Spotsilvainia

Spotsilwein County was formed in 1721 as a result of the separation of parts from Essex , King William and King and Queen counties. It got its name on behalf of the Governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood , one of the first explorers of the Shenandoah Valley : lat. sylvanus and English. sylvan , forest , correspond to English. wood , forest .

During the civil war , several companies were recruited for the Confederate Army in the district:

• Company "E" 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Mercer Cavalry)
• Company "A" (Washington Guards), company B (Fredericksburg Grays), company C (Gordon Rifles) and company "D" (Mount Pleasant Rifles), 30th Virginia Infantry Regiment ^[1] .

The district became the site of several major battles: at Chancellorsville , in the Wilderness , at Fredericksburg and the battle of Spotsilvane . Beginning in the fall of 1862, the district became virtually front-line, its territory was controlled by the Confederate army (until May 1864), and the north of Stafford County was controlled by the federal army. Almost the entire northern half of the county at that time was occupied by a deaf, impassable forest massif Wilderness .

According to the United States Census Bureau , the county’s total area is 1,072 km², of which 1,039 km² is land and 34 km² or 3.1% are water bodies.

Neighboring Counties

• Culpeper (Virginia) - North
• Stafford (Virginia) - Northeast
• Fredericksburg Independent City (Virginia) - Northeast
• Caroline (Virginia) - Southeast
• Hanover (Virginia) - South
• Louise (Virginia) - Southwest
• Orange (Virginia) - West and Northwest

According to the 2010 census ^[2] , the district is home to 122,397 residents of 31,308 households and 24,639 families . The population density is 87 people per km². There are 33 329 residential buildings in the district, with a building density of 32 buildings per km². Racial composition of the population: white - 78.4%, African - Americans - 15.8%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 0.4%, Asians - 2.4%, Hawaiians - 0.05%, representatives of other races - 2.8 %, representatives of two or more races - 1.88%. Hispanics accounted for 7.8% of the population.

Of the total of 42.40% of the total number of households , children under the age of 18 live, 64.80% of the households are married couples living together, 9.90% of the households are single women without a spouse, 21.30% of the households households are not related to families, 16.40% of households consist of one person, 5.40% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.87 people and the average family size is 3.22 people.

The age structure of the district: 30.00% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 32.20% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 8.30% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.00 males.

The average household income in the district was 72,453 USD , per family - 75,507 USD . The average earnings of a man was 49 166 USD against 38 076 USD for a woman. The per capita income was $ 21,458. About 3.90% of families and 5.80% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 6.70% of youth (those who were not yet 18 years old) and 5.20% of those who were already over 65 years old.