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Lovettsville, Virginia
Town of Lovettsville
Lovettsville in September 2008
Lovettsville in September 2008
Lovettsville, Virginia is located in Northern Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia
Location in Northern Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia is located in Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia is located in the United States
Lovettsville, Virginia
Lovettsville, Virginia
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Virginia
County Loudoun
Area
 • Total 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2)
 • Land 0.84 sq mi (2.19 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,613
 • Estimate 
(2019)
2,198
 • Density 2,604.27/sq mi (1,005.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20180
Area code(s) 540
FIPS code 51-47208
GNIS feature ID 1495879

Lovettsville is a town in Loudoun County, located near the very northern tip of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Settled primarily by German immigrants, the town was originally established in 1836.

The population was 1,613 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,198 in 2019.

History

Following the 1722 Treaty of St. Albans which established the Blue Ridge Mountains as the buffer between Native Americans and white settlers, German immigrants began arriving in the northern Loudoun Valley to farm the rich topsoil. They established several villages, many constructed of log and wooden buildings, and began to expand their land holdings. Lovettsville was then called The German Settlement.

In 1820 David Lovett subdivided his property into quarter-acre "city lots." As a result of the ensuing construction boom, the town was called Newtown. In 1828, the town was again renamed Lovettsville. In 1836 the Virginia General Assembly established Lovettsville as a town, but the town was not fully incorporated until 1876.

During the Civil War, Lovettsville was an important transportation stop for Union troops crossing the Potomac River. Lovettsville was also among the few communities in Loudoun County to vote against secession.

In 1940, Lovettsville was the site of a crash of a DC-3. It was the worst in US history at that time, killing 25 people including U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen, and became known as the Lovettsville air disaster.

The Lovettsville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Geography

Lovettsville is located at 39°16.4′N 77°38.4′W / 39.2733°N 77.6400°W / 39.2733; -77.6400 (39.2728, -77.6399).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 155
1880 92 −40.6%
1900 97
1910 192 97.9%
1920 167 −13.0%
1930 239 43.1%
1940 248 3.8%
1950 341 37.5%
1960 217 −36.4%
1970 185 −14.7%
1980 613 231.4%
1990 749 22.2%
2000 853 13.9%
2010 1,613 89.1%
2019 (est.) 2,198 36.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1613 people, 566 households, and 424 families residing in the town. The population density was 1832.9 people per square mile (701.3/km2). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 680.7 per square mile (260.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 87.0% White, 6.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islands American, 1.9% from other races, and 3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population.

There were 566 households, out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.3.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $100,288, and the median income for a family was $109,808. Males had a median income of $72,661 versus $51,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $33,212. None of the families and .6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64.

2016-10-29 13 10 49 View north along Virginia State Route 287 (Berlin Turnpike) at Broad Way in Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia
SR 287, the primary highway serving Lovettsville

Events

  • Lovettsville Oktoberfest typically takes place on the last weekend of September.
  • Over Memorial Day Weekend, Lovettsville hosts Mayfest, billed as a Lovettsville's All-American town picnic.
  • Over the first weekend of December, the Loudoun Valley German Society hosts the acclaimed annual Christkindlmarkt (traditional German Christmas market).
  • On New Year's Day, Lovettsville hosts Bezerkle on the Squirkle, a 5K fun run around oddly-arranged traffic square at the center of town.
  • The town also hosts Movies on the Green at the Walker Pavilion monthly during the warm weather months.

Transportation

The only primary highway directly serving Lovettsville is Virginia State Route 287. SR 287 extends southward to Virginia State Route 7 at Purcellville. It also continues north to the Potomac River, where a bridge connects the north end of SR 287 to Brunswick, Maryland.

Notable people

  • Warren T. Brookes, newspaper columnist
  • Hal Douglas, voiceover recording artist
  • Rob Jones, United States Marine
  • Chip Roy, representative of Texas' 18th congressional district, raised in Lovettsville.

See also

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