Augusta County, Virginia

Augusta County
The Augusta County Courthouse in March 2005
The Augusta County Courthouse in March 2005
Flag of Augusta County
Official seal of Augusta County
Map of Virginia highlighting Augusta County
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Map of the United States highlighting Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°12′N 79°06′W / 38.2°N 79.1°W / 38.2; -79.1
Country United States
State Virginia
Founded1738
Named forPrincess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
SeatStaunton
Largest communityStaunton
Area
 • Total971 sq mi (2,510 km2)
 • Land967 sq mi (2,500 km2)
 • Water3.9 sq mi (10 km2)  0.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total77,487
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.co.augusta.va.us

Augusta County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The second-largest county of Virginia by total area, it completely surrounds the independent cities of Staunton and Waynesboro. Its county seat is Staunton,[1] but most of the administrative services have offices in neighboring Verona.

The county was created in 1738 from part of Orange County and was named after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. It was originally a huge area, but many of its parts were carved out to form other counties and several states until the current borders were finalized in 1790.

As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 77,487.[2] Along with Staunton and Waynesboro, it forms the Staunton–Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Augusta County, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.