Editing Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia

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'''Round Hill''' is a town in [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. Its population was 693 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The town is located at the crossroads of Virginia Routes 7 and 719 (Woodgrove Road), approximately {{convert|50|mi}} northwest of [[Washington, D.C.]] The town's name refers a hill two miles northeast of a {{convert|910|ft|adj=on}} hill used during the [[American Civil War]] as a [[military communications|signal post]] by both [[Confederate army|Confederate]] and [[Union army|Union]] troops.
House of Round Hill was built in 2004.
Patsy Cline went to Round Hill Elementary School.

==History==
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Round Hill was incorporated on February 5, 1900. From 1874 to 1900, the settlement had been the terminus of a Washington and Ohio rail line that ultimately became the [[Washington and Old Dominion Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roundhillva.org/default.asp?page=22 |title=Town of Round Hill Website |access-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070920024401/http://www.roundhillva.org/default.asp?page=22 |archive-date=September 20, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The railway allowed agricultural products to be brought into Washington, D.C., and allowed the residents of the District to escape to the surrounding countryside for holidays. Many of the town's older residences were originally boarding houses, [[inn]]s, and taverns where people would go upon arrival. The town was considered a convenient destination as it lies close to the [[Shenandoah River]] (7 miles/11.3 km distant), the [[Shenandoah National Park]] (30 miles/48 km), the [[Appalachian Trail]] (4 miles/6.4 km), [[Harpers Ferry]] (15 miles/24 km), the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]] National Historic Park (12 miles/19 km), and the paved [[Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park|Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail]] (3 miles/4.8 km).

The town has recently been ringed by fast-growing suburbs of Washington, D.C., that have brought thousands of residents to just outside the town. The town's water and sewer infrastructure is used to serve many of these new developments. The town has a Hometown Festival every year on Memorial Day, complete with a parade and other activities, which are held both in the town park as well as outside of it. 

In 2019, the town was officially designated an Appalachian Trail Community by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Beginning that same year, an Appalachian Trail Festival has been held every summer at the now closed B Chord Brewing (located outside the town near Snickers Gap, alongside Route 7) to celebrate this designation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival |url=https://www.roundhillat.org/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Round Hill, Va. {{!}} Appalachian Trail Conservancy |url=https://appalachiantrail.org/explore/communities/round-hill/ |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=Appalachian Trail Conservancy {{!}}}}</ref>

The [[Ketoctin Baptist Church]], [[Round Hill Historic District (Round Hill, Virginia)|Round Hill Historic District]], and [[Woodgrove]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Round Hill is located in western Loudoun County at {{coord|39|8|1|N|77|46|13|W|type:city}} (39.133625, &minus;77.770217).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|12|mi}} west of [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]], the Loudoun [[county seat]], and {{convert|24|mi}} east of [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9537|sqm|acre|1|order=flip}}, or 0.99%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019"/> The town sits at the foot of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] and is drained by the North Fork of [[Goose Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Goose Creek]], which flows east to the [[Potomac River]] past Leesburg.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 207
|1900= 318
|1910= 379
|1920= 359
|1930= 359
|1940= 337
|1950= 403
|1960= 430
|1970= 581
|1980= 510
|1990= 514
|2000= 500
|2010= 539
|2020= 693
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|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>
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As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="census">{{cite web | author = U.S. Census Bureau | title = 2010 Census | year = 2010 | url = https://www.census.gov | access-date = January 3, 2013 }}</ref> 539 people in 202 households and 155 families resided in the town. The [[population density]] was 2,695 people per square mile (1040.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 218 housing units at an average density of 1090 per square mile (420.9/km<sup>2</sup>). Of that population, 93.32% was [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]; 2.78%, [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]; 1.11%, [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]; and 0.93% of the population was mixed-race. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]s or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]s of any race constituted 3.53% of the population.

There were 202 households, out of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.3% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.06.<ref name="census" />

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 20, 5.5% from 20 to 29, 20.2% from 30 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64 (up from 23% in 2005), and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years (up from 36 years in 2005). For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.<ref name="census" />

The median estimated income for a household in the town in 2010 was $92,292, and the median estimated income for a family in 2010 was $93,750. Males had a median income of $79,000 versus $55,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $39,380.<ref name="ACS">{{cite web | author = U.S. Census Bureau | title = 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates | year = 2010 | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200212210816/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03 | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 12, 2020 | access-date = January 3, 2013 }}</ref> In 2005, about 4.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over. Poverty level data was not provided for 2010.

