Frederick County, Virginia
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The Old Frederick County Courthouse in Winchester
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 Location in the U.S. state of Virginia |
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 Virginia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1743 | |
| Named for | Frederick, Prince of Wales | |
| Seat | Winchester | |
| Largest town | Stephens City | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 416 sq mi (1,077 km2) | |
| • Land | 414 sq mi (1,072 km2) | |
| • Water | 2 sq mi (5 km2), 0.5% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 83,199 | |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 10th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 78,305. Its county seat is Winchester. The county was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. It is Virginia's northernmost county.
Frederick County is included in the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The area that would become Frederick County, Virginia was inhabited and transited by various indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European colonization. The "Indian Road" refers to a historic pathway made by local tribes.
Frederick County was established in 1743 from parts of Orange County. (At that time, "Old Frederick County" encompassed all or part of four counties in present-day Virginia — Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, and Frederick — and five in present-day West Virginia — Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan.) The Virginia Assembly named the new county for Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain.
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