Hanover County is a
county
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in the
Commonwealth
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of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...
. As of the
2020 census, the population was 109,979. Its
county seat
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is
Hanover Courthouse.
Hanover County is a part of the
Greater Richmond Region.
History
![Rural Plains Hanover County Virginia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Rural_Plains_Hanover_County_Virginia.jpg)
Located in the western Tidewater region of Virginia, Hanover County was created on November 26, 1719, from the area of
New Kent County called St. Peter's Parish. It was named for the
Electorate of Hanover
The Electorate of Hanover (german: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply ''Kurhannover'') was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as ...
in
Germany
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, because King
George I of Great Britain
George I (George Louis; ; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the fir ...
was
Elector of Hanover at the time. The county was developed by
planters
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moving west from the Virginia
tidewater
Tidewater may refer to:
* Tidewater (region), a geographic area of southeast Virginia, southern Maryland, and northeast North Carolina.
** Tidewater accent, an accent of American English associated with the Tidewater region of Virginia
* Tidewater ...
, where soils had been exhausted by tobacco
monoculture
In agriculture, monoculture is the practice of growing one crop species in a field at a time. Monoculture is widely used in intensive farming and in organic farming: both a 1,000-hectare/acre cornfield and a 10-ha/acre field of organic kale are ...
.
Hanover County was the birthplace and home of noted American statesman
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...
. He reportedly married Sarah Shelton in the parlor of her family's house,
Rural Plains
Rural Plains, also informally known as Shelton House, is a historic farm house dating to the 1660s in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Hanover County; it is one of the sites included within the Richmond National Battlefield Park. The building was adde ...
, also known as Shelton House. At the Hanover Courthouse, Henry argued the case of the
Parson's Cause
The "Parson's Cause" was a legal and political dispute in the Colony of Virginia often viewed as an important event leading up to the American Revolution. Colonel John Henry, father of Patrick Henry, was the judge who presided over the court case ...
in 1763, attacking the
British Crown
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's attempt to set the salaries of clergy in the colony regardless of conditions in the local economy. The historic Hanover Courthouse is pictured in the county seal. Hanover County was also the birthplace of
Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...
, who became known as a politician in
Kentucky
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, author of the
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was a federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and ...
of 1820, and
Secretary of State.
The
Chickahominy River
The Chickahominy is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia. The river, which serves as the eastern bo ...
forms the border of the county in the
Mechanicsville area. During the
American Civil War
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and the 1862
Peninsula Campaign, the
Union Army
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approached the river and could hear the bells of Richmond's churches. But they learned that the river was a major obstacle. Union General
George B. McClellan
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McCl ...
failed in his attempt to get all his troops across it, intending to overwhelm the outnumbered
Confederate forces defending Richmond. His failure to take Richmond has been said to have prolonged the war by almost 3 years. Hanover County was the site of Civil War battles due to its location between Richmond and northern Virginia, including the
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee drove the invading Union Army of the Potomac, command ...
of the Peninsula Campaign and
Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864, with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3. It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses ...
in 1864.
The incorporated town of
Ashland is located within Hanover County. Ashland is the second and current home of
Randolph-Macon College.
In 1953,
Barksdale Theatre
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was founded at the historic
Hanover Tavern
The Hanover Tavern in Hanover Courthouse, Virginia, is located in Hanover County and is one of the oldest taverns in the United States.
History
The first tavern was licensed at the site beginning in 1733. Hanover Tavern has been serving county ...
. It was the nation's first
dinner theater
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and central Virginia's first professional
theatre
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organization. The Barksdale company continues to produce live theatre at the Tavern, as well as at several locations in Richmond. It is recognized today as Central Virginia's leading professional theatre.
Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond and south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 rides, shows and att ...
amusement park opened in 1975 in
Doswell and added to the county's economy. In January 2007,
America's Promise
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The organization was founded on the idea ...
named Hanover County as one of the top 100 communities for youth.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water.
Hanover County is about south of
Washington, D.C.
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, and about north of
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Adjacent counties
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Caroline County (north)
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Goochland County (southwest)
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Henrico County
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(south)
*
King William County
King William County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,810. Its county seat is King William.
King William County is located in the Middle Peninsula and is included in the Greater R ...
(northeast)
*
Louisa County (west)
*
New Kent County (east)
*
Spotsylvania County
Spotsylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the July 2021 estimate, the population was 143,676. Its county seat is Spotsylvania Courthouse.
History
At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that bec ...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
2010 Census
As of the
2010 United States Census
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, there were 99,863 people living in the county. 86.7% were
White
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, 9.3%
Black or African American, 1.4%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.4%
Native American, 0.8% of some other race and 1.5%
of two or more races; 2.1% were
Hispanic or Latino
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(of any race).
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families living in the county. The
population density
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was 183 people per square mile (71/km
2). There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile (26/km
2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.32%
White
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, 9.34%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.33%
Native American, 0.79%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.37% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
Film and television
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* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 31,121 households, out of which 39.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were
married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.40% were non-families; 17.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71, and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $77,550, and the median income for a family was $90,812. The median income was $46,864 for males and $32,662 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the county was $34,241. About 3.54% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.90% of those under age 18 and 5.80% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Board of supervisors
* Ashland District: Faye O. Prichard (D)
* Beaverdam District: Aubrey M. "Bucky" Stanley (R)
* Chickahominy District: Angela C. Kelly-Wiecek (R)
* Cold Harbor District: F. Michael Herzberg (R)
* Henry District: Sean M. Davis (R)
* Mechanicsville District: W. Canova Peterson (R)
* South Anna District: Susan P. Dibble (R)
Constitutional officers
* Clerk of the Circuit Court: Frank D. Hargrove, Jr. (R)
* Commissioner of the Revenue: T. Scott Harris (R)
* Commonwealth's Attorney: R. E. "Trip" Chalkley, III (R)
* Sheriff: David R. Hines (R)
* Treasurer: M. Scott Miller (R)
Law enforcement
The Hanover County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency in
Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 109,979. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse.
