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[[Crozet]] is an unincorporated community located in western [[Albemarle County]] and one of the county's [[Designated Growth Area|designated growth areas]]. Unlike [[Scottsville]], Crozet is not a town. <ref name="town">{{cite web|title=What Crozet Stands to Gain (and Lose) as a Town|url=https://www.crozetgazette.com/2021/03/05/what-crozet-stands-to-gain-and-lose-as-a-town/|author=Lisa Martin|work=News Article|publisher=Crozet Gazette|location=|publishdate=March 5, 2021|accessdate=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Crozet.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Crozet]]

==Location==

Crozet is located on the [[I-64]] corridor approximately 12 miles west of [[Charlottesville]] and 21 miles east of [[Staunton]]. It is contiguous with a [[designated growth area]] of the same name, and is in the [[White Hall Magisterial District]]. Crozet encompasses approximately 2,883 acres or 4.5 square miles. <ref name="master-plan1">{{cite web|title=Crozet Master Plan|url=https://www.albemarle.org/home/showpublisheddocument?id=2969|author=|work=Master Plan|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=October 13, 2010|accessdate=March 8, 2021}}</ref>. The development area is almost entirely within the [[Lickinghole Creek]] watershed, one reason why the boundaries are drawn the way they are<ref name="master-plan1" />

===Summary from 2019 Growth Management Report===
"The Community of Crozet has experienced significant growth in recent years. In addition to projects approved via rezoning in Old Trail Village, Blue Ridge Cohousing (Emerson Commons), and Wickham Pond, by-right development has continued east of Crozet Avenue on (formerly) vacant parcels with vacant R-1 and R-2 residential zoning designations, including portions of the Foothill Crossing, Chesterfield Landing, Westlake Hills, and Sparrow Hill developments. Areas with existing R-6 zoning west of Downtown and north of Jarman's Gap Road provide opportunity for by-right development and additional housing mix. Old Trail Village, was approved for 1,000-2,200 units and is expected to build out near 1,200 total units.

Discrepancies exist between development potential under the current zoning and the Crozet Master Plan's land use designations due to extensive environmental features (such as stream buffers and floodplain areas) and additional areas designated for open space in the Master Plan. Examples of this are evident along the southern edge of the Development Area.

Few large parcels remain without development approvals or applications in site design review. Infill of existing areas may become a more significant portion of future housing development in Crozet." <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Growth Management Report|url=https://cvillepedia.org/images/Growth_Management_Report_November_12_2019_Att_a.pdf|author=Department of Community Development|work=|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=November 12, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> 

==Population==
{| class="wikitable"
! 2000 !! 2,820 <ref name="catlinemail" />
|-
| 2009 || 5,336 <ref name="catlinemail">"Current Crozet population #." Message to [[Brian A. Wheeler]] from [[Lee P. Catlin]], Albemarle County Community Relations Manager. 23 July 2009. E-mail.</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 5,565 <ref>{{cite-gazette|title=Redistricting Plan Expands Samuel Miller District|url=http://www.crozetgazette.com/2011/04/redistricting-plan-expands-samuel-miller-district/|author=Mike Marshall|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=April 8, 2011|accessdate=October 31, 2011}}</ref> 
|-
| 2019 || 8,350 <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Lacking volunteers, Crozet fire company seeks county's help|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/lacking-volunteers-crozet-fire-company-seeks-county-s-help/article_7df2f555-b534-5393-8369-b984869543f3.html|author=Allison Wrabel|pageno=A1|printdate=November 28, 2019|publishdate=November 27, 2019|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
|}
As of March 2010, Crozet had 2,192 dwellings. <ref name="master-plan1" /> The development area is almost entirely within the [[Lickinghole Creek]] watershed, one reason why the boundaries are drawn the way they are<ref name="master-plan1" /> with another 2,834 approved and ready to be constructed.


