Location: north central Piedmont region of Virginia

Distance from nation's capital: 40 miles southwest

Distance from state capital, Richmond:
80 miles northwest

Land area: 649.7 square miles

Population: 66,158 (2008)

Housing units: 25,726 (2008)

Median value, owner-occupied housing: $428,300 (2008

Median household income: $82,459 (2008)

Median family income: $100,573 (2008)

Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes

Bordering counties: Prince William, Stafford,
Culpeper, Warren, Clarke, Loudoun and Rappahannock

Getting here: Five U.S. primary routes and two state primary routes traverse Fauquier