Lovettsville is a town in Loudoun County, located near the very northern tip of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. Settled primarily by German immigrants, the town was originally established in 1836. The population was 1,613 at the 2010 census. The 2018 population estimated the population at 2,106.
History
Following the 1722 Treaty of St. Albans which established the Blue Ridge Mountains as the buffer between Native Americans and white settlers, German immigrants began arriving in the northern Loudoun Valley to farm the rich topsoil. They established several villages, many constructed of log and wooden buildings, and began to expand their land holdings. Lovettsville was then called The German Settlement. In 1820 David Lovett subdivided his property into quarter-acre "city lots." As a result of the ensuing construction boom, the town was called Newtown. In 1828, the town was again renamed Lovettsville. In 1836 the Virginia General Assembly established Lovettsville as a town, but the town was not fully incorporated until 1876. During the Civil War, Lovettsville was an important transportation stop for Union troops crossing the Potomac River. Lovettsville was also among the few communities in Loudoun County to vote against secession. In 1940, Lovettsville was the site of a crash of a DC-3. It was the worst in US history at that time, killing 25 people including U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen, and became known as the Lovettsville air disaster. The Lovettsville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. In 2018, after the NHL's Washington Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history, the town's council voted to temporarily rename Lovettsville to "Capitals-ville" for the duration of the Finals.
Lovettsville is governed by a Council/Manager Form of Government:
Town Council:
Nathaniel O. Fontaine, Mayor
James McIntyre, Vice Mayor
Mike Dunlap
Renee Edmonston
Christopher Hornbaker
Matthew Schilling
Michael Senate
Administration:
Sam Finz, Town Manager Planning Commission Members-----Term Expires
Tom Ciolkosz, Chairman 06/30/20
Bob Custard, Vice Chair 06/30/19
Stacey Evans 06/30/17
Vacant 06/30/17
Vacant 06/30/17
Shiva Schilling 06/30/20
Christopher Hornbaker 06/30/18
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1613 people, 566 households, and 424 families residing in the town. The population density was 1832.9 people per square mile. There were 599 housing units at an average density of 680.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 87.0% White, 6.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islands American, 1.9% from other races, and 3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population. There were 566 households out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.3. In the town, the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $100,288, and the median income for a family was $109,808. Males had a median income of $72,661 versus $51,438 for females. The per capita income for the town was $33,212. None of the families and.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64.