===Additional demographics===
{| {{table}}
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" align="center" |'
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" align="center" |'''2000'''
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" align="center" |'''2010'''
| style="background:#f0f0f0;" align="center" |'''2018'''
|-
| Median Age||39.1||38.3||40.9
|-
| Under 18||761||1658||2002
|-
| Over 65||402||663||1043
|-
| Male||1305||2602||3161
|-
| Female||1515||2963||3365
|-
| Total||2820||5565||6526
|-
| 2000, 2010 Census Summary File 1: Age Groups and Sex||||||
|-
| 2014-2018 American Community Survey Table S0101||||||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Demographics||||||
|-
| White||2621||5109||6102
|-
| Black||180||275||186
|-
| American Indian / Alaska Native||15||15||9
|-
| Asian||28||229||299
|-
| Native Hawaiian||0||1||0
|-
| Some Other Race||15||41||15
|-
| Hispanic or Latino||25||173||89
|-
| Total||2884||5843||6700
|-
| 2000 Census Summary File 1: Race and Hispanic or Latino||||||
|-
| 2010 Census Summary File 1: Profile of General Population & Housing Characteristics||||||
|-
| 2014-2018 American Community Survey Table DP0||||||
|-
| ||||||
|-
| Housing and Occupancy Characteristics||||||
|-
| Owner-occupied units||85.3||79.1||73.1
|-
| Renter-occupied units||14.7||20.9||26.9
|-
| Average household size||2.68||2.62||2.36
|-
| Average family size||3.07||3.15||3.07
|-
| 2000 Census Summary File 1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics||||||
|-
| 2010 Census Summary File 1: Profile of General Population & Housing Characteristics||||||
|-
| 2014-2018 American Community Survey Table S1101||||||
|}<ref>{{cite web|title=Crozet Demography|url=https://cvillepedia.org/images/CCAC_Demographics_slides_20200108.pdf|author=|work=Meeting presentation|publisher=Albemarle County|location=|publishdate=January 8, 2020|accessdate=December 12, 2020}}</ref>

== History ==
Founded as "Wayland's Crossing" the town grew around a rail stop established on Waylands farm in 1876. <ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Highway Markers|url=https://vcris.dhr.virginia.gov/HistoricMarkers/|author=|work=News Article|publisher=Virginia Depatment of Historic Resources|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 8, 2021}}</ref> 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]]. The community's economic base was largely agricultural in its early history, leading to the founding of food processing facilities. 

In [[1922]], a group of Crozet residents organized a pledge to restrict drivers to slow speeds through the recently paved roads. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Crozet Citizes Put Ban on Auto Speeding|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2122586/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2122587/3843.5/4901/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=1|printdate=August 9, 1922|publishdate=August 9, 1922|accessdate=August 9, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>

In April 1948, the [[Crozet Volunteer Fire Department]] installed streetlights as a way to improve nighttime driving conditions. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Crozet Firemen Erect Twelve Street Lights, Plan 30 More|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2791768/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2791780/5222/847.5/3/1/1|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=April 8, 1948|publishdate=April 8, 1948|accessdate=January 8, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>

In March 1962, members of the Crozet Lions Club asked the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors|Board of Supervisors]] for more police protection due to a series of robberies. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Crozet Asks Albemarle Board For More Police Protection|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2659446/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2659467/5314.5/3792.5/2/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=21|printdate=March 15, 1962|publishdate=March 15, 1962|accessdate=June 10, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>

In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Crozet, their small Virginian town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7011521/It-Chapter-Two-trailer-Pennywise-returns-vicious-bloodthirsty-new-teaser.html|title=1989 Disappearances|last=Good|first=Bob|publishdate=7/9/1989|publisher=Crozet Tribune}}</ref>

Crozet was first designated as a designated growth area with the [[1971]] revision of the county's [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|comprehensive plan]]<ref name="master-plan1" />.

