Editing Culpeper, Virginia

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'''Culpeper''' (formerly '''Culpeper Courthouse''', earlier '''Fairfax''') is an incorporated [[town]] in [[Culpeper County, Virginia]], United States. It is the county seat and part of the [[Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area|Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area]]. The population was 20,062 in the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census2020">{{cite web |date=April 1, 2020 |title=QuickFacts: Culpeper town, Virginia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/culpepertownvirginia,US/POP010220 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> from 16,379 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web |date=April 1, 2010 |title=QuickFacts: Culpeper town, Virginia |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/culpepertownvirginia,US/POP010220 |access-date=October 26, 2021 |website=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

Culpeper is located near several major highways and has daily [[Amtrak]] service,<ref>{{cite web |title=Amtrak Station Locator |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/clp |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Amtrak}}</ref> along with local and regional bus routes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia Regional Transit |url=https://virginiaregionaltransit.org |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=Virginia Regional Transit}}</ref> It is situated between [[Northern Virginia]] and the Piedmont region, and has become a growing residential and transportation center.

In recent years, the town has also attracted data center development through the creation of the Culpeper Technology Zone, a 950-acre site offering tax incentives to qualifying companies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Culpeper Technology Zone |url=https://chooseculpeper.com/culpeper-tech-zone/ |website=Choose Culpeper |publisher=Culpeper Department of Economic Development |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Notably, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure plans to develop a 1.4 million-square-foot data center campus in Culpeper.<ref>{{cite web |title=EdgeCore Selects Culpeper for Data Center Development |url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/edgecore-selects-culpeper-for-data-center-development/ |website=Virginia Business |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>


==History==
After establishing [[Culpeper County, Virginia]] in 1748, the [[Virginia House of Burgesses]] voted to establish the Town of Fairfax on February 22, 1759. The name honored [[Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron]]
(1693–1781)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n96 97]}}</ref> who was proprietor of the [[Northern Neck]] peninsula, a vast domain north of the [[Rappahannock River]]; his territory was then defined as stretching from [[Chesapeake Bay]] to what is now [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire County]], [[West Virginia]].

[[File:The photographic history of the Civil War - thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities (1911) (14739714546).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Culpeper Courthouse during the Confederacy, August 1862]]

The original plan of the town called for ten blocks, which form the core of Culpeper's downtown area today. The original town was surveyed by a young [[George Washington]], who at age 17 was a protege of the 6th Lord Fairfax. In 1795, the town received a [[United States Post Office Department|U.S. Post Office]] under the name Culpeper Court House, although most maps continued to show the Fairfax name. The confusion resulting from the difference in official and postal names, coupled with the existence to the northeast of [[Historic Fairfax County Courthouse|Fairfax Court House]] and [[Fairfax Station]] post offices in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], was finally resolved when the [[Virginia General Assembly]] formally renamed the town as simply Culpeper in 1869 (Acts, 1869–1870, chapter 118, page 154).

During the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783), the [[Culpeper Minutemen]], a pro-Independence [[militia]], formed in the town of Culpeper Courthouse. They organized in what was then known as "Clayton's Old Field," near today's Yowell Meadow Park.

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] (1861-1865), Culpeper was a crossroads for a number of armies marching through central Virginia, with both [[Union Army|Union]] and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces occupying the town by turn. In the heart of downtown, the childhood home of Confederate General [[A.P. Hill]] stands at the corner of Main and Davis streets. One block north on Main Street (present location of Piedmont Realty) was the frame house where "The Gallant Major" [[John Pelham (officer)|John Pelham]] died after sustaining a wound at the [[Battle of Kelly's Ford]].

In 1974, the town had a Choral Society, an Odd Fellows Hall, and an American Legion Hall.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Culpeper News|last=Wallace|first=Hester W|date=December 5, 1974|work=Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune}}</ref>

Culpeper began to grow dramatically in the 1980s, becoming a "[[bedroom community]]" of more densely populated [[Northern Virginia]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] suburbs. A growing number of residents of the town and county of Culpeper once lived and continue to work in those areas.

