Crozet

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Crozet is an unincorporated town along the I-64 corridor approximately 12 miles west of Charlottesville and 21 miles east of Staunton. It is a designated growth area of Albemarle County.

The 2000 census recorded a population of 2,820. Crozet’s estimated population as of March 2009 is 5,336.[1] Crozet is in the White Hall Magisterial District.

Crozet gets its municipal water from Beaver Creek Reservoir, which is maintained by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority.

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History

Founded as "Wayland's Crossing", Crozet was renamed in 1870 in honor of Colonel Claudius Crozet, the French-born civil engineer who directed the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Issues

In 2009, the Crozet Master Plan will be revisited.

New Library

Construction on a new library is scheduled to begin in spring 2010 with completion in 2011[2].

Media

Charlottesville Tomorrow's News Center

External links

Crozet on wikipedia

Notes

  1. "Current Crozet population #." Message to Brian A. Wheeler from Lee P. Catlin, Albemarle County Community Relations Manager. 23 July 2009. E-mail.
  2. Glendening, Julia. "Supervisors approve preliminary design of Crozet Library." Weblog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 3 June 2009. Web. 24 June 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2009/06/crozet_library.html>.