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Harrisonburg Metropolitan Area
The Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 135,571 (though a July 1, 2021 estimate placed the population at 135,824). Components ''Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.'' One county and one independent city are included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area. *Counties ** Rockingham *Independent Cities ** Harrisonburg Communities Incorporated places * Bridgewater * Broadway *Dayton * Elkton *Grottoes (partial) * Harrisonburg (Principal city) * Mount Crawford * Timberville Census-designated places ''Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.'' * Massanutten Other uninco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Of Management And Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The office's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, while it also examines agency programs, policies, and procedures to see whether they comply with the president's policies and coordinates inter-agency policy initiatives. Russell Vought is the current director of the OMB since February 2025. History The Bureau of the Budget, OMB's predecessor, was established in 1921 as a part of the United States Department of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, which President Warren G. Harding signed into law. The Bureau of the Budget was moved to the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Executive Office of the President in 1939 and was run by Harold D. Smith during the government's rapid expansion of spending during World War II. James L. Sundquist, a staffer at the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as the military). There are many unincorporated communities and areas in the United States and Canada, but many countries do not use the concept of an unincorporated area. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census-designated Place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such as self-governing city (United States), cities, town (United States), towns, and village (United States), villages, for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated area, unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, Edge city, edge cities, colonia (United States), colonias located along the Mexico–United States border, and unincorporated resort and retirement community, retirement communities and their environs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timberville, Virginia
Timberville is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,522 at the 2010 census, which was a significant increase from the 1,739 reported in the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisonburg metropolitan area. History Prior to European colonization, the land upon which Timberville sits was inhabited by Native American tribes in Virginia, Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The earliest white settlers of Timberville were mostly Pennsylvania Dutch who migrated to the Shenandoah Germans, Shenandoah Valley. Geography Timberville is located at (38.634273, −78.776422). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), all of which is land. Transportation The primary roads providing access to Timberville are Virginia State Route 42 and Virginia State Route 211. SR 42 heads north and south, connecting to Virginia State Route 259 in Broadway, Virginia, Broadway to the south. To t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Crawford, Virginia
Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg metropolitan area, and the town's population was 433 at the 2010 census. History The Town of Mount Crawford was established in 1825 and Incorporated and chartered in 1895. Historic Main Street, the area along US 11, has 42 single-family homes and five apartments. "Houses are on average over 100 years old, and the average year built is 1908. The oldest house was built in 1747. Twelve houses were built before the Civil War, and four of those built in the 1700s." The property Contentment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Geography Mount Crawford is located at (38.357039, −78.941807). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.9 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) of it (5.71%) is water. Transportation The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grottoes, Virginia
Grottoes is a town in Rockingham and Augusta counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 2,899 at the 2020 census. The town lies right on the border with Augusta County, and several commercial, residential, and recreational lots have portions within Augusta County. The town is part of the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that extends into Augusta County is part of the Staunton– Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. Grottoes is home to Grand Caverns, America's oldest show cave (opened for tours in 1806). History The town was previously known as Liola in the 1880s, then briefly called Grottoes (meaning "caves") in 1889. A group of land speculators formally founded Shendun, a combination of "Shenandoah" and the Gaelic word "dun" meaning 'castle' or 'fortified hill', in 1892. Through a series of financial missteps, the Shendun Corporation went bankrupt in 1893. On March 11, 1912 the name was officially changed back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elkton, Virginia
Elkton (formerly Conrad's Store) is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg Harrisonburg metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,941 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and 2,762 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Elkton was named for the Elk Run stream. It is located along the south fork of the Shenandoah River at the intersections of east-west U.S. Route 33 in Virginia, U.S. Route 33 and north-south U.S. Route 340. The town celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. History One of the first European-Americans to settle permanently in the area was Adam Miller (Pioneer), Adam Miller (Mueller), a native of Germany. In 1741, Miller purchased , including a large lithia spring, near Elkton and lived on this property for the remainder of his life. He sold of this property to his son-in-law, Jacob Baer, and the spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayton, Virginia
Dayton is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population is 1,530 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Harrisonburg metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Dayton is located at (38.416323, -78.939440). The town is approximately two miles southwest of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg and two miles northeast of Bridgewater, Virginia, Bridgewater. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land. History The town of Dayton is one of the oldest settled communities in Rockingham County, Virginia, Rockingham County, and is the county's second oldest incorporated town, after Bridgewater, Virginia, Bridgewater. The first settler in Dayton was Daniel Harrison (c. 1702–1770), whose family settled along Cooks Creek, north of downtown. Daniel was the eldest son of Isaiah Harrison and second wife Abigail and was born in Oyster Bay, Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway, Virginia
Broadway is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,691 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg Harrisonburg metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Broadway is located at (38.611954, -78.799192). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land. Transportation The primary roads serving Broadway are Virginia State Route 42 and Virginia State Route 259, which run concurrently for a short distance within the town limits. SR 42 connects north to Timberville, Virginia, Timberville, where it connects to Virginia State Route 211, and south to Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg, where it connects with U.S. Route 33 in Virginia, U.S. Route 33. SR 259 connects east to Interstate 81 in Virginia, Interstate 81 and west to West Virginia. An Virginia State Route 259 Alternate, alternat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgewater, Virginia
Bridgewater is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,596 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. History William Magill first settled along the North River in 1746, and the area became known as Magill's Ford. According to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, the book ''History of Rockingham County, Virginia'' said John Dinkle built a carding mill there around 1810 and the settlement came to be called Dinkletown. By 1815, the Dinkle family additionally had a sawmill, stave mill, and gristmill in operation and opened the Dinkle Tavern on South Main Street ( SR 42) in a brichouse that still stands Dinkle is also spelled Dinkel; the current town's main east-west street ( SR 257) stilcarries the name Dinkel Avenuewithin the town limits. The first bridge across the North River was built in 1820 along the town's north-south axis (present-day SR 42 / Main Street); a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockingham County, Virginia
Rockingham County is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 83,757. Its county seat is the Independent city (United States), independent city of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg. Along with Harrisonburg, Rockingham County forms the Harrisonburg, VA, Harrisonburg metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also home of the Rockingham County Baseball League. History Settlement of the county began in 1727, when Adam Miller (pioneer), Adam Miller (Mueller) staked out a claim on the south fork of the Shenandoah River, near the line that now divides Rockingham County from Page County, Virginia, Page County. On a trip through eastern Virginia, the German-born Miller had heard reports about a lush valley to the west which had been discovered by Governor Alexander Spotswood's legendary Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, and then moved his family down from Lancas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