In 2011, East Davis Street in downtown Culpeper was named as a 2011 America's Great Place by the American Planning Association.<ref>{{cite news|title=Davis Street Culpeper, Virginia|url=http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/streets/2011/index.htm#VA|access-date=April 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315195421/http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/streets/2011/index.htm#VA|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Downtown Culpeper was one of the communities most affected by the August 23, [[2011 Virginia earthquake]]. Several buildings along Main Street and East Davis Street suffered structural damage, and some were later condemned.<ref>{{cite news|title=EARTHQUAKE IN CULPEPER: The damage done|url=http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/aug/24/earthquake-culpeper-damage-done-ar-1258754/|access-date=August 24, 2011|newspaper=Star-Exponent; Culpeper, Virginia|date=August 24, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202235231/http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/aug/24/earthquake-culpeper-damage-done-ar-1258754/|archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The earthquake led to the temporary evacuation of the [[National Audiovisual Conservation Center|Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation]], which at the time was hosting a town hall event for [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mark Warner]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnston|first=Donnie|title=Earthquake forces Warner outside for public forum|url=http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/082011/08242011/647382|access-date=August 24, 2011|newspaper=The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg, Virginia|date=August 24, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713071000/http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/082011/08242011/647382|archive-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, the Museum of Culpeper History moved into the town's historic train depot.<ref>[http://www.culpepermuseum.com Museum of Culpeper History web site]</ref>

==Geography==
Culpeper is in the Piedmont region of Virginia, approximately 70 miles (113 km) southwest of [[Washington, D.C.]] and 50 miles (80 km) north of [[Richmond, Virginia]]. The town lies at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 29]] and [[U.S. Route 15]], two major highways that provide important access to central and northern Virginia. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Culpeper has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 km²), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 1.52%, is water.<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Census: QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/culpeertownvirginia,US/POP010220|access-date=October 26, 2021|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Climate===
Culpeper has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with very warm, humid summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant and well spread (although the summer months are usually wetter), with an annual average of {{convert|45.19|in|mm|abbr=on}}.
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== Economy ==
Culpeper's economy is supported by retail, healthcare, government services, and growing technology interests. The town is home to the Library of Congress’s Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation, a major federal facility just outside town limits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation |url=https://www.loc.gov/avconservation/packard/ |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

Recent years have seen proposals for large data center developments, drawing both interest and local opposition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Despite Opposition, Culpeper Considers Data Center Developments |url=https://www.fauquier.com/news/despite-opposition-culpeper-considers-data-center-developments/article_91e6a060-cad5-11ee-b8a7-c3eebc1d148f.html |newspaper=Fauquier Times |date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

Retail hubs like Culpeper Colonnade also contribute significantly to local employment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Culpeper Colonnade |url=https://www.kimcorealty.com/properties/culpeper-colonnade-075201 |publisher=Kimco Realty |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>
=== Controversies and data centers ===
In 2022, {{abbr|Amazon Web Services|AWS}}, via its subsidiary Marvell Developments, purchased land in Culpeper for eventual data center construction.<ref name="Fredericksburg2022">{{cite web |title=Amazon to build data centers in Culpeper County |url=https://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/amazon-to-build-data-centers-in-culpeper-county/article_4ecff31a-b4c7-11ec-bd15-43f361e1f96f.html |website=Fredericksburg.com |date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The news caused concern among residents because of the project's potential environmental effect and alteration of the town's rural nature.<ref name="CulpeperProtest2022">{{cite web |title=Residents protest proposed Amazon data center in Culpeper |url=https://www.culpepertimes.com/news/residents-protest-proposed-amazon-data-center-in-culpeper/article_7b3f3cfa-525b-11ed-a548-77f2415b9012.html |website=Culpeper Times |date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> A number of public meetings and protests were organized, with citizens speaking out against noise, light pollution, and pressure on public utilities.

Despite public concern, the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors approved the zoning changes required for the project.<ref name="WaPoApproval2023">{{cite web |title=Culpeper County Board approves Amazon data center project |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/15/culpeper-approves-amazon-data-center/ |website=The Washington Post |date=January 15, 2023 |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> As of 2025, construction has not yet begun.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1056
|1870= 1800
|1880= 1613
|1890= 1620
|1900= 1618
|1910= 1796
|1920= 1819
|1930= 2379
|1940= 2316
|1950= 2527
|1960= 2412
|1970= 6056
|1980= 6621
|1990= 8581
|2000= 9664
|2010= 16379
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=20062}}
As of the 2010 census, the racial makeup of the town was 61.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.9% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 4.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.0% of the population.

