CULPEPER COUNTY SIZE AND CHARACTER

Culpeper County is 389 square miles of gently rolling farmland and woodland. The county is primarily rural but has growing suburban areas. Agriculture remains the largest industry.

Population:

Census 2006 estimate: 44,622
Census 2000: 34,262

HISTORY

HISTORY: Formerly part of Orange County, the area that would become Culpeper County was first surveyed by George Washington in the 1750s. A Revolutionary War unit, the Culpeper Minutemen, was formed during that conflict. Confederate Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill was born in Culpeper County; Confederate Maj. John Pelham died there. Two major Civil War battles—Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station, the latter the largest cavalry battle fought in North America—occurred on county soil. Both Union and Confederate armies camped in the county for extended periods during the Civil War.