[[File:2018-10-18 16 35 55 View east along Virginia State Route 7 (Harry Byrd Highway) just west of New Cut Road (Virginia State Route 719) in Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|SR 7, the largest highway in Round Hill]]

==Transportation==
The primary highway serving Round Hill is [[Virginia State Route 7]]. Route 7 extends eastward to [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]] and beyond, eventually terminating in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]], with interchanges at [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Interstate 495]], [[Interstate 66]] and [[Interstate 395 (Virginia)|Interstate 395]]. Towards the west, SR 7 passes [[Berryville, Virginia|Berryville]] before terminating at [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]], where it interchanges with [[Interstate 81 in Virginia|Interstate 81]]. The current alignment of SR 7 through Round Hill is a bypass of the original road through the middle of Round Hill, which now comprises [[Virginia State Route 7 Business (Purcellville)|SR 7 Business]].

==Education and public service==
No public schools lie within the town limits, though Round Hill Elementary School lies just outside, within the Villages of Round Hill subdivision. As of January 2013, the school listed 544 enrolled students.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Round Hill Elementary School Website | url = http://profiles.lcps.org/portal/page/portal/LCPS/ES/SCHOOLENROLLMENT:GRADE?NAME=%22ROUND%20HILL%20ELEMENTARY%22 | access-date = January 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202928/http://profiles.lcps.org/portal/page/portal/lcps/es/schoolenrollment:grade?name=%22round%20hill%20elementary%22 | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref> Secondary students are also served by the [[Loudoun County Public Schools|Loudoun County Public School system]], including [[Woodgrove High School]] in [[Purcellville]].

Law enforcement is provided by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office . Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Department 4; the fire company and the rescue squad are volunteer organizations supplemented with staffing from the [[Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System]] on a twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week basis.

The town maintains its own water and sewer system, which developers' proffers have supplemented in recent years.

==Newspapers==
The ''[[Washington Post]]'', ''[[Washington Times]]'', and ''[[Winchester Star]]'' all offer paid daily circulation in Round Hill. Free weekly circulation is provided from Leesburg by the ''[[Loudoun Times-Mirror]]''. Residents also receive the free weekly shopper publications ''Blue Ridge Leader'' and ''Purcellville Gazette'', which contain mainly advertising.

==Churches==
Four churches are located in the town: Round Hill Baptist Church, Round Hill United Methodist Church, Mount Zion Baptist Church, and Western Loudoun Community Church (though WLCC moved to Hillsboro in February 2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/westernloudouncommunitychurch/photos/a.10151848386849743.1073741825.108173169742/10156229461554743/?type=3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/108173169742/10156229461554743 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Western Loudoun Community Church|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Ketoctin Baptist Church]], also known as the Short Hill Church, whose cemetery dates to 1777, is located approximately two miles north of Route 7, at the junction of Allder School Road and Ketoctin Church Road. Round Hill members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attend services at a chapel in Hamilton, while Catholic residents of the town may attend St. Francis DeSales church.

==Notable people==
* [[Steve Czaban]], sports radio personality
* [[William Dodd (ambassador)|William E. Dodd]], diplomat and historian
* [[Lyndon LaRouche]], political activist<ref>{{cite news |last1=Witt |first1=April |title=No Joke |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2004/10/24/no-joke/882986fd-53f1-4443-95f8-f4f265d38f61/ |access-date=October 22, 2020 |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=October 24, 2004 |quote=According to federal financial disclosures, LaRouche reported in 2003 that he earns a salary of $26,451 from his Executive Intelligence Review News Service Inc. and lives in a rented home in Round Hill, Va. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428093533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2004/10/24/no-joke/882986fd-53f1-4443-95f8-f4f265d38f61/ |archive-date=April 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[DiDi Haračić]], professional soccer player 

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official|www.roundhillva.org}}
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Round-Hill-Virginia.html City Data for Round Hill]

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