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Winchester was the first settlement and first chartered city west of the Blue Ridge Mountains (1752). It was originally called Frederick Town, after the father of King George III, IT was renamed after the ancient capital of England by Col. James Wood, the city's founder.
Winchester is an independent city and is surrounded by Frederick County. Winchester is Frederick's county seat, but has a separate government and school system. Winchester is 9.3 square miles and is situated about 72 miles west of Washington D.C.
Winchester was home to country music legend Patsy Cline, famed polar explorer Adm. Richard E. Byrd and President George Washington. Winchester was the site of much Civil War activity and changed hands more than 70 times.
Winchester statistics compared to Frederick and Clarke:
Population
Age Breakdown
Population Breakdown
Housing
Income
Public Schools
Unemployment Rates
Sales Tax Revenue
Population
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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Population
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Pct. Change
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Population
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Pct. Change
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Population
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Pct. Change
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1980
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20,217
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--
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34,150
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--
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9,965
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--
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1990
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21,947
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8.6
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45,723
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33.9
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12,101
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21.4
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2000
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23,585
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7.5
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59,209
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29.5
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12,652
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4.6
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2010
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26,203
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11.1
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78,305
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32.3
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14,034
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10.9
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2020*
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29,339
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12.0
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95,648
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22.2
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18,320
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30.5
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2030*
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32,458
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10.6
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114,539
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19.8
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21,230
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15.9
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* Projected
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Age Breakdown
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2010 Pop.
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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25,770
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78,305
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14,424
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Age
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Group
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Pct.
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Group
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Pct.
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Group
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Pct.
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0-19
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6,404
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24.4
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20,738
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26.7
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3,492
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23.8
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20-29
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4,422
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16.9
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8,516
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11.0
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1,293
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8.8
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30-39
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3,540
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13.5
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10,196
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13.1
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1,523
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10.4
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40-49
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3,452
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13.2
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12,858
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16.5
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2,505
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17.0
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50-59
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3,357
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12.8
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11,518
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14.8
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2,459
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16.7
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60+
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5,068
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19.3
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13,894
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17.9
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3,423
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23.3
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Median Age |
36
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40
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46
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Population Breakdown
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2010
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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Pct. Females
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50.8
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50.3
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50.2
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Pct. White
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69.0
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86.3
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88.3
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Pct. Black
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10.6
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3.9
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5.3
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Pct. Hispanic
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15.4
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6.6
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3.5
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Housing
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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Group
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Pct.
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Group
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Pct.
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Group
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Pct.
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Total Housing
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11,172
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29,048
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5,904
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Owner Occupied
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5,005
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44.8
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23,075
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79.4
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4,435
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75.1
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Renter Occupied
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6,167
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55.2
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5,973
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20.6
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1,469
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24.9
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Income
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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2000 Median Household
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$34,300
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$52,219
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$51,831
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2010 Median Household
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$57,117
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$66,699
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$73,928
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2000 Per Capita Income
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$20,500
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$21,080
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$24,844
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2010 Per Capita Income
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$24,371
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$24,211
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$29,160
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Public Schools
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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Students
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4,103
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13,137
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2,065
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Teachers
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361
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1,102
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157
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Elementary
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4 schools
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2.098
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11 schools
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6,033
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3 schools
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880
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Middle
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1
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853
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4
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3,072
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1
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497
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High
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1
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1,152
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3
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4,032
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1
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680
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FY 12
Budget
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$55.4 million
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$155.8 million
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$20.5 million
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Unemployment Rates
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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2000
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2.2
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2.0
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1.6
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2001
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3.2
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2.8
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2.2
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2002
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3.9
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3.5
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3.0
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2003
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3.7
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3.6
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3.1
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2004
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3.2
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3.0
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2.8
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2005
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3.1
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2.8
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2.5
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2006
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2.9
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2.6
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2.4
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2007
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3.2
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2.9
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2.6
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2008
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4.6
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4.2
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3.4
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2009
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8.2
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7.7
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6.4
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2010
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7.5
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7.1
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5.8
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2011
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7.7
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5.9
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5.0
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Sales Tax Revenue
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Winchester
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Frederick County
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Clarke County
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2000
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$7,828,450
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$5,023,718
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$600,220
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2001
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$8,058,067
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$5,299,349
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$724,493
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2002
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$8,686,876
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$5,371,543
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$738,708
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2003
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$9,208,293
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$5,878,382
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$767,218
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2004
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$10,081,788
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$7,340,584
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$838,497
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2005
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$10,462,874
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$9,533,042
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$930,210
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2006
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$10,785,038
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$9,671,366
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$1,001,523
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2007
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$9,808,771
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$9,795,145
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$978,930
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2008
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$9,031,639
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$9,313,743
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$946,762
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2009
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$7,609,312
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$8,752,644
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$906,567
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2010
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$7,690,103
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$9,340,459
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$838,981
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2011
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$8,375,538
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$10,298,221
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$959,165
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