Haymarket, Virginia

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Haymarket, Virginia
Town
Town of Haymarket
Spire of the Haymarket Museum
Spire of the Haymarket Museum
Nickname(s): 
"The Crossroads"
Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
Haymarket is located in Prince William area
Haymarket
Haymarket
Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 77°38′6″W / 38.81278°N 77.63500°W / 38.81278; -77.63500Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 77°38′6″W / 38.81278°N 77.63500°W / 38.81278; -77.63500
Country United States
State Virginia
County Prince William
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorKen Luersen
 • Vice MayorTracy Lynn Pater
Area
[1]
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,782
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
1,676
 • Density2,919.86/sq mi (1,126.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
20168-20169
Area code(s)571, 703 Exchanges: (571: 248,261,284) (703: 753,754)
FIPS code51-35976[3]
GNIS feature ID1499541[4]
Websitetownofhaymarket.org

Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,782 at the 2010 census, a total that was estimated to have decreased to 1,552 in 2020.[5]

History[]

Built in 1883 in Greek Revival and Victorian style to serve as both a schoolhouse and town hall, in 2001 it was adapted as the .

This was a hunting ground of the western Iroquois nations, who came from the New York and Pennsylvania area around the Great Lakes. They used hunting paths through here until 1722, when they made a treaty with the colonies of Virginia and New York to move into the Blue Ridge Mountain region.

Due to the hunting paths, this location, and later the town, were given the nickname The Crossroads. The town of Haymarket was developed here after the American Revolutionary War, formally founded in 1799 on the land of William Skinker. The Virginia General Assembly gave Skinker the rights to lay out the town, which he drew to consist of 13 streets and 140 lots. Shortly after, a clerk's office and jail were constructed in 1801, as the town had been selected as the site of what is now a district court. The town owed its early development to business and trade associated with the regular court sessions.

In 1807, the Virginia General Assembly abolished the district court in favor of the circuit court system, which established a court at each county seat. Until 1830 the court house remained the focal point of the town, while serving multiple purposes. In 1830, the court house was converted into and deeded as an Episcopal church; in 1833 it was consecrated as St Paul's.

During the Civil War, on November 4, 1862, Union troops invaded Haymarket and set the entire town on fire. Only four buildings survived: three small houses and St. Paul's Church. For the remainder of the war, Haymarket remained mostly unpopulated. A skirmish took place on October 19, 1863, involving the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifth Army Corp, and in June 1863.[6] They both involved Union encounters with the Confederate cavalry. Following General Robert E. Lee's surrender, Haymarket began to recover. Slowly it regained its former prosperity and size.

Post-Reconstruction era to present[]

Haymarket was incorporated in 1882, the second town in Prince William County to do so. The first mayor elected was Garrett Hulfish and the first councilmen elected were T.A. Smith, Charles Jordan, and William W. Meade. In May 1882 during the council's second meeting, the rudimentary ordinances were drafted and adopted.[7]

On March 19, 1892, two white men, Lee Heflin and Joseph Dye, were lynched in Haymarket. They had been convicted of the murder of a girl and sentenced to death, but the mob thought the legal system moved too slowly. The men were hanged from trees at the edge of woods; then the mob shot into their bodies. The Washington Post said, "mob law...is a dangerous thing to encourage. There is too much of it already throughout the country, and it spreads like a contagion so long as public sentiment tacitly approves it."[8] It was unusual that white men were lynched; in Virginia and the rest of the South, usually black men were victims of lynching.[9][10]

From 1882 to today, most of the buildings of central Haymarket have remained the same. The town borders U.S Route 15. Growth has occurred outside the town. While no schools are located with the town, the larger area has five schools – all part of the Prince William County School System.[11] In the 1970s during the construction of the Interstate System, Haymarket was served by Exit 40 of Interstate 66. Being connected to the interstate, during a period of growth in the Northern Virginia region, has produced a population boom in the area of suburban development.

St. Paul's Church in Haymarket.

