Culpeper County | |
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![]() Culpeper County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
![]() Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 38°29′N 77°58′W / 38.49°N 77.96°W | |
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Founded | 1749 |
Named for | Thomas Colepeper |
Seat | Culpeper |
Largest town | Culpeper |
Area | |
• Total | 383 sq mi (990 km2) |
• Land | 379 sq mi (980 km2) |
• Water | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) 0.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,552 |
• Estimate () | 56,339 |
• Density | 138.6/sq mi (53.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 52,552.[1] Its county seat and only incorporated community is Culpeper.[2]
Culpeper County is included in the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area.