The town's population included 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was at a time $35,438, and the median income for a family was $41,894 but due to the economic downturn this has changed. Males had a median income of $28,658 versus $25,252 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,842. About 23.0% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.8% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

==Arts and culture==
[[File:2016-09-06 13 23 47 View north along U.S. Route 15 Business, U.S. Route 29 Business and U.S. Route 522 (Main Street) at Page Street in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|View north along US 15 Bus, US 29 Bus and US 522 in Culpeper]]
[[File:Culpeper Theater, Culpeper, VA IMG 4310.JPG|thumb|The downtown Culpeper Theater]]
[[File:Packard-campus-library-of-c.jpg|thumb|[[National Audio-Visual Conservation Center]], Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation in Culpeper]]

Culpeper houses many local restaurants, shops and stores in its historic downtown. There are many food options ranging from bakeries, authentic cuisines, delis, and breweries. Mainstreet also houses many locally owned boutiques.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://visitculpeperva.com/ |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Visit Culpeper |language=en-US}}</ref>  In recent years many improvements have been added to provide new activities and opportunities to the community such as the reopening of The Dominion Skate Park and State Climb.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Star-Exponent |first=ALLISON BROPHY CHAMPION Culpeper |date=September 30, 2023 |title='Too good an opportunity'—Culpeper man returns home, reopening skating rink |url=https://starexponent.com/news/community/too-good-an-opportunity-culpeper-man-returns-home-reopening-skating-rink/article_910c29d0-5d66-11ee-98e2-b3a5cbebc4d8.html |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Culpeper Star-Exponent |language=en}}</ref>  

The historic George Washington Carver High School has since been renovated to better serve the community. In recent years it has been changed to become a community kitchen and provide the resources for locals to grow and produce to better serve the community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Star-Exponent |first=Culpeper |date=September 4, 2023 |title=Carver Food Enterprise Center opens in Culpeper |url=https://starexponent.com/agriculture/carver-food-enterprise-center-opens-in-culpeper/article_839a69d8-490c-11ee-bdac-57360919eabb.html |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Culpeper Star-Exponent |language=en}}</ref> 

===Notable events===
* Culpeper was the location of the main encampment for the [[Army of the Potomac]] during the winter of 1863-64 during the Civil War. It was from Culpeper that General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] began the [[Overland Campaign]] against General [[Robert E. Lee]]'s [[Army of Northern Virginia]].
* During the presidential election campaign of 1960, vice presidential nominee [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] began his [[Whistle stop train tour|whistle-stop campaign]] of the South by giving a speech at Culpeper. As the train was pulling away from the station, Johnson yelled out a phrase that would become a battle cry of the campaign: "What did [[Richard Nixon|Dick Nixon]] ever do for Culpeper?!"<ref>Hoppe, Arthur. ''Having a Wonderful Time: My First Half Century As a Newspaperman''. Chronicle Books (San Francisco, CA), 1995, p. 19. {{ISBN|081181145X}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Zann|title=Celebrating Johnson's visit to Culpeper|url=http://www2.starexponent.com/lifestyles/2010/oct/07/celebrating-johnsons-visit-culpeper-ar-547718/|access-date=July 31, 2012|newspaper=Star-Exponent; Culpeper, Virginia|date=October 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102210828/http://www2.starexponent.com/lifestyles/2010/oct/07/celebrating-johnsons-visit-culpeper-ar-547718/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 1967, it was the site of a one-day standoff between members of the [[American Nazi Party]] and police and military personnel over the group's attempt to bury their leader [[George Lincoln Rockwell]] in the local [[Culpeper National Cemetery|National Cemetery]].
* In 1995, former "Superman" actor [[Christopher Reeve]] lost his balance during a horse competition and fell, resulting in severe spinal injury and paralysis. 
* Culpeper was featured in the nineteenth episode of the Small Town News Podcast, an improv comedy podcast that takes listeners on a fun and silly virtual trip to a small town in America each week. The hosts improvise scenes inspired by local newspaper stories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011646 | title=Small Town News }}</ref>

==Education==
Public schools include:
* A.G. Richardson Elementary
* Emerald Hill Elementary
* Farmington Elementary
* Pearl Sample Elementary
* Sycamore Park Elementary
* Yowell Elementary
* Culpeper Middle School
* Floyd T. Binns Middle School
* [[Culpeper County High School]]
* [[Eastern View High School]]
* Culpeper Technical Education Center

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Amtrak Station in Culpeper VA.jpg|thumb|right|Culpeper Amtrak station, visitor center, and Museum of Culpeper History]]

