Fairfax County, Virginia
This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
Located near Washington D.C., Fairfax County was an important region in the Civil War. The Battle of Chantilly or Ox Hill, during the same campaign as the second battle of Bull Run, was fought within the county; Bull Run straddled the border between Fairfax and Prince William County. For most of the Civil War, Union troops controlled the county, though the population remained sympathetic to the Confederacy.
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Geography
Fairfax County is bounded on the north by the Potomac River; across the river is the City of Washington, DC; it is also bounded on the south partially by the counties of Arlington and Loudoun and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church; on the west again by Loudoun County; and also on the east by Arlington County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,053 km² (407 mi²). 1,023 km² (395 mi²) of it is land and 30 km² (12 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.85% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 969,749 people, 350,714 households, and 250,409 families residing in the county. The population density is 948/km² (2,455/mi²). There are 359,411 housing units at an average density of 351/km² (910/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 69.91% White, 8.57% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 13.00% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.54% from other races, and 3.65% from two or more races. 11.03% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Fairfax County is home to more than 60,000 Koreans, particularly in the Annandale area, along with substantial groups of immigrants from other, primarily Asian, countries.
There are 350,714 households, of which 36.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.40% are married couples living together, 8.60% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% are non-families. 21.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.80% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.20.
In the county, the population is spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 33.90% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 7.90% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $81,050, and the median income for a family is $92,146. Males have a median income of $60,503 versus $41,802 for females. The per capita income for the county is $36,888. 4.50% of the population and 3.00% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.20% are under the age of 18 and 4.00% are 65 or older.
Three incorporated towns, Clifton, Herndon, and Vienna, are located within Fairfax County. Other communities within the county are unincorporated places; Virginia law prohibits the creation of any new municipalities within any county with a population density of over 1,000 per square mile (which currently affects Fairfax and Arlington Counties in Northern Virginia, and Henrico County adjacent to Richmond), and all cities within Virginia are independent of counties.
Identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as census-designated places, these communities include the following localities:
Towns and Other Localities
The independent cities of Fairfax and Falls Church are enclosed within Fairfax County, but they are politically separate from the county.
External link
County Government website