مقاطعة أگستا، ڤرجينيا

Augusta County
Augusta County
	U.S. county
	The Augusta County Courthouse in March 2005
; Flag	; Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
	; مسقط Virginia ضمن الولايات المتحدة;
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البلد	الولايات المتحدة
State	ڤرجينيا
تأسست	1738
السَمِيْ	Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Seat	Staunton
Largest community	Stuarts Draft
المساحة
• الإجمالية	971 ميل² (2٬510 كم²)
• البر	967 ميل² (2٬500 كم²)
• الماء	3٫9 ميل² (10 كم²) 0.4%%
التعداد
• تقدير (2015)	74٬314
• الكثافة	77/sq mi (30/km2)
منطقة التوقيت	Eastern (التوقيت العالمي المنسق−5)
• الصيفي	EDT (UTC−4)
Congressional district	6th
المسقط الإلكتروني	co.augusta.va.us

مقاطعة أگستا بالإنگليزية: Augusta County هي إحدى المقاطعات في ولاية ڤرجينيا في الولايات المتحدة.

Adjacent counties and independent cities

Staunton (Enclaved)
Waynesboro (Enclaved)
Pendleton County, West Virginia (North)
Rockingham County (Northeast)
Albemarle County (East)
Nelson County (Southeast)
Rockbridge County (Southwest)
Bath County (West)
Highland County (Northwest)

Districts

The county is divided into seven magisterial districts: Beverley Manor, Middle River, North River, Pastures, Riverheads, South River, and Wayne.

School systems

The county is serviced by Augusta County Public Schools.

National protected areas

Blue Ridge Parkway (part)
George Washington National Forest (part)
Shenandoah National Park (part)

Regional park

Natural Chimneys

Major highways

I‑64
I‑81
US 11
US 250
US 340

SR 42
SR 56
SR 252
SR 254
SR 256

SR 262
SR 276

Demographics

التعداد التاريخي
التعداد	Pop.	%±
1790	10٬886	—
1800	11٬712	7٫6%
1810	14٬308	22٫2%
1820	16٬742	17�0%
1830	19٬926	19�0%
1840	19٬628	−1٫5%
1850	24٬610	25٫4%
1860	27٬749	12٫8%
1870	28٬763	3٫7%
1880	35٬710	24٫2%
1890	37٬005	3٫6%
1900	32٬370	−12٫5%
1910	32٬445	0٫2%
1920	34٬671	6٫9%
1930	38٬163	10٫1%
1940	42٬772	12٫1%
1950	34٬154	−20٫1%
1960	37٬363	9٫4%
1970	44٬220	18٫4%
1980	53٬732	21٫5%
1990	54٬677	1٫8%
2000	65٬615	20�0%
2010	73٬750	12٫4%
تقدير 2016	74٬997	1٫7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

Area Populations

According to the 2010 US Census data, below are the populations of the two towns and select unincorporated communities within Augusta County:

#	Town	Population
1	Grottoes	2,668
2	Craigsville	923

#	Unincorporated Community	Population
1	Stuarts Draft	9,235
2	Fishersville	7,462
3	Verona	4,239
4	Weyers Cave	2,473
5	Crimora	2,209
6	Lyndhurst	1,490
7	Dooms	1,327
8	Swoope	1,323
9	Jolivue	1,129
10	Greenville	832
11	Fort Defiance	780
12	Sherando	688
13	Mount Sidney	663
14	Churchville	194

Government

**Presidential Elections Results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	72.0% 26,163	22.5% 8,177	5.5% 2,003
2012	70.2% 23,624	28.1% 9,451	1.8% 597
2008	69.4% 23,120	29.5% 9,825	1.2% 393
2004	74.4% 22,100	23.6% 7,019	2.0% 585
2000	70.2% 17,744	26.3% 6,643	3.5% 884
1996	60.9% 13,458	27.0% 5,965	12.1% 2,679
1992	59.0% 12,896	23.7% 5,190	17.3% 3,780
1988	75.1% 13,251	23.7% 4,170	1.2% 213
1984	79.2% 15,308	20.2% 3,899	0.6% 116
1980	64.3% 11,011	30.4% 5,202	5.3% 907
1976	57.5% 8,452	38.3% 5,626	4.2% 614
1972	81.4% 9,106	15.8% 1,766	2.8% 309
1968	57.9% 6,313	18.6% 2,028	23.5% 2,559
1964	51.7% 4,327	48.2% 4,039	0.1% 6
1960	67.4% 4,034	32.0% 1,914	0.7% 41
1956	68.1% 3,466	29.1% 1,484	2.8% 142
1952	70.0% 3,414	29.8% 1,453	0.3% 12
1948	48.9% 1,690	39.2% 1,355	11.8% 409
1944	44.2% 2,319	55.5% 2,913	0.3% 15
1940	38.7% 1,768	60.8% 2,774	0.5% 22
1936	36.5% 1,668	62.8% 2,872	0.7% 31
1932	36.4% 1,541	61.5% 2,606	2.1% 90
1928	64.0% 2,679	36.0% 1,507
1924	38.7% 1,265	58.8% 1,920	2.5% 80
1920	44.0% 1,707	54.3% 2,106	1.7% 66
1916	32.0% 845	66.2% 1,751	1.8% 48
1912	22.9% 568	62.7% 1,556	14.4% 356

