Crimora, Virginia

Crimora is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia. The population of the census-designated place is 2,209.
Crimora 	Virginia
First Listed	1974
County 	Augusta
Population 	2,209
Elevation 	1,253 ft (282 m)
Mayor 	Brett Flowers
ZIP code 	24431
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the CDP is:
92.62% White (2,046)
4.30% Black or African American (95)
3.08% Other (68)
14.5% (320) of Crimora residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Crimora has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The CDP reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.98 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Augusta County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* What put Crimora on the map was the open-pit Crimora Manganese Mine that started in 1866. The mineral manganese was used in the production of steel. Mining at Crimora continued intermittently under a series of owners until March 1946. The Crimora deposit is about 500 feet wide, 200 feet deep, and half a mile long and consists of clay with scattered lumps of manganese ore. It lies under a layer of clay and quartz fragments about 15 feet thick. The Crimora deposit produced more manganese than any other single deposit in the United States and, at one time, the mining operations there were among the largest in the world.
** The mines are located at the foothills of the mountains of the Shenandoah National Park. They are two miles east of Crimora Station on the Norfolk Southern Railway formerly known as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. Crimora Station was located at milepost 136.9 but the station is no longer there. The remains of the mine consist of three adjoining man-made lakes that range from 20 to 100 feet deep, with underwater shafts connecting multiple water sources around the Crimora area.
* Crimora has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, Village Pizza, Los Gonzalez Tacos, and that's about it.
Category:Virginia CDPs