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Housing Shenandoah County Past As Prologue Overview What is Rural ? What is the history of housing? Who are we housing? Where are the housing deficits? Analysis: Settlement Patterns Road Network Composite
Past As Prologue
Webster’s New World Dictionary (Third College Edition) defines “rural” as “of or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic”, also, “living in the country”, and “having to do with farming; agricultural”. The derivation of the word has its root in the Latin rus (gen. ruris), meaning “the country” and in the Indo-European base rewos, meaning “to open, Room”.
The meaning of “rural” conveys physical and visual attributes such as working farms, with large tracts of open, undeveloped land, and retaining a mostly open appearance. The viewscape is protected, with a landscape dominated by farm fields, open pasture and cropland, scenic mountains and ridges, and large tracts of woodland with a diversity of native and natural vegetation. Large tracts of undeveloped land remain available for rural
clean edges to villages and towns, and dark skies. Suburban development patterns are not present, but rather, low density residential development persists, enabling continued agricultural activity. Historic sites and landmarks are preserved. Service areas, with public water and sewer available, are compact yet retaining the small town atmosphere and confined to designated growth areas, in and around the existing towns, and where cooperative planning between the towns and county ensures the preservation of open space in the unincorporated areas. Local businesses and commercial development are in balance with the community. Taxation policy promotes agriculture and open space.
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Shenandoah County Basye Edinburg Maurertown Mount Jackson New Market Strasburg Toms Brook Woodstock
Median Monthly Rent
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
100 200 300 400 500 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of Household Type Change
Married Single Male Single Female Non-Family
200 400 600 Shenandoah County Basye Edinburg Maurertown Mount Jackson New Market Strasburg Toms Brook Woodstock
Number of Renters Over Time
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Shenandoah County Basye Edinburg Maurertown Mount Jackson New Market Strasburg Toms Brook Woodstock
Median Age
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
100 200 300 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation and warehousing, and utilities Information Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services Other services, except public administration Public administration
Employment of Industries 2010-2017
Basye Edinburg Maurertown Mount Jackson New Market Strasburg Toms Brook Woodstock
100 200 300 400 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation and warehousing, and utilities Information Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services Other services, except public administration Public administration
Employment of Industries 2010-2017 County Tracts
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