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Luray, Virginia
Luray, Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Luray | |
 Location of Luray within Page County | |
  Luray, Virginia  Luray, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′51″N 78°27′16″W / 38.66417°N 78.45444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Page |
| Named for | Luray, France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerry Dofflemyer (I)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.86 sq mi (12.58 km2) |
| • Land | 4.83 sq mi (12.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 797–1,010 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,831 |
• Estimate (2023)[3] | 4,828 |
| • Density | 1,004.14/sq mi (387.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22835 |
| Area code | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-47528[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498510[5] |
| Website | www |
Luray is the county seat of Page County, Virginia, United States,[6] in the Shenandoah Valley in the northern part of the Commonwealth. The population was 4,831 at the 2020 census.[4]
The town was founded by William Staige Marye in 1812, a descendant of a family native to Luray, France.[7] The mayor of the town is Jerry Dofflemyer.[1]
- ^ a b "Directory". Town of Luray. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUsewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Hagemann, James A. (1988) The heritage of Virginia: The story of place names in the Old Dominion. The Donning Co., 297 p.
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