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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Washington_metropolitan_areaWashington metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The two highest median household income counties in the nation – Loudoun and Fairfax County, Virginia – are components of the MSA (and No. 3 is Howard County, officially in Baltimore's sphere but strongly connected with Washington's); measured in this way, Alexandria ranks 10th among municipalities in the region – 11th if Howard is included – and 23rd in the entire United States. 12.2% ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hampton,_VirginiaHampton, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Hampton (/ ˈhæmptən /) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 137,148 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Virginia. [7] .

4. www.britannica.com › place › Virginia-stateVirginia | Capital, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   3 days ago · Virginia, constituent state of the U.S., one of the original 13 colonies. It is bordered by Maryland to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, Kentucky to the west, and West Virginia to the northwest. The state capital is Richmond.

5. northernvirginiamag.com › culture › newsFairfax County to Begin Process of Changing School Boundaries

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   4 days ago · “There has not been a comprehensive, countywide reassessment of school boundaries in 40 years,” says says Mateo Dunne, who is the Mount Vernon representative on the Fairfax County School Board. “Our research has shown that there’s basically no other place in the United States that has gone this long — 40 years — without a comprehensive boundary review,” Dunne says.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_counties_by_UList of counties by U.S. state and territory - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.

7. www.alexandriava.gov › historic-alexandria › theThe History of Alexandria: Discovering the Decades

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   5 days ago · Included within the boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791, Alexandria did not legally become a component of the federal district until 1801. The Fairfax County Court, which had met on Market Square since 1752, relocated to the town of Providence, now Fairfax City, in April 1800.

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   Where is Fairfax Virginia located?

   • Fairfax, city, seat (1779) of Fairfax county (though administratively independent of it), northeastern Virginia, U.S., about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Washington, D.C. It developed after 1799 with the construction of the county courthouse and relocation of the county seat from Alexandria. The

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   Is Fairfax a county?

   • The county seat is Fairfax; however, because it is an independent city under Virginia law, the city of Fairfax is not part of the county. [ 2 ] The county is part of the Northern Virginia region and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. The county is predominantly suburban with some urban and rural pockets.

   Fairfax County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Is Fairfax County bounded by the Potomac River?

   • Fairfax County is bounded on the north and southeast by the Potomac River. Across the river to the northeast is Washington, D.C., across the river to the north is Montgomery County, Maryland, and across the river to the southeast are Prince George's County, Maryland and Charles County, Maryland.

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   How did Fairfax County get its name?

   • Fairfax County was formed in 1742 from the northern part of Prince William County, and was named after Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, proprietor of the Northern Neck. [ 6 ][ 7 ] The Fairfax family name is derived from the Old English phrase for " blond hair", Fæger-feax. The county's initial settlements were along the Potomac River.

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   When did Fairfax County become a county?

   • Monday, March 26, 1733 Truro Parish Vestry agrees to build the Falls Church Saturday, June 19, 1742 General Assembly of Virginia authorizes the formation of Fairfax County from Prince William County Thursday, December 16, 1742 First court convenes in Fairfax County near current day Tysons Corner

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   When did Fairfax become a city?

   • Early known as Earp’s Corner, it was incorporated as the town of Providence in 1805 and in 1859 was renamed for Thomas, 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron. Reincorporated as a town in 1892, it became a city in 1961. George Mason University (1957), originally a branch campus of the University of Virginia, is located in Fairfax.

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9. ebird.org › checklist › S201027465eBird Checklist - 1 Nov 2024 - Lake Accotink Park - 3 species

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