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Crozet, Virginia
Crozet is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, Albemarle County in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It sits along the Interstate 64 in Virginia, I-64 corridor, about west of Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville and east of Staunton, Virginia, Staunton. Originally called "Wayland's Crossing," it was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel (United States), Colonel Claudius Crozet, the France, French-born civil engineer who directed the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel. The cornerstone of Crozet is believed to have been Pleasant Green, a property also known as the Ficklin-Wayland Farm, located yards from the actual Wayland Crossing. Claudius Crozet is said to have lodged in that property while surveying the land that today honors his name. The population of Crozet was 5,565 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Crozet is part of the Charlottesville Charlottesville metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing cities, towns, and villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities, colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