Hanover County is a part of the Greater Richmond Region.
History
Located in the wester ...
. The HCSO was created shortly after the county was formed on November 26, 1720. The Sheriff is David R. Hines.
State and federal
Hanover County is represented by Republicans
Ryan McDougle
Ryan Todd McDougle (born November 9, 1971) is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2006. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia. Since 2006, he has represented the 4th district, rep ...
and
Siobhan Dunnavant
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and Democrat
Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Virginia state senator from the 9th district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was previously elected to the Virginia House of ...
in the Virginia Senate, Republican
Buddy Fowler
Hyland Franklin "Buddy" Fowler Jr. (born July 2, 1955) is an American politician from Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Fowler is the member of the Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two part ...
and
Scott Wyatt in the Virginia House of Delegates and Republican
Rob Wittman
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in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hanover County is a strongly Republican county; no Democratic presidential candidate has won it since
Harry Truman
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in 1948, and it was one of 4 counties that did not vote for
Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th governo ...
in his 2008 landslide.
Education
Hanover County has fifteen elementary schools, four middle schools, four high schools, one alternative school, and one technology school. The four high schools are
Atlee High School
Atlee High School is a secondary school serving central Hanover County, Virginia located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. Atlee High School is a part of the Hanover County School District.
History
Atlee High School opened in 1991.
Aca ...
,
Hanover High School,
Mechanicsville High School
Mechanicsville High School (formerly Lee-Davis High School) is a public high school located in Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States. It serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Hanover County Public Schools.
History
Mechanicsvill ...
, and
Patrick Henry High School. ''
Forbes
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'' magazine named Hanover County as one of the top fifty counties in the United States for student achievement vs. cost per student.
Economy
Hanover County has the lowest real estate property tax rate in the Richmond Region, which makes for a competitive business location. Some of the major businesses that have taken advantage of the tax rate include:
Bass Pro Shops
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,
FedEx Ground
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, and
The Vitamin Shoppe
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. These businesses located in the county with help from the Hanover County Economic Development and the Greater Richmond Partnership, regional economic development organizations.
Top employers
Communities
Town
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Ashland
Census-designated places
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Hanover
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(Hanover Courthouse)
*
Mechanicsville
Other unincorporated communities
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Atlee
*
Beaverdam
* Brown Grove
*
Doswell
*
Elmont
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Montpelier
*
Old Church
*
Rockville
*
Studley
Notable natives and residents
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Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, al ...
(1777-1852),
U.S. Secretary of State
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,
Speaker of the House
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Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
*
Samuel Davies (1723-1761), came from Pennsylvania to lead and minister to the religious
dissenter
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Usage in Christianity
Dissent from the Anglican church
In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...
s in Hanover County, during the
First Great Awakening
The First Great Awakening (sometimes Great Awakening) or the Evangelical Revival was a series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its thirteen North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. The revival movement permanently affecte ...
. He set up licensed congregations starting in 1743, eventually helped found the first
presbytery in Virginia (the
Presbytery of Hanover
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* Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Catholic or Anglican churches
* Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building more commonly referred to as the "chancel" or "sanctuary" ...
), evangelized
slaves (remarkable in its time), and influenced the young
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...
, who traveled with his mother to listen to
sermon
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s.
Great Awakening in Virginia, The
''Encyclopedia Virginia,'' Retrieved on 2013-08-17
* London Ferrill (1789–1854), African-American antebellum
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** Antebellum Georgia
** Antebellum South Carolina
** Antebellum Virginia
* Antebellum ...
Baptist minister. Born here, he gained freedom from slavery as a carpenter and migrated with his wife to Lexington, Kentucky
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. Ordained by the First Baptist Church, in 1824 he was called as the second preacher of the First African Baptist Church, the oldest black Baptist church west of the Allegheny Mountains
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. He served for 31 years, building the congregation to 1,820 members by 1850, when it was the largest church in Kentucky, white
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or black
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.
* Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...
(1736-1799), American statesman and lawyer, noted for his " Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech in 1775.
* Thomas Hinde
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(1737-1828), personal physician to Patrick Henry and physician during the American Revolutionary War
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.
* Richard Clough Anderson Sr.
Richard Clough Anderson Sr. (January 12, 1750 – October 16, 1826) was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and surveyor from Virginia.
Revolutionary War
He was chosen to be a captain in the Hanover County, 5th Virginia Regiment on Janua ...
(1750-1826), Lt. Col. in American Revolutionary War
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. Land surveyor of Virginia Military District
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. Born in Goldmine, Hanover County, Virginia.
* Thomas S. Hinde (1785-1846), real estate speculator, Methodist
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minister, and founder of Mount Carmel, Illinois
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.
* Susan Archer Weiss (1822–1917), poet, author, artist
* Sheri Holman (1966-), award-winning novelist and screenwriter
* Jock Jones (1968-), former NFL player, Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals
* Dolley Madison
Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of bo ...
(1768–1849), First Lady, spent much of her childhood in Hanover County
* Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...
(1977-), Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
* Damien Woody
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(1977-), ESPN analyst and former NFL player and 2x Super Bowl Champion, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and New York Jets
See also
* Hanover County Municipal Airport
* Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
* Hanover tomato
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References
Hanover County District Information
External links
Hanover County Economic Development
Hanover Herald-Progress newspaper
Mechanicsville Local newspaper
Mechanicsville News
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1720 establishments in Virginia
Virginia counties
Geography of Richmond, Virginia
Populated places established in 1720