Culpeper County, Virginia

Founding: 1749
Parent county: Orange
Namesake: Thomas Colepeper, Virginia colonial governor
Seat: Culpeper (1749–)
Land area: 379 square miles
Population (2020): 52,552
Population (historic): 22,105 (1790); 11,393 (1840); 12,227 (1870); 14,123 (1900); 13,306 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1790; 1810–1830; 1840s; 1860–1880; 1890s; 1950–2020
Subdivisions: One town
National Register listings: 29
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,563 (8.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 51%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,042
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,108
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,719
Average farm size (1920): 86 acres
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Culpeper

 
Namesake: Thomas Colepeper, Virginia colonial governor
Founding: 1749 (platting as Fairfax); 1759 (incorporation); 1794 (post office)
Population (2020): 20,062
Population (historic): 1,056 (1860); 1,613 (1880); 1,618 (1900); 2,379 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1900–1930; 1940s; 1960–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 467 (6.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Auburn / James Beckham Farm (1855–1856). 17736 Auburn Road. Greek Revival.
2. *Rose Hill / Alfred Ashby Farm (c. 1857). 19202 Batna Road. Classical Revival.
3. *Elmwood / William Browning Farm (1870). 11557 Elmwood Farm Road. Italianate.
4. *Farley / William Carter House (c. 1800). 11732 Farley Road. Classical Revival.
5. *Presqu'Isle / Daniel Grinnan Farm (1813). 8183 Fox Groves Road. Federal.
6. *Greenville / Philip Nalle Farm (1854). 23503 Greenville Road. Greek Revival.
7. *Locust Grove / Willis House (c. 1735/1745/1840). 28130 Locust Grove Lane.
8. *Little Fork Anglican Church (1774–1776). 16461 Oak Shade Road. Georgian.
9. *Salubria / John Thompson House (c. 1742). 19173 Salubria Lane. Georgian.