Board of Supervisors

Beverley Manor district: David A. Karaffa (I)
Middle River district: Larry J. Wills (R)
North River district: Marshall W. Pattie (I)
Pastures district: Tracy C. Pyles, Jr. (I)
Riverheads district: Michael L. Shull (R)
South River district: Carolyn S. Bragg (R)
Wayne district: Jeffrey A. Moore (R)

Constitutional Officers

Clerk of the Circuit Court: John B. Davis (R)
Commissioner of the Revenue: W. Jean Shrewsbury (R)
Commonwealth's Attorney: Tim Martin (R)
Sheriff: Donald L. Smith (I)
Treasurer: Richard T. Homes (R)

Augusta County is represented by Republican Emmett W. Hanger in the Virginia Senate, Republican Richard P. "Dickie" Bell, Republican Ben L. Cline, and Republican R. Steven "Steve" Landes in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Economy

According to the County's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the county are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Augusta County Public Schools	1,000+
2	Augusta Health	1,000+
3	McKee Foods	500-999
4	Hershey	500-999
5	Target	500-999
6	AAF-McQuay	500-999
7	Hollister	250-499
8	Blue Ridge Community College	250-499
9	Augusta Correctional Center	250-499
10	Ply Gem	250-499

Communities

The independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro (incorporated as such in 1902 and 1948 respectively) are located within the boundaries of Augusta County, but are not a part of the county, despite Staunton's status as the county seat. Most county administrative offices, however, are located in Verona, rather than in Staunton.

Towns

Craigsville
Grottoes (partial)

Census-designated places

Augusta Springs
Churchville
Crimora
Deerfield
Dooms
Greenville
Harriston
Fishersville
Jolivue
Lyndhurst
Middlebrook
Mount Sidney
New Hope
Sherando
Stuarts Draft
Verona
Weyers Cave
Wintergreen (mostly in Nelson County)

Other unincorporated communities

Fort Defiance
Love
Mint Spring
Mount Solon
Spring Hill
Steeles Tavern
Swoope
West Augusta

Notable people

Thomas Adams, born in Augusta County, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and signer of the Articles of Confederation
Robert Allen, born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Tennessee
George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879), born in Augusta County, noted painter and State Treasurer of Missouri
Gideon Blackburn (1772–1838), born in Augusta County, noted clergyman and founder of Blackburn College
John Brown, lawyer and statesman
Samuel Brown, born in Augusta County, noted surgeon and editor
John Wilson Campbell, born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Ohio
William Campbell, born in Augusta County, militia leader in the American Revolutionary War
John Colter (c.1774–May 7, 1812(?)), born near Stuarts Draft, was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804−1806); best remembered for his 1807-1808 explorations as the first person of European descent to enter the region now known as Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons
Samuel Doak, (1749–1830), born in Augusta County, noted Presbyterian clergyman, founder of Washington College, the first college west of the Alleghenies, noted abolitionist
Ida Stover Eisenhower (1862-1946), mother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born in Mount Sidney, Augusta County
John H. Fulton, (died 1836), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia
John P. Gaines, (1795–1857), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Kentucky and governor of the Oregon Territory.
John D. Imboden, (1823–1895), born in Augusta County, member of the Virginia General Assembly, Confederate Army cavalry general and partisan fighter in the American Civil War.
"Irish" John Lewis (1678–1762), opened up what is now Augusta County to settlement.
Thomas Lewis, Jr., born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia.
William J. Lewis, (1766–1828), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia.
Robert D. Lilley, (1836–1886), born in Greenville, Augusta County, Confederate Army general in the American Civil War.
Benjamin Logan, (c.1742-1803), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Kentucky.
George Mathews, (1739–1812), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman and Governor of Georgia. Member of the Mathews family.
Sampson Mathews, (c. 1737 -1806), born in Augusta County, Virginia State Senator and Revolutionary War officer. Member of the Mathews family.
Robert McKnight (c.1789-1846), born in Augusta County, moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1809, member of a trading expedition under Zebulon Pike to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1812, captured by Spanish and imprisoned until 1821, eventually renounced his United States citizenship, moved to Mexico, and became owner of the Santa Rita del Cobre copper mine in Chihuahua (now New Mexico).
Thomas McKnight, businessman and member of Wisconsin Territorial Council

انظر أيضاً

Augusta County Sheriff's Office
National Register of Historic Places listings in Augusta County, Virginia

References

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
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^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
^ "Augusta County, Virginia Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, for the Year ended June 30, 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-04. ^[]
^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
^ John Meriwether McAllister and Mrs. Lura May Boulton Tandy (1906). Genealogies of the Lewis and kindred families. Columbia, Missouri: E. W. Stephens Publishing Company.
^ 'The History of Dubuque County,' Western Historical, 1880, Biographical Sketch of Thomas McKnight, pg. 975

للاستزادة

Peyton's History of Augusta County, Virginia (1882), searchable online edition of the 1882 edition by J. Lewis Peyton.
Waddell's Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871, searchable online edition of the 1902 second edition by Jos. A. Waddell.
Augusta County Resources, a Rootsweb page of historical and genealogical links and references, including maps.