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Bath County is a United States county located in the Shenandoah Valley and on the central western border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,731〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/51017.html )〕 in 2014, the population was estimated to be 4,771,〔(). Virginia State 2014 Population Estimates Retrieved February 5, 2015〕 making it the second-least populous county in Virginia. Bath's county seat is Warm Springs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Bath County was created in 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties, and it was named for the English city of Bath. Like its namesake, Bath County's economy is focused on tourism and recreation, due to its many natural mineral springs found in the area. The county's major employer is The Homestead, a resort and historical hotel located in Hot Springs, Virginia. The county is represented in the Virginia General Assembly by Senator Creigh Deeds and Delegate Ben Cline. == History == Bath County was established on December 14, 1790 from sections of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. Due to the many mineral springs found in the area, the county was named for the English spa and resort city of Bath. The area's economy has focused on tourism and travel since the 1700s, particularly when The Homestead Resort was built in 1766.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bathcountyva.org/about-bath-county.html )〕 Located along the western central border with West Virginia, Bath County comprises a number of villages, including Hot Springs, Warm Springs, Millboro and Mountain Grove. Hot Springs and Warm Springs are the most well known of the villages, given their natural mineral springs. Bath County is one of the few counties in Virginia without a traffic signal. (Charlotte County, Mathews County, and Rappahannock County are the others.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bath County, Virginia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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