Editing Basye, Virginia

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|official_name            = Basye, Virginia
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|image_caption            =The general store at the intersection of Orkney Springs Road and road to Bryce Resort serves the wider valley, which Basye and Orkney Springs reside as the only significant store and gas station in the area
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]]

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|area_total_km2           = 22.8
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1374
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|blank_info               = 51-04928<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Basye''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,374 at the 2020 census.<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2022-06-26 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> As of the 2000 census, the CDP was known as '''Basye-Bryce Mountain'''.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

== History ==
Basye was named after a local family that lived in the area and whose cemetery still remains off one of the holes of the golf course. Originally considered part of the [[Orkney Springs, Virginia|Orkney Springs]] community, Basye was named by Martha Basye, married to William Brice, who opened the original resort.

==Geography==
Basye is located at {{coord|38|49|7|N|78|45|47|W|type:city}} (38.818702, &minus;78.763146).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 8.8&nbsp;square miles (22.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 8.7&nbsp;square miles (22.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (1.05%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|2000= 986
|2010= 1253
|2020= 1374
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|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusVA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-48.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusVA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/><br> As Basye-Bryce Mountain in 2000
}}

The community was first listed as a [[census designated place]] under the name '''Basye-Bryce Mountain''' in the [[2000 U.S. Census]];<ref name=2000CensusVA/> and renamed '''Basye''' for the [[2010 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2010CensusVA/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Basye CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Basye-Bryce Mountain CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4810876&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Basye CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5104920&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Basye CDP, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US5104920&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|944
|1,168
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,242
|95.74%
|93.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|16
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|1.62%
|1.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.73%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.30%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.81%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.10%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|6
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.61%
|2.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|0.81%
|2.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.09%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''986'''
|'''1,253'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,374'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the 2020 [[census]],<ref name="2020 Census" /> there were 1,374 people and 491 households residing in the [[Census-designated place|CDP]]. There were 1,498 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.1% of the population.

Of the 491 households, 58.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 12.4% had a male householder with no spouse present. 28.1% of the population were never-married individuals.

8.0% of the population were under the age of 5, 12.9% were under 18 years, 87.1% were 18 years and over, and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.1 years.

The [[median household income]] was $90,125 and the median family income was $106,250. Married-couple families had a median income of $110,417 versus $52,888 for nonfamily households. About 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.8% of those under age 18, 2.5% of those 18 to 64, and none of those 65 years and over.

==Bryce Resort==
[[File:Bryce Resort in 2020.jpg|alt=View of a snow-covered ski mountain|thumb|The ski mountain at Bryce Resort]]

[[Bryce Resort]] is a resort occupying 400 acres and was first opened in 1909, owned by William Brice who opened Bryce’s Hillside Cottages and Mineral Baths as a way to catch the overflow of guests from nearby historic [[Orkney Springs Hotel]]. The name of the resort included a "y" instead of "i" in Bryce since William Brice reportedly wanted the business to have a different spelling than his last name. The early resort was rustic, with hillside cottages and a dining hall, as most of the food was grown on the premises. People would come to escape the city heat and take in the black sulphur spring in Basye.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginialiving.com/api/content/8b9d6bde-db06-11e5-9173-22000b078648/|title=Mountain Magic|first=Paula Ann|last=Kirby|date=Dec 1, 2016|website=VirginiaLiving.com|accessdate=Oct 2, 2020}}</ref>

=== Lake Laura ===
Lake Laura is a {{convert|44|acre|adj=on}} pond owned by Bryce Resort. Lake Laura is formed by a dam impoundment of the headwaters of Big Stony Creek, creating a rectangular-shaped pool with a maximum depth of thirty feet. It is open to public use and has a boat ramp for that purpose. The [[Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]] began managing the fishery and stocking fish in the pond in 1991. The pond has one of the highest density [[largemouth bass]] populations found anywhere in Virginia. Lake Laura had a history of nuisance [[algal bloom]]s and over-abundant aquatic vegetation caused by nutrient-rich sediment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/lake-laura/|title=Lake Laura &#124 |work= [[Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries]]  |accessdate=Oct 2, 2020}}</ref>

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{{Shenandoah County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Shenandoah County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]