==Major employers==

*[[Music Today]]
*[[Starr Hill Brewery]]
*[[US Joiner]]
*[[Mountainside Senior Living]]

==Services==
Crozet gets municipal water from the [[Beaver Creek Reservoir]], which is maintained by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]] with retail services provided by the [[Albemarle County Service Authority. <ref name="master-plan1" />. Water is treated at the [[Crozet Water Treatment Plant]] which is permitted and capable of producing 1 million gallons of water a day (MGD). The RWSA is required to begin planning as soon as the plant reaches 80% of capacity. Currently, water demand in Crozet averages 0.4 MGD. 

Wastewater is transported to the [[Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] via the [[Crozet interceptor|Crozet Interceptor]]. 

===Fire & Rescue===
Fire suppression services are provided by the [[Crozet Volunteer Fire Department]]<ref name="master-plan1" />, a company that also serves White Hall, Batesville, Afton Mountain and Ivy.

===Library===
A new $5.8 million [[Crozet Library|library]] opened on [[September 4]], [[2013]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=New Crozet library opens|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/new-crozet-library-opens/article_158ff916-15d3-11e3-aedb-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Aaron Richardson|pageno=|printdate=September 5, 2013|publishdate=September 4, 2013|accessdate=September 5, 2013|cturl=}}</ref>

Construction had been delayed due to a lack of funding, prompting the formation of a campaign to push the Board of Supervisors to make it a priority. <ref>{{cite web|title=Why Build Crozet Library|url=http://www.buildcrozetlibrary.org/why/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

===Stormwater management===
The county is constructing a $1.2 million stormwater management system for Crozet that is designed in part to encourage development downtown. <ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Water Wetlands Serving Downtown Crozet Nears Completion|url=https://www.crozetgazette.com/2012/05/03/storm-water-wetlands-serving-downtown-crozet-nears-completion/|author=Marshall|work=|publisher=Crozet Gazette|location=|publishdate=May 3, 2012|accessdate=June 6, 2022|first=Michael|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> 

===Schools===
Crozet public school students attend either [[Brownsville Elementary School]] or [[Crozet Elementary School]], then move on to  [[Henley Middle School]] and [[Western Albemarle High School]].

[http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/sol-pass-rates/index.shtml Research the public schools' Virginia Department of Education's report cards].

The private schools [[Field School]] and the  [[Miller School]] are located in Crozet.

== Master Plan==
{{Main|Crozet Master Plan}}

Albemarle County considers Crozet a "community", which means it expects growth to be more urban in character<ref name="master-plan1" />.
The designated growth area is guided by the [[Crozet Master Plan]]. First adopted in 2004, the a revised plan was adopted in 2010. Another plan review is underway in [[2020]]. 

== Media ==
Several online and print publications exist that are exclusively focused on Crozet: 

*[[Crozet Gazette]]
*[http://www.RealCrozetVA.com RealCrozetVA]

==Town==
To become a town, legislation establishing a charter would need to pass the General Assembly. Crozet meets the criteria of having a population of more than 1,000 people. <ref>{{cite web|title=§ 15.2-102. Definitions.|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter1/section15.2-102/|author=|work=Virginia State Code|publisher=Legislative Information Service|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 8, 2021}}</ref> <ref name="town" /> The Commission on Local Government would also need to weigh in. <ref>{{cite web|title=§ 15.2-2907. Actions for annexation, immunity, establishment of city, etc.; investigations and reports by Commission; negotiation.|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter29/section15.2-2907/|author=|work=Virginia State Code|publisher=Legislative Information Service|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=March 8, 2021}}</ref> 

==References==
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== External links==
{{OnWikipedia|Crozet,_Virginia}}

{{geographic location|Center=Crozet|East=[[Ivy]] via [[US-250]] or [[I-64]]|West=[[Afton]] via [[US-250]] or [[I-64]]|North=[[Doylesville]] via [[Crozet Avenue]]}}

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[[Category:Albemarle County Designated Growth Areas]]
[[Category: 1876 establishments]]