In 1980, the combined population of Winchester-Frederick County was 54,367, with Winchester having a population of 20,217 and Frederick County a population of 34,150. In 1990, the total had increased to 67,670, a 24% increase. Of the 1990 population count, Winchester tallied 21,947 people, an 8% increase and Frederick County had 45,723 people, a 33% increase.
AGE DISTRIBUTION Winchester and Frederick County
1980 % TOTAL 1990 % TOTAL % CHANGE
Under 5 3,710 6.8% 5,001 7.4% 34.8%
5 to 17 11,554 21.3% 11,938 17.6% 3.3%
18 to 24 6,564 12.1% 6,821 10.1% 3.9%
25 to 44 15,568 28.6% 22,837 33.7% 46.7%
45 to 64 11,131 20.5% 13,419 19.8% 20.6%
65 & over 5,840 10.7% 7,654 11.3% 31.1%
The average age of people living in Winchester-Frederick County increased only slightly. The median age of the population in 1990 was 33 years compared with 31 years in 1980. The median age in the County has remained close to the median age for the Commonwealth as a whole (32.6 yrs) and the USA (32.8). In terms of the percentage rate of population growth, Frederick County was the eleventh fastest growing county in Virginia during the 1980's and Winchester was the eleventh fastest growing city in Virginia during the 1980's.
Winchester and Frederick County have approximately the same racial diversity as the Planning District as a whole; White 95.3%; Black 3.9%; Hispanic 0.8% and other 0.2%. Likewise, percentages of male and female are identical to the Planning District; 49% male and 51% female.
In 1980 barely 50% of the population over age 18 had high school diplomas. In 1990 that figure rose dramatically to over 70%.
Source: US Bureau of Census; 1990.
RADIUS POPULATION INCLUDES 10 mile 60,200 Winchester City and most of Frederick County. 20 mile 160,900 Front Royal and Warren County and begins to overlap into West Virginia's Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. 30 mile 240,971 Martinsburg, WV. This figure is the result of a multi-state research effort completed July 1993. 40 mile 561,500 Most of Lord Fairfax Planning District (LFPD); parts of Frederick, Allegany, and Washington Counties in Maryland; about half of Fauquier and most of Loudoun Counties to the east. 50 mile 1,391,900 1/3 of Montgomery County, MD, most of Fairfax County VA, Manassas, Culpeper, and all of Lord Fairfax PD. 60 mile 2,709,335 Part of Washington DC, and begins to encompass Adams, Fulton, and Franklin counties in Pennsylvania.
States of residence subtotals:
Miles VA WVA MD PA TOTALS 10 60,211 60,211 20 110,041 50,853 160,894 30 121,497 119,474 240,971 40 263,338 128.317 169,865 561,520 50 679,293 134.782 551,335 26,535 1,391,945 60 1,344,062 145,210 1,117,643 102,420 2,709,335
Source: These figures were derived from the 1990 Census and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis by the staff of the Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
1960 1970 1980 1990
Clarke 7,942 8,102 9,965 12,101
Frederick 21,941 24,107 34,150 45,723
Winchester 15,110 19,429 20,217 21,947
Winchester-Frederick Co 37,051 43,536 54,367 67,670
Page 15,572 16,581 19,401 21,690
Shenandoah 21,825 22,852 27,559 31,636
Warren 14,655 15,301 21,200 26,142
Lord Fairfax Planning Dist 97,045 106,372 132,429 159,239
Virginia 3,954,429 4,651,448 5,346,818 6,189,307
1997 2000 2010
Clarke 12,900 13,995 16,111
Frederick 54,500 55,823 64,878
Winchester 22,800 24,113 26,234
Winchester-Frederick Co 77,300 79,936 91,112
Page 23,000 23,663 25,237
Shenandoah 35,600 35,021 38,077
Warren 29,200 30,995 35,977
Lord Fairfax Planning Dist 178,000 183,610 206,514
Virginia 6,734,000 6,896,557 7,451,158
1970 counts for Frederick County and Winchester City adjusted to reflect the 1971 annexation.
The 1990 census counts include all revisions received by the University of Virginia Center for Public Service as of 12/31/92.
The 1997 estimates are rounded to the nearest 100.
AGE 1980 1990 AGE 1980 1990 0-4 2483 3475 45-49 1939 3003 5-9 2744 3531 50-54 1723 2406 10-14 3168 3280 55-59 1665 2057 15-19 3288 3136 60-64 1287 1828 20-24 2618 2885 65-69 1080 1614 25-29 2787 3982 70-74 747 1157 30-34 2994 4338 75-79 471 755 35-39 2556 3882 80-84 273 434 40-44 2111 3611 85+ 216 349 TOTAL 34,150 45,723 AGE 2000 2010 AGE 2000 2010 (PROJECTED) 0-4 3647 4066 45-49 4197 5421 5-9 4272 4397 50-54 3846 5022 10-14 4320 4414 55-59 2943 4031 15-19 3758 4519 60-64 2403 3766 20-24 2802 3725 65-69 1881 2684 25-29 3507 4178 70-74 1556 2022 30-34 4460 4281 75-79 1120 1260 35-39 5125 4532 80-84 615 825 40-44 4845 4973 85+ 526 762 TOTAL 55,823 64,878Sources: Virginia Emplopyment Commission ALICE On-Line UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
AGE 1980 1990 AGE 1980 1990 0-4 1227 1526 45-49 1002 1116 5-9 1135 1296 50-54 1243 958 10-14 1345 1214 55-59 1177 960 15-19 1738 1378 60-64 1095 1091 20-24 2082 2039 65-69 983 1048 25-29 1627 2135 70-74 808 858 30-34 1423 1802 75-79 606 669 35-39 1059 1608 80-84 372 433 40-44 1011 1479 85+ 284 337 TOTAL 20,217 21,947 AGE 2000 2010 AGE 2000 2010 (PROJECTED) 0-4 1656 1773 45-49 1675 1957 5-9 1861 1790 50-54 1427 1812 10-14 1545 1645 55-59 1062 1588 15-19 1583 2109 60-64 857 1255 20-24 1815 2223 65-69 860 959 25-29 1684 1855 70-74 859 669 30-34 1863 1686 75-79 737 593 35-39 1865 1450 80-84 471 485 40-44 1885 1939 85+ 408 446 TOTAL 24,113 26,234Sources: Virginia Emplopyment Commission ALICE On-Line UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
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