Albemarle County, Virginia

Albemarle County is a county in Virginia. The population of the county is 98,970.

 Named for
 County seat
 Population
 Habitat
 Cong. District
 County Guildmaster
 Time Zone

## Major roads

Interstate 64

US Route 29

US Route 250

Virginia State Route 6

Virginia State Route 20

Virginia State Route 22

Virginia State Route 53

Virginia State Route 240

Virginia State Route 601

Virginia State Route 810

## Geography

### Adjacent counties

Fluvanna County (east)

Greene County (north)

Louisa County and Orange County (northeast)

Rockingham County (northwest)

Buckingham County (south)

Nelson County (southwest)

Augusta County (west)

## Demographics

As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:

77.41% White (76,612)

9.87% Black or African American (9,768)

5.63% Hispanic or Latino (5,572)

4.84% Asian (4,790)

2.25% Other (2,228)

8.5% (8,412) of Albemarle County residents live below the poverty line.

## Theft rate statistics

Albemarle County has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The county reported 16 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.06 murders a year.

## Communities

### Cities

Charlottesville - 43,475 (independent city)

### CDPs

Crozet - 5,565

Esmont - 528

Free Union - 193

Hollymead - 7,690

Ivy - 905

Pantops - 3,027

Piney Mountain - 1,130

Rivanna - 1,860

University of Virginia - 7,704

### Unincorporated communities

Advance Mills

Afton (partly in Nelson County)

Alberene

Ardwood

Arrowhead

Ashcroft

Ashmere

Ballard Woods

Barboursville (partly in Greene and Orange counties)

Barracks

Barterbrook

Batesville

Bedford Hills

Bell Haven

Bellair

Bentivar

Berkeley

Berkmar

Birnam Wood

Blenheim

Boiling Spring

Boonesville

Branchland

Briarwood

Brinnington

Brookwood

Brownsville

Browntown

Buckingham Circle

Bungletown

Burnley

Camellia Garden

Camelot

Campbell

Candlewyck

Canterbury Hills

Carrsbrook

Cash Corner

Cedarmere

Chapel Hills

Chestnut Grove

Cismont

Clover Hill

Cobham

Colthurst

Commonwealth

Country Green

The Country Store

Country View

Covesville

Damon

Davis Shop

Deer Run

Deerwood

Doylesville

Earlysville

Earlysville Heights

Eastham

Ednam

Ehart

Everettsville

Fairgrove

Farmington

Fieldbrook

Flordon

Foxwood

Franklin

Freetown

Gilbert

Glenaire

Glendower

Glenmore

Glenorchy

Greenfields

Greenwood

Hatton

Heards

Howardsville

Hunters Hall

Hydraulic

Inglecress

Keene

Keswick

Key West

Knollwood

Langford

Lexington

Liberty Hill

Lindsay

Little Clover Hill

Loch Leigh

Lochridge

Mallard Lake

McCullough

The Meadows

Meriwether Hill

Midway

Mill Creek

Mill Ridge

Mill Run

Millington

Milton

Milton Heights

Milton Hills

Miran Forest

Montvue

Mountain Laurel

Mountfair

Newtown

Nob Hill

Northfields

North Garden

Nortonsville

Norwood

Oak Hill

Oak Terrace

Old Dominion

Overton

Owensville

Parkview

Patterson Store

Peacock Hill

The Pines

Porters

Powell Corner

Proffit

Queen Charlotte

Raintree

Redland

Rio

Rio Heights

Rivanna (north county)

Riverrun

Rockbrook

Rose Hill

Rosena

Rugby

Running Deer

Shadwell

Simeon

Solaris

Springfield

Squire Hill

Stillfield

Stonehenge

Stony Point

Tapscott

Terrybrook

Thurston

Tillmans

Totier Hills

Townwood

Warren

Watts

Waverly

West Leigh

Westfield

Westgate

Westmoreland

Westover Hills

White Hall

Wildwood

Wilhait

Willoughby

Windrift

Windsor

Woodbrook

Woodridge

Wyngate

Yancey Mills

## Climate

 Average yearly snowfall
 Average yearly sunny days
 Severe storm risk
 Tornado risk
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## Fun facts

* Politically, Albemarle County was once solidly Republican, but has become strongly Democrat-voting in most elections.
* A winery is located a few miles north of Free Union.
* During the Civil War, the Battle of Rio Hill was a skirmish in which Union cavalry raided a Confederate camp in Albemarle County.