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Luray is the county seat of Page County, Virginia, United States, [6] in the Shenandoah Valley in the northern part of the Commonwealth. The population was 4,831 at the 2020 census. [4] The town was founded by William Staige Marye in 1812, a descendant of a family native to Luray, France. [7] The mayor of the town is Jerry Dofflemyer. [1]
Page County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,709. [1] Its county seat is Luray. [2] Page County was formed in 1831 from Shenandoah and Rockingham counties and was named for John Page, Governor of Virginia from 1802 to 1805.
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
During the American Civil War, it was known as the Luray Valley since Luray, Virginia (the county seat of Page County) is located in the center of Page Valley.The valley played a significant role in the strategy of Confederate Major General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson during his Valley Campaign of 1862 in which he defeated three numerically superior Union armies.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. All counties, with the exception of Arlington County, are further subdivided into magisterial districts. [1]
Shenandoah is located at (38.488225, −78.621217 According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km 2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.6 km 2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km 2) of it (4.24%) is water.
The demographics of Virginia are the various elements used to describe the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia and are studied by various government and non-government organizations. Virginia is the 12th-most populous state in the United States with over 8 million residents [ 2 ] and is the 35th largest in area.
Despite its small population, Luray is the eponym for the following places: ... Luray, Virginia, and by extension, Luray Caverns and Luray, Indiana; See also ...