Editing Nokesville, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Nokesville, Virginia
| settlement_type    = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
| nickname           = " Old Prince William"
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| image_map          = Prince William County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Nokesville highlighted.svg
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]] and the state of [[Virginia]].

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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]]<br>[[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier]]

<!-- Government -->| named_for          = [[Norvel Nokes]]
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| area_total_km2     = 24.5
| area_land_km2      = 24.5
| area_water_km2     = 0.0
| area_total_sq_mi   = 9.5
| area_land_sq_mi    = 9.5
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 1619
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| utc_offset         = &minus;5
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| elevation_m        = 81
| elevation_ft       = 266
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|41|54|N|77|34|25|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 20181-20182
| area_code          = [[Area code 703|571, 703]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 51-56464<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1497047<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website            = https://sites.google.com/site/nokesvillevirginia/
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'''Nokesville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]], [[Virginia]], United States and [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 1,619 in the 2020 census. The community is named for U.S. Marine Corps officer [[Norvel Nokes]].

==History==
Nokesville was the center of a farming community with cattle and dairy farms; it became a town and intermediate stop on the [[Orange and Alexandria Railroad|Orange & Alexandria Railway]] in 1865. In the late 19th century&ndash;early 20th century, Nokesville was the location of a religious movement called the [[German Baptist Brethren]], which became known as the [[Church of the Brethren]]. In the 1950s, it was cut off from passenger trains and was a rural community today.

===American Civil War===
Union and Confederate forces passed by or camped in the Nokesville area frequently during the war. Federal units pursuing [[Stonewall Jackson]] to Manassas Junction camped here in August 1862; fighting involving [[John S. Mosby|John S. Mosby’s ]]rangers flared near here and Confederates marched past on the way to nearby Bristoe Station in October 1863.

As Stonewall Jackson's troops occupied and looted the railroad junction at Manassas August 27, 1862, Federal forces approached his rear guard at [[Battle of Kettle Run|Kettle Run]]. The Confederates there managed to delay the Union force before withdrawing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015012610/http://www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/VA/va-north/manassas.html|title=Northern Virginia - Manassas and Area|website=Civil War Traveler|accessdate=6 December 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
Nokesville is located at {{coord|38|41|54|N|77|34|25|W|type:city}} (38.698350, &minus;77.573656).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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 {{convert|9.5|mi2|km2}}, all of it land. Its [[ZIP code]] is 20181.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/locations/details/1375159|title=Nokesville|website=[[United States Postal Service]]|accessdate=6 December 2024}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|2000= 1179
|2010= 1354
|2020= 1619
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|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-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020
}}

Nokesville was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusVA/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+2020 Census<br>
'''Nokesville racial composition'''
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White
|1,228
|75.8%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|202
|12.5%
|-
|2 or More Races
|94
|5.8%
|-
|Asian
|48
|3.0%
|-
|Black or African American
|36
|2.2%
|-
|Other Race Alone
|8
|0.5%
|-
|American Indian and Alaska Native
|3
|0.2%
|-
|'''TOTAL'''
|'''1,619'''
|'''100%'''
|}
As of the 2021 estimates, there were 601 households, out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 34.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 16% had a male householder with no wife present. The median age was 47.5 years. 51.6% of the population is male with 48.4% female.

The median income for a household as seen in the 2020 census was $83,920, and the median income for a family was $164,972. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $27,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $53,111 and 12.4% live in poverty.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=US Census Bureau |title=American Community Survey (ACS) |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Education==
Nokesville is served by four schools in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]]. The oldest school, Nokesville Elementary was built in 1929 to serve all grades until 1964 when it was lowered to K-5 with the construction of Brentsville District High School. In 2014, Nokesville Elementary moved to a new building that was built next to Brentsville District High School on Aden Road. This new school is called The Nokesville School and serves a K-8 community. The old school was sold and is now a Montessori school. Patriot High School is located on Kettle Run Road, and was opened in 2011. Built concurrently, next door is T. Clay Wood Elementary School. The Nokesville postal delivery area consists of two schools in [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier]]. [[Kettle Run High School (Nokesville, Virginia)|Kettle Run High School]] and Greenville Elementary are both new schools built on the [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier County]] side of Nokesville.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Marstellar Middle School is located nearby in Bristow, and middle school students formerly attended this middle school prior to the K–8 school opening.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

==Historic sites==
[[File:THE LAWN, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.jpg|thumb|right|[[The Lawn (Nokesville, Virginia)|The Lawn]]]]

[[The Lawn (Nokesville, Virginia)|The Lawn]], [[Nokesville Truss Bridge]], [[Brentsville Historic District]], [[Park Gate (Nokesville, Virginia)|Park Gate]], and [[Pilgrim's Rest (Nokesville, Virginia)|Pilgrim's Rest]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.pwcgov.org/ Official Website of Prince William County]
* [http://www.pwconserve.org/ Prince William Conservation Alliance]
* [http://www.nokesville.net/ Nokesville Business Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130714183645/http://nokesvillecivicassociation.org/ Nokesville Civic Association]
* [http://www.nvfdrs.org/ Nokesville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/asburyumcweb/ Asbury United Methodist Church]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Prince William County, Virginia]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1865]]
[[Category:1865 establishments in Virginia]]