Stuarts Draft | |
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 Location in Virginia | |
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| Coordinates: 38°1′39″N 79°1′44″W / 38.02750°N 79.02889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Augusta |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.31 sq mi (75.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 12,142 |
| • Density | 165.4/sq mi (63.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24477 |
| Area code | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-76272[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1500184[2] |
Stuarts Draft is a census-designated place (CDP) in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.[3] It is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area and adjacent to the South River. Its population was 12,142 as of the 2020 census.[3]
Stuarts Draft has a history as an agricultural community, dating back to the 1730s.[4][5] Today, the community also includes a processing and manufacturing cluster that includes Hershey, Hollister Incorporated, McKee Foods, NIBCO, Regal Rexnord, Ply Gem - Cornerstone, and a Target Corporation Distribution Center.[6] As one writer notes, "A visitor to Stuarts Draft can see these imposing plants with cattle grazing in a nearby field..."[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts Stuarts Draft CDP, Virginia". United States Census. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "A Brief Industrial History of Stuarts Draft" (PDF). Stuarts Draft Homestead. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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