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'{{short description|town in Virginia, USA}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Haymarket, Virginia | official_name = Town of Haymarket | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Haymarket_Museum_in_Haymarket_VA.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Spire of the Haymarket Museum | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | nickname = "The Crossroads" | motto = | pushpin_map = Prince William area#USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA | pushpin_label = Haymarket <!-- Images -->| image_map = Prince William County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Haymarket highlighted.svg | mapsize = 270px | map_caption = Location in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]] and the state of [[Virginia]]. <!-- Location -->| coordinates = {{coord|38|48|46|N|77|38|6|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{nowrap|{{flag|United States}}}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Virginia|size=22px}} | subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Prince William County, Virginia.png|size=22px}} [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William]] <!-- Government -->| established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[Mayor-Council government|Mayor-council]] | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Ken Luersen | leader_title1 = [[Deputy Mayor|Vice Mayor]] | leader_name1 = Tracy Lynn Pater | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = 0.57 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.57 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 367 | population_total = 1782 | population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] | population_footnotes = | population_density_sq_mi = 2919.86 <!-- General information -->| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 20168-20169 | area_code = [[Area code 703|571, 703]] Exchanges: (571: 248,261,284) (703: 753,754) | website = {{url|townofhaymarket.org/}} | footnotes = | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = &minus;5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = &minus;4 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 51-35976<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1499541<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> | pop_est_as_of = 2019 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/> | population_est = 1676 | area_total_km2 = 1.49 | area_land_km2 = 1.49 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | population_density_km2 = 1126.79 }} '''Haymarket''' is a town in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,782 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], a total that was estimated to have decreased to 1,715 in 2018.<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2012_PEPANNRES|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210150/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=PEP_2012_PEPANNRES|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=American FactFinder - Results|publisher=factfinder2.census.gov|access-date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> ==History== [[File:OLD TOWN HALL AND SCHOOL, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA.jpg|thumb|left|Built in 1883 in [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] and [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] style to serve as both a schoolhouse and town hall, in 2001 it was adapted as the [[Haymarket Museum]].]] 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.<ref name="skirmish on October 19, 1863">{{Cite book| publisher = Genealogical Publishing Com| isbn = 978-0-8063-4565-9| last = Scharf| first = John Thomas| title = History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men| date = 2003 }}{{rp|312}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.townofhaymarket.org/index.php/2012-06-03-19-46-18/historical-information Historical Information], Town of Haymarket, retrieved October 30, 2013.</ref> On March 19, 1892, two white men, Lee Heflin and Joseph Dye, were [[Lynching in the United States|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."<ref>"Swifter than the Law," ''Washington Post'', March 19, 1892, p.1</ref> It was unusual that white men were lynched; in Virginia and the rest of the South, usually black men were victims of lynching.<ref>W. Fitzhugh Brundage, ''Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia'' (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1993), 87-92</ref><ref name="histeng">[https://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/3339 "Mob Carries Out Death Sentence"], ''History Engine'', University of Richmond, 2008-2015</ref> 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 Public Schools|Prince William County School System]].<ref>[http://pwcs.edu/ Prince William County Schools] retrieved October 30, 2013.</ref> In the 1970s during the construction of the [[Interstate Highway System|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. [[Image:Stpaulschur haymktva hallgr.jpg|left|thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Wines| first = Michael| title = A Disneyland of History Next to the Real Thing| work = The New York Times| access-date = 2016-05-08| date = 1993-11-12| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/12/us/a-disneyland-of-history-next-to-the-real-thing.html}}</ref> Local resistance to the resort, because of perceived adverse effects on the Manassas Battlefield, resulted in defeat of the park.<ref>{{Cite conference| pages = 1–19| last1 = Powell| first1 = Elizabeth A.| last2 = Stover| first2 = Sarah| title = The Third Battle of Bull Run: The Disney's America Theme Park (A)| location = Charlottesville| date = 2010-07-26| id = {{ProQuest|872767379}}}}</ref> William B. Snyder, a local business man, convinced Disney to sell the property to him.