In 1994 The Walt Disney Company bought extensive amounts of land in Haymarket for a proposed Disney's America theme park.[12] Local resistance to the resort, because of perceived adverse effects on the Manassas Battlefield, resulted in defeat of the park.[13]

William B. Snyder, a local business man, convinced Disney to sell the property to him.[14] Snyder, in turn, sold off most of the land to developers, except for the 405 acres (1.64 km2) donated to the National Capital Area Council of Cub Scouts. It used this land to develop Camp Snyder.[15]

In addition to St. Paul's Church, Evergreen, Locust Bottom, Mt. Atlas, and Old Town Hall and School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[16][17]


Geography[]

Haymarket is located at 38°48′46″N 77°38′6″W / 38.81278°N 77.63500°W / 38.81278; -77.63500 (38.812670, −77.635084).[18] Haymarket is located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, sitting at the base of Bull Run Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

The greater town of Haymarket (ZIP code 20169) has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.4 km2), with 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) of water.[19]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1880107—
1910162—
1920133−17.9%
193016725.6%
1940156−6.6%
195021336.5%
196025720.7%
197028812.1%
1980230−20.1%
1990483110.0%
200087982.0%
20101,782102.7%
20201,152−35.4%
2019 (est.)1,676[2]−5.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[20]

As of the census of 2020, there were 1,552 people living in the town.[21] The 2019 census reported 464 households, and 377 families residing in the town.[22] The population density was 1,725.2 people per square mile (665.5/km2). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 661.4 per square mile (255.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.04% White, 5.35% African American, 0.80% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 464 households, out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, an estimated 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.41% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.75% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.67. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 20 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 34, 40.3% from 35 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $128,125; the per capita income was $46,943. Haymarket's zip code 20169 is the wealthiest in Prince William County. About 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line.[23]

Local Recreation[]

Haymarket is considered the premier golf destination in Northern Virginia; 5 golf courses with a Haymarket address and over 38 courses within 20 miles of the town. [24] Dominion Valley Country Club and The Piedmont Club, are privately gated courses in the area who make up the majority of the course play in addition to Evergreen Country Club (the former Evergreen Plantation). In 2019, ClubCorp announced the acquisition of Dominion Valley Country Club.[25] On opposite ends of the town, you can find Golf Club at Creighton Farms, home to the Jack Nicklaus Invitational[26] in Aldie, VA as well as the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour's Presidents Cup in Gainesville, VA. Located just outside of Haymarket is the Bull Run Golf Club and Raspberry Golf Academy[27] in the Bull Run Mountain Estates.

Silver Lake Regional Park is located outside of Haymarket. This has over 230 acres in addition to a 23 acre lake for fishing and non-motorized boats that is fed by the Little Bull Run. [28] Silver Lake Regional Park is also home to four miles of equestrian trails as Haymarket sits in Virginia's "Horse Country" bordering The Plains, VA and Middleburg, VA. Many of Haymarket's residents have become involved in standing up Virginia United Polo League [29] through utilizing Battlefield Park Polo Club and Equestrian Center[30] as the location sits between Haymarket, VA and Gainesville, VA. The James S. Long Regional Park also has 4.6 miles of equestrian trails that connect to Silver Lake Regional Park via a bridge.[31]

Haymarket also sits along one of Virginia's Wine Trails.[32] The piedmont region of Virginia produces many wineries such as La Grange[33] in Haymarket. Prince William County has a deep, rich history of winemaking that owes to the many wineries that were in operation during the 1800s and early 1900s.

Education[]

    • Battlefield High Schoolhas been ranked by US News as the Number 1 high school in the Prince William County Public School System for several years. Additionally, the school has been ranked as Number 18 in the state as well as Number 833 nationally in 2021 out of 17,857 high schools nation wide.
    • Haymarket Elementary School opened on September 2, 2014 after an August 19, 2014 ribbon cutting ceremony.
    • Mountain View Elementary opened in September 1995.
    • Ronald Reagan Middle School opened in 2012.[34]
    • Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. Elementary School opened in 2008.[35]
    • Alvey Elementary School opened in 2003 and enrolled 458 students as of September 2020.[35]

Police department[]

The town of Haymarket is patrolled by the Haymarket Police Department along with the Prince William County Police department and Virginia State Police.

Haymarket, Virginia is considered one of the safest places in America, reporting a crime rate less than 85% of all towns in America with a population of 1,000 or more residents. The crime rate in Haymarket is 14.7 times lower than the US average. In 2016, only 16 total offences were known to exist to law enforcement. [36]

View east along I-66 in Haymarket

Transportation[]

Interstate 66 is the primary highway serving Haymarket. It extends westward to Interstate 81 near Front Royal, and eastward to Washington, D.C., with connections to Interstate 95 via Interstate 495. North-south travel is provided via U.S. Route 15, which skims the northwest side of town. US 15 connects north to Leesburg and south to Warrenton. Virginia State Route 55 also passes through Haymarket, serving as a local service road for I-66 and acting as Main Street within Haymarket.

See also[]

  • Boy Scouts of America's Camp Snyder

References[]

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