===Transportation===
Highways directly serving Culpeper include [[U.S. Route 15 Business (Culpeper, Virginia)|U.S. Route 15 Business]], [[U.S. Route 29 Business (Culpeper, Virginia)|U.S. Route 29 Business]], [[U.S. Route 522 in Virginia|U.S. Route 522]], [[Virginia State Route 3]] and [[Virginia State Route 229]]. [[U.S. Route 15 in Virginia|U.S. Route 15]] and [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|U.S. Route 29]] pass just southeast of the town limits. US 15 Bus, US 29 Bus and US 522 share the same alignment through downtown, following Main Street. US 29 extends southwest towards [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] and [[Interstate 64 in Virginia|Interstate 64]] westbound, while US 15 provides connections southward towards [[Orange, Virginia|Orange]] and [[Gordonsville, Virginia|Gordonsville]]. US 15 and US 29 are concurrent to the north, providing connections to [[Warrenton, Virginia|Warrenton]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] US 522 connects southward to I-64 eastbound, and northward towards [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]], [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] and [[Interstate 81 in Virginia|Interstate 81]]. SR 3 extends eastward, connecting to [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] and [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|Interstate 95]]. SR 229 provides a connection northward towards [[Rixeyville, Virginia|Rixeyville]] and [[U.S. Route 211]].

[[Amtrak]] operates [[Culpeper (Amtrak station)|a station in Culpeper]], station code CLP. This station is served by the ''[[Cardinal (train)|Cardinal]]'', ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' and ''[[Crescent (Amtrak)|Crescent]]'' trains daily. Nearly 9,000 train passengers in 2010 used Culpeper station, which connects to New Orleans, Chicago, Cincinnati, New York and Boston via the Crescent, Cardinal, and Northeast Regional lines.

The town of Culpeper is also serviced by [http://www.vatransit.org Virginia Regional Transit]. Virginia Regional Transit operates three buses in town—one on a northern loop, one on a southern loop, and one for disabled individuals.

[[Academy Bus]] offers a commuter bus from Culpeper to [[Washington, D.C.]]

[[Culpeper Regional Airport]] serves the area with a 5,000 foot runway.

== Notable people ==
* [[William T. Amiger]] (1870–1929), educator, college president, Baptist minister; born in Culpeper<ref name="Mather-1915">{{Cite book |last=Mather |first=Frank Lincoln |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tWTXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA6 |title=Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent |date=1915 |volume=1 |pages=6–7 |language=en |chapter=Amiger, William Thomas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GMfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA420 |title=Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day: Containing Biographies of Prominent Americans Now Living |date=1911 |publisher=Successful Americans |location=Chicago, IL |pages=420 |language=en |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Nell Arthur]] (1837–1880), wife of Chester A. Arthur, who became the 21st president of the United States after her death
* [[Big Kenny|Kenny Alphin]], of the [[country music]] group [[Big & Rich]]
* [[John S. Barbour Jr.]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. congressman]] (1881–1887) and [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] (1889-1892)
* [[Andrew J. Boyle]], U.S. Army lieutenant general, resided in Culpeper during his retirement<ref name="Lance">{{cite news |date=March 20, 2001 |title=Obituary, Andrew J. Boyle |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/fredericksburg/name/andrew-boyle-obituary?id=32939703 |work=[[The Free Lance–Star]] |location=Fredericksburg, VA |access-date=May 7, 2024 |via=[[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Robert Young Button]], [[Attorney General of Virginia]] (1962-1970) and [[Senate of Virginia|Virginia State Senator]] (1945-1961)
* [[Cary Travers Grayson]], highly decorated U.S. Navy surgeon, onetime chairman of the [[American Red Cross]], and personal aide to U.S. President [[Woodrow Wilson]]
* [[A. P. Hill]] (1825–1865), Confederate general during the [[American Civil War]], commander of "Hill's Light Division," under [[Stonewall Jackson]]
* [[Pete Hill|John Preston "Pete" Hill]], [[Negro league baseball]] player and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]], born in nearby Buena, Virginia
* [[John Jameson (colonel)|John Jameson]] (1751–1810), Colonel in the [[American Revolutionary War]]
* [[Ann Jarvis]], for whom [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day]] was established by her daughter [[Anna Jarvis]]
* [[Keith Jennings (basketball)|Keith Jennings]], former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[point guard]], [[Golden State Warriors]]
* [[William Morgan (anti-Mason)|William Morgan]], whose 1826 disappearance in New York state sparked a powerful anti-[[Freemasonry]] movement
* [[Waller T. Patton]], Confederate colonel during the American Civil War, great-uncle of [[World War II]] General [[George S. Patton]]
* [[John Pendleton]], American diplomat
* [[Eppa Rixey]], [[Major League Baseball|major league]] pitcher and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]]
* [[D. French Slaughter Jr.]], former U.S. Congressman
* [[Jeannette Walls]], author of ''[[The Glass Castle]]''
* [[J. Loren Wince]], lead singer/songwriter for the band [[Hurt (band)|Hurt]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.culpeperva.gov/}}
* [http://culpeperchamber.com Culpeper Chamber of Commerce]

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