Nearly half of Northern Virginia's population is white (49.8%). The next largest population is Asians (16.6%) and then blacks or African Americans (11.8%). The suburbs of Maryland are divided almost equally by the number of white and black or African American populations. The region is one of the most diverse and fastest-growing communities in the United States.
Northern Virginia's transportation infrastructure includes major Ronald Reagan, Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports, several lines of the Washington Metro system, the Virginia Railway Express commuter rail system, transit bus services, bicycle sharing and bicycles. lanes and trails, and an extensive network of highways and interstates. Notable features of the region include the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the many companies that serve them and the rest of the U.S. UU.
Area tourist attractions include several memorials, museums and sites from the Civil and Colonial War era, such as Arlington National Cemetery, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Manassas Battlefield National Park, Mount Vernon Estate, National Corps Museum Marines, the Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum, United States Marine Corps War Memorial. Other attractions include parts of Appalachian Trail, Great Falls Park, Loudoun Wine Country, Old Town Alexandria, Prince William Forest Park, and parts of Shenandoah National Park. The region is often spelled Northern Virginia, although according to the USGS Correspondence Manual, the 'n' in Northern Virginia should be capitalized, since it is a place name rather than a general address or area; e, g. The name Northern Virginia doesn't seem to have been used in the area's early history.
According to Johnston, some of the earliest documents and land grants refer to the Northern Neck of Virginia (see Northern Neck Proprietary), describing an area that began in the east on the western coast of Chesapeake Bay and includes territory that extended westward, including all the land between the Potomac and the rivers Rappahannock, with a western boundary called the Fairfax Line. The Fairfax Line, inspected in 1746, ran from the first Potomac spring (still marked today by the Fairfax Stone) to the first Rappahannock spring, at the head of the Conway River. The Northern Neck consisted of 5,282,000 acres (21,380 km) and was larger in area than five of the modern U.S. This monument, at the head of the Potomac River, marks one of America's historic sites.
Its name is derived from Thomas Lord Fairfax, owner of all the land that lies between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. The first stone of Fairfax, marked FX, was laid in 1746 by Thomas Lewis, a surveyor employed by Lord Fairfax. This is the base point of the western dividing line between Maryland and West Virginia. The early development of northern Virginia was in the easternmost area of that early land grant, which encompasses modern Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties.
At some point, these eastern counties were separately renamed simply Northern Neck, and, for the remaining area west of them, the term was no longer used. By some definitions, King George County is also included in Northern Neck, which is now considered a separate region of Northern Virginia. The most common definition of Northern Virginia includes the independent cities and counties on the Virginia side of the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington Combined Statistical Area, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
More narrowly defined, Northern Virginia consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties, as well as the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park, and Fredericksburg. Businesses, governments, and nonprofit agencies can define the area considered Northern Virginia differently for various purposes. Many communities beyond the areas closest to Washington, DC also have close economic ties, as well as important functional ties, to Northern Virginia, especially with regard to roads, railroads, airports, and other modes of transportation. Lord Fairfax was a lifelong bachelor and became one of the best-known people of the late colonial era.
In 1742, the new county formed from Prince William County was named Fairfax County in his honor, one of many place names in northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia that bear his name. Lord Fairfax first established his residence at his brother's home in Belvoir (now on the grounds of Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County). Not long after, he built a hunting lodge near the Blue Ridge Mountains that he called Greenway Court, which was located near White Post in Clarke County, and moved there. Around 1748, Lord Fairfax met a 16-year-old boy named George Washington, and, impressed with his energy and talent, employed him to study his lands west of Blue Ridge.
After the American War of Independence, when the thirteen colonies formed the United States of America, war hero and Virginian George Washington was the choice to become its first president. Washington had been a surveyor and developer of transport channels in the early 18th century. He was also a strong supporter of the bustling port city of Alexandria, which was located on the Potomac River below the fall line, not far from his plantation in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County. With his guidance, a new federal city (now known as the District of Columbia) was established on both sides of the Potomac River on a square of territory that was ceded to the federal government by the new states of Maryland and Virginia.
Alexandria was located on the eastern edge, south of the river. On the outskirts, on the north side of the river, was another port city, Georgetown. With just 100 miles (160 km) separating the two capitals, northern Virginia found itself at the center of much of the conflict. The area was the scene of many battles and suffered great destruction and bloodshed.
The Northern Virginia Army was the primary army of the Confederate States of America in the east. Due to the region's proximity to Washington, D, C. As a result, several battles were fought in the area. In addition, Northern Virginia was the area of operations of the famous Confederate partisan, John Singleton Mosby, and several small skirmishes were fought throughout the region between his Rangers and the federal forces occupying northern Virginia.
