Albemarle County, Virginia

Albemarle County
County
The Albemarle County Office Building
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia
Virginia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°02′N 78°34′W / 38.03°N 78.56°W / 38.03; -78.56
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1744
Named for	Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle[1]
Seat	Charlottesville
Largest town	Scottsville
Area
• Total	726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Water	5 sq mi (10 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	112,395
• Density	155/sq mi (60/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 7th
Website	www.albemarle.org

Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county.^[2] Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,395.^[3]

Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western portion of Goochland County, though portions of Albemarle were later carved out to create other counties. Albemarle County was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle. Its most famous inhabitant was Thomas Jefferson, who built his estate home, Monticello, in the county.