<ref>[http://www.disneydrawingboard.com/DA%20Haymarket/DAHaymarket.html The Disney Drawing Board – Disney's America] retrieved October 30, 2013.</ref> Snyder, in turn, sold off most of the land to developers, except for the {{convert|405|acre|km2}} donated to the National Capital Area Council of Cub Scouts. It used this land to develop [[National Capital Area Council#Camp William B. Snyder|Camp Snyder]].<ref name=":01908286">{{Cite news| issn = 0190-8286| pages = –01| last = Stewart| first = Nikita| title = $17 Million Camp Pledges Cub Scout Nirvana in Va.: [FINAL Edition]| work = The Washington Post| location = Washington, D.C., United States| date = 2006-04-05| id = {{ProQuest|410008043}}}}</ref> In addition to St. Paul's Church, [[Evergreen (Haymarket, Virginia)|Evergreen]], [[Locust Bottom]], [[Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia)|Mt. Atlas]], and [[Old Town Hall and School]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110311.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=March 11, 2011|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> ==Geography== Haymarket is located at {{coord|38|48|46|N|77|38|6|W|type:city}} (38.812670, −77.635084).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3&nbsp;km²), all of it land. The greater town of Haymarket ([[ZIP code]] 20169) has a total area of 32.2 square miles (83.4&nbsp;km²), with 0.2 square miles (0.5&nbsp;km²) of water.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140626195759/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_51.txt US Census Bureau], retrieved October 30, 2013.</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 107 |1910= 162 |1920= 133 |1930= 167 |1940= 156 |1950= 213 |1960= 257 |1970= 288 |1980= 230 |1990= 483 |2000= 879 |2010= 1782 |estyear=2019 |estimate=1676 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 879 people, 321 households, and 234 families residing in the town. 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 (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.73% of the population. There were 321 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 42.3% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $141,488; the [[per capita income]] was $47,420<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/gainesvillecdpvirginia/PST045219</ref>. Haymarket's zip code 20169 is the wealthiest in [[Prince William County]].<ref>https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/haymarket-is-wealthiest-zip-code-in-prince-william-county/article_a02b5508-c5ee-11e9-bac7-8f1b80727aa0.html#:~:text=Haymarket%27s%2020169%20Zip%20code%20is,from%20the%20Washington%20Business%20Journal.</ref>About 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. ==Local Recreation== Haymarket is considered the premier golf destination in Northern Virginia; with 5 golf courses and over 38 courses within 20 miles of the town. <ref>https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/va/haymarket/</ref> Dominion Valley Country Club and The Piedmont Club are both the largest, privately gated courses in the area who make up the majority of the course play in addition to Evergreen Country Club. On opposite ends of the town, you can find [[List of golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus|Golf Club at Creighton Farms]] in Aldie, VA as well as the [[Robert Trent Jones Golf Club]] in Gainesville, VA. ==Education== *[[Battlefield High School]] *[http://haymarketes.schools.pwcs.edu/ Haymarket Elementary School] opened on September 2, 2014 after an August 19, 2014 ribbon cutting ceremony.<ref name="pwcs">{{cite web|url=http://haymarketes.schools.pwcs.edu/|title=Haymarket Elementary School - Start Page|publisher=haymarketes.schools.pwcs.edu|access-date=February 11, 2016}}</ref> * Mountain View Elementary opened in September 1995.<ref>https://mountainviewes.pwcs.edu</ref> ==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. Police Chief James E. Roop resigned in 2015 amid a scandal and state investigation into the Haymarket Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2014/01/23/haymarket-police-chief-suspended-again-state-police-now-investigating/|title=Haymarket police chief suspended (again), state police now investigating|first=Tom|last=Jackman|date=23 January 2014|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> 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. <ref>https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/table-6/table-6-state-cuts/virginia.xls</ref> [[File:2018-10-22 12 22 17 View east along Interstate 66 from the overpass for Jefferson Street (Virginia State Route 625) in Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View east along I-66 in Haymarket]] ==Transportation== [[Interstate 66]] is the primary highway serving Haymarket. It extends westward to [[Interstate 81 in Virginia|Interstate 81]] near [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]], and eastward to [[Washington, D.C.]], with connections to [[Interstate 95]] via [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Interstate 495]]. North-south travel is provided via [[U.S. Route 15 in Virginia|U.S. Route 15]], which skims the northwest side of town. US 15 extends north to [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]] and south to [[Warrenton, Virginia|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 [[National Capital Area Council#Camp William B. Snyder|Camp Snyder]] ==References== <references /> ==External links== {{commons category|Haymarket, Virginia}} * {{Official website|http://www.townofhaymarket.org/}} * [http://www.pwcgov.org/ Prince William County Government] * [http://stpaulsschoolhaymarket.org/ St. Paul's School] * [https://haymarketes.pwcs.edu/ Haymarket Elementary School] {{Prince William County, Virginia topics}} {{Prince William County, Virginia}} {{Virginia towns}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Prince William County, Virginia]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1799]] [[Category:1799 establishments in Virginia]] [[Category:Towns in Virginia]]'