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Culpeper is an incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Culpeper County[3].
GeographyCulpeper is located at (38.471915, -77.999168)[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.5 km²), of which, 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.44%) is water. HistoryAfter forming Culpeper County, Virginia, in 1748, the Virginia House of Burgesses voted to establish the Town of Fairfax on February 22, 1759. The name honored the Sixth Lord Fairfax, who was proprietor of the Northern Neck, a vast domain north of the Rappahannock River stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to what is now Hampshire County, West Virginia. The original plan called for 10 blocks, which form the core of Culpeper's downtown area today. In 1795, the town received a post office under the name Culpeper Court House, although most maps continued to show the Fairfax name. The confusion resulting from the difference in official and postal name coupled with the existence of Fairfax Court House and Fairfax Station post offices in Fairfax County finally was reolved when the Virginia Assembly formally renamed the town Culpeper in 1869 (Acts, 1869-1870, chapter 118, page 154). During the American Revolutionary War, the Culpeper Minutemen, a pro-Independence militia group, formed in the town of Culpeper, in what was then known as "Clayton's Old Field," near today's Yowell Meadow Park. During the Civil War, Culpeper was a crossroads for a number of armies marching through central Virginia. Both Union and Confederate forces occupied the town at various times. In the heart of downtown, the childhood home of Confederate General A.P. Hill stands at the corner of Main and Davis streets. Culpeper has grown dramatically since the 1980s, becoming a "bedroom community" of the more densely populated Northern Virginia and its Washington, DC, suburbs, where a growing number of residents of the town and county of Culpeper once lived and continue to work. The increased population, economic development, and influx of both people with urban sensibilities and foreign-born persons, particularly from Latin America, have caused a rising tension in Culpeper's identity, as many residents press to maintain its small-town rural character as it shifts to a more and more exurban community. DemographicsAs of the census[1] of 2000, there were 9,664 people, 3,933 households, and 2,442 families residing in the town. The population density was similar to lead, at 554.4/km² (1,436.2/sq mi). There were 4,139 housing units at an average density of 615.1/sq mi (237.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.27% White, 18.15% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.98% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.55% of the population. There were 3,933 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97. The town's population included 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,438, and the median income for a family was $41,894. Males had a median income of $28,658 versus $25,252 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,842. About 13.0% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over. Rail transportationAmtrak, the national passenger rail service, provides service to Culpeper. Amtrak Train 19, the southbound Crescent, is scheduled to depart Culpeper at 7:55pm daily with service to Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Danville, Greensboro, High Point, Salisbury, Charlotte, Gastonia, Spartanburg, Greenville, Clemson, Toccoa, Gainesville, Atlanta, Anniston, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Meridian, Laurel, Hattiesburg, Picayune, Slidell, and New Orleans. Amtrak Train 20, the northbound Crescent, is scheduled to depart Culpeper at 8:12am daily with service to Manassas, Alexandria, and Washington, DC, before continuing on to New York City. Amtrak Train 51, the westbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Culpeper at 12:35pm on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday with service to Charlottesville, Staunton, Clifton Forge, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Hinton, Prince, Thurmond, Montgomery, Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, South Portsmouth, Maysville, Cincinnati, Connersville, Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer, Dyer, and Chicago. Amtrak Train 50, the eastbound Cardinal, is scheduled to depart Culpeper at 4:00pm on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with service to Manassas, Alexandria, and Washington, DC, before continuing on to New York City. Notable residents
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