Shawnee Land, Virginia Explained

Shawneeland, Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Shawneeland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Frederick
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:19.15
Area Land Km2:19.06
Area Water Km2:0.09
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1873
Population Density Km2:98.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.1914°N -78.3456°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:22602
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:51-71625
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2630782

Shawnee Land is a residential community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Shawnee Land is located on the eastern slopes of Great North Mountain. The U.S. Census Bureau defines it as a census-designated place (listed as Shawneeland), with a population of 1,873 as of 2010.[1] In its past, Shawnee Land was a ski resort, with a number of slopes located on the eastern side of Great North Mountain. Shawnee Land thrived for a few years, but eventually the investors abandoned the project and the ski slopes were closed.

Geography

The community is in western Frederick County, 10miles west of Winchester and 3miles east of the West Virginia border. The mountainside community rises from a base elevation of above sea level in the southeast, along Back Mountain Road, to the 2300feet summit ridge of Great North Mountain in the northwest. The community drains east to the valley of Hogue Creek, which flows northeast to join Back Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shawneeland CDP has a total area of 19.1sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 0.48%, are water.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shawneeland CDP, Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 2, 2019.