These population counts include all counties within Virginia that are part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area, DC-VA-MD-WV or the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington Combined Statistical Area, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA as defined by the U.S. Another 390,679 people lived in counties in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area or the Baltimore-Washington Combined Statistical Area that were not considered central. Considered largely exurban or undergoing suburban change, these counties include Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Madison, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Warren, and the independent city of Winchester. Northern Virginia is home to people of diverse backgrounds, with significant numbers of Korean Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Bangladeshis Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Russian Americans, Arab Americans, Palestinians Americans, Uzbeks Americans, Afghans Americans, Ethiopian Americans, Indian Americans, Iranian Americans, Thai Americans, and Pakistani Americans.
Annandale, Chantilly and Fairfax City have very large Korean-American communities. Falls Church has a large Vietnamese American community. Northern Virginia is also home to a small Tibetan American community. The federal government is one of the top employers in Northern Virginia, home to numerous government agencies; including the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon (headquarters of the Department of Defense), as well as Fort Myer, Fort Belvoir, Quantico Marine Corps Base, FBI Academy, Academy of the DEA, Naval Criminal Investigation Service, United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the United States Geological Survey.
When Senator Byrd resigned in 1965, he was replaced by his son Harry F. However, the Byrd Organization's heyday was clearly in the past, ending 80 years of dominance of Virginia politics by conservative Democrats with the election of a Republican governor, Linwood Holton, in 1969 for the first time in the 20th century, succeeding a former member of the Byrd Organization. Democrat Mills E. To the astonishment of many observers, Godwin changed parties and was elected governor again in 1973, but as a Republican.
Due to the proximity to the capital, many Northern Virginians go to Washington, D, C. The Kennedy Center in Washington is a popular venue for performances, as is the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, near Vienna. Jiffy Lube Live (near Manassas), George Mason University's EagleBank Arena in Fairfax and Capital One Arena in Washington are popular concert venues, and the Capital One Arena also serves as a venue for sporting events. The Smithsonian museums also serve as local cultural institutions, with easy proximity to Northern Virginia, and the Udvar-Hazy Center at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly is also popular.
It is home to the Northern Virginia Swim League, which comprises 102 community pools, and NVSL-Dive, which is comprised of 47 teams in Fairfax and Arlington counties. Swim and scuba teams compete over the course of 5 to 6 weeks from the end of June to the first weekend of August. The National Capital Area Council operates in Area D, C. Serves locations in the Washington D.C., C metropolitan area.
In Northern Virginia, it has chapters and divisions serving Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax Counties. It also serves Caroline County, the City of Fredericksburg, and Spotsylvania County. The National Capital Soccer League serves soccer leagues and associations in the Washington DC, C metropolitan area. Includes Northern Virginia football associations in Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Stafford County, Arlington County, City of Fredericksburg, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, and a soccer association in Culpeper County, Winchester and Warrenton.
Many people consider the idea of secession to be rhetorical, used to express their frustration at the state government's treatment of northern Virginia, as well as the opposing political sentiments between it and the rest of Virginia. Critics often point out that all states include regions of variable income and political discrepancies within their borders. However, the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D., C. This perception is especially driven by the region's proximity to Washington, D.C.
However, there is no serious secessionist movement. Although Northern Virginia contains a large part of the state's population, there are only a handful of colleges and universities in the region. The largest and best known is George Mason University in Fairfax, the largest public university in Virginia. Other higher education institutions include Northern Virginia Community College (colloquially known as NOVA) in Annandale (with several branches throughout Northern Virginia), Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Patrick Henry College in western Loudoun County, and Marymount University in northern Arlington.
In addition, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech maintain a center in Falls Church, and George Washington University has a campus in Loudoun County. Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems has a satellite campus in Fairfax in the INOVA health system. One of the most prominent first mentions of Northern Virginia (without the word Neck) as a title was the name of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-186). The most common definition of Northern Virginia includes the cities and counties independent of the Virginia side of the Statistical Area combined Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA as defined by the U.
One of the best HBCUs in the country, Howard University, is located just across the river from Northern Virginia. And living in the four largest counties in Northern Virginia, his birthplace by census region is 60.5 percent of the South, 21.0 percent of the Northeast, 11.5 percent of the Midwest, and 7.0 percent of the West. These changes have shown the demographic shifts and voting bloc in these counties and the expansion of suburbanization and Northern Virginia. Northern Virginia, known locally as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several independent counties and cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
Like the nation, in the past two decades, Northern Virginia has undergone a major transformation driven by the growth of racial minorities and foreign-born populations. Northern Virginia makes up a significant portion of the population and number of jurisdictions that make up the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (MWCOG). In 2000, all jurisdictions in Northern Virginia had a proportion of foreign-born population that was lower than that of Manhattan. Census data, Northern Virginia accounted for nearly half of total population growth in the region.
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