1930 21,071
1940 21,039
1950 21,248
1960 24,066
1970 26,375
1980 35,889
1990 48,741

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