Mount Crawford, Virginia

Mount Crawford, Virginia
Town
Mount Crawford on Route 11
Location of Mount Crawford within the Rockingham County
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Coordinates: 38°21′25″N78°56′31″W / 38.35694°N 78.94194°W / 38.35694; -78.94194
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Rockingham
Area [1]
• Total	0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
• Land	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	433
• Estimate  (2019) [2]	458
• Density	948.24/sq mi (366.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22841
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-53864 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1495970 [4]
Website	mountcrawford.us

Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town's population was 433 at the 2010 census.

History

The Town of Mount Crawford was established in 1825 and Incorporated and chartered in 1895. ^[5] Historic Main Street, the area along US 11, has 42 single-family homes and five apartments. "Houses are on average over 100 years old, and the average year built is 1908. The oldest house was built in 1747. Twelve houses were built before the Civil War, and four of those built in the 1700s." ^[6]

The property Contentment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. ^[7]

Geography

Mount Crawford is located at 38°21′25″N78°56′31″W / 38.35694°N 78.94194°W / 38.35694; -78.94194 (38.357039, −78.941807). ^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (5.71%) is water.

View north along US 11 approaching SR 257 in Mount Crawford

Transportation

The main road running through Mount Crawford is U.S. Route 11. Just north of the town limits, US 11 connects with Virginia State Route 257, which connects with Interstate 81, the main long-distance highway through the region.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	901		—
1880	392		−56.5%
1900	330		—
1910	228		−30.9%
1920	263		15.4%
1930	272		3.4%
1940	290		6.6%
1950	303		4.5%
1960	247		−18.5%
1970	276		11.7%
1980	315		14.1%
1990	228		−27.6%
2000	254		11.4%
2010	433		70.5%
2019 (est.)	458	[2]	5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

At the 2000 census there were 254 people, 104 households, and 74 families living in the town. The population density was 764.0 people per square mile (297.2/km²). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 327.9 per square mile (127.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.85% White, 1.57% African American, 0.39% Native American, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39%. ^[3]

Of the 104 households 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 25.0% of households were one person and 5.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median household income was $32,031 and the median family income was $47,917. Males had a median income of $30,536 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,856. About 5.3% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.9% of those sixty-five or over.

Business

The town of Mt. Crawford contains numerous small businesses including antique stores and furniture shops along Route 11, the main road through the town. Outside of the town limits but within the 22841 ZIP code are two shipping facilities: a regional Walmart warehouse and a smaller facility for the Rosetta Stone language instruction company. Rosetta Stone has its headquarters in nearby Harrisonburg, Virginia.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. Commonwealth of Virginia charters
6. Mount Crawford Comprehensive Plan 2023
7. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.