Fauquier County

Also known as Fauquier County, Virginia, Fauquier County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Named after: Francis Fauquier
Seat: Warrenton
Largest community: New Baltimore
Total: 651 sq mi (1,690 km )
Land: 647 sq mi (1,680 km )
Water: 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.6%
Estimate 2025: 76,503
Density: 113/sq mi (43.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district

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Fauquier County /fɔːˈkɪər/ is a United States county located on the Piedmont plateau of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Part of the Northern Virginia region, Fauquier is included in the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 72,972. The county seat is the large historic town of Warrenton.

The county was created in 1759 from part of Prince William County and was named in honor of Francis Fauquier, the administrative head of Virginia Colony at the time. Fauquier hosts the Virginia Gold Cup, which, having started in 1922, is one of the longest running steeplechase horse race events in the United States.