Luray, Virginia

Luray, Virginia
Luray, Virginia
Town
	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)
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 (2010)
• Total	4,895
• Estimate (2019)	4,848
• 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
GNIS feature ID	1498510
Website	www.townofluray.com

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 4,895 at the 2010 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 USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was 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.

[townmayor-1] "Directory". Town of Luray. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-2] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-3] Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-4] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-5] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR6-6] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[7] 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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