Place:Staunton, Virginia, United States
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NameStaunton
Alt namesStaunton Citysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Staunton Independent Citysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeIndependent City
Coordinates38.158°N 79.076°W
Located inVirginia, United States     (1902 - )
Also located inAugusta, Virginia, United States     ( - 1902)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Plunkettsville
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Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County.

It is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, and the home of Mary Baldwin College, historically a women's college. The city is also home to Stuart Hall, a private co-ed preparatory school, as well as the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind.

Staunton is the larger of the two principal cities of the Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan statistical area, which covers Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. The micropolitan area had a combined population of 116,299 in 2009.[1]

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Historical Note

Staunton, Virginia was named after Rebecca Staunton, the wife of Sir William Gooch, who served as Governor of Virginia from 1727 through 1749.

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