Rappahannock picks up perfect 10
By Kevin Allen
Rappahannock County's population grew by exactly 10 persons from 2006 to 2007, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The bureau released the new population estimates on March 20, showing that Rappahannock's population was 7,199 as of July 1, 2007. The estimated population for the county on July 1, 2006, was 7,189.
Rappahannock's population has increased 3.1 percent from the 2000 Census figure of 6,983. The highest one-year estimate for the county's population since the 2000 Census was in 2005, when the county's population was estimated to be 7,264.
Among neighboring counties, Culpeper has grown at the fastest rate since 2000. According to the latest estimates, Culpeper has a population of 45,723 – a 33 percent increase from the 2000 count of 34,262.
Fauquier County had the second-fastest growth rate among Rappahannock's neighbors. Fauquier's population of 66,328 is a 20.3 percent increase from 55,139 in 2000.
The other three counties that border Rappahannock also showed growth since the 2000 Census.
Madison County grew 9 percent from a population of 12,520 to 13,719. Page County grew 4 percent from 23,177 to 24,142. Warren County grew 15 percent from 31,584 to 36,294.
Just seven counties in Virginia have smaller populations than Rappahannock.
E-mail the reporter at kallen@timespapers.com.