Remington, Virginia
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Remington is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 624 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Remington is located at GR1.
(38.535464, -77.808117)According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 624 people, 238 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,095.1/km² (2,876.4/mi²). There were 255 housing units at an average density of 447.5/km² (1,175.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.25% White, 9.13% African American, 0.64% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 4.81% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.85% of the population.
There were 238 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,765, and the median income for a family was $37,969. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,693. About 11.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
Remington is the site of the Battle of Rappahannock Station I and the Battle of Rappahannock Station II. Colonel John S. Mosby made raids in the town during the American Civil War and later made his home and practiced law in nearby Warrenton, Virginia.
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