▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁from ▁Sh en ando ah ▁and ▁Rock ingham ▁count ies ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁John ▁Page , ▁Governor ▁of ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 5 . ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁ ▁Town s ▁ ▁L ur ay ▁ ▁Sh en ando ah ▁ ▁Stanley ▁ ▁Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 . 0 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁Page ▁County ▁is ▁Haw ks b ill ▁Mountain , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁within ▁Sh en ando ah ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁ ▁Sh en ando ah ▁County ▁– ▁north west ▁ ▁Warren ▁County ▁– ▁north ▁ ▁R app ah ann ock ▁County ▁– ▁east ▁ ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁– ▁sout heast ▁ ▁Gre ene ▁County ▁– ▁sout heast ▁ ▁Rock ingham ▁County ▁– ▁south ▁ ▁National ▁protected ▁area ▁ ▁George ▁Washington ▁National ▁Forest ▁( part ) ▁ ▁Sh en ando ah ▁National ▁Park ▁( part ) ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Sky line ▁Drive ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 3 , 1 7 7 ▁people , ▁ 9 , 3 0 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 6 , 6 3 4 ▁families