Nokesville, Virginia

American Civil War

Union and Confederate forces passed by or camped in the Nokesville area frequently during the war. Federal units pursuing Stonewall Jackson to Manassas Junction camped here in August 1862; fighting involving John S. Mosby’s rangers flared near here and Confederates marched past on the way to nearby Bristoe Station in October 1863.

As Stonewall Jackson's troops occupied and looted the railroad junction at Manassas August 27, 1862, Federal forces approached his rear guard at Kettle Run. The Confederates there managed to delay the Union force before withdrawing.^[3]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Nokesville had a population of 1,619.^[9] The median age was 43.0 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 110.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.0 males age 18 and over.^[10]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[11]

There were 553 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 67.8% were married-couple households, 13.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[10]

There were 570 housing units, of which 3.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.4%.^[10][9]

Income and poverty

The median income for a household was $83,920, and the median income for a family was $164,972. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $53,111, and 12.4% of residents lived in poverty.^[12]