Arlington County
Arlington County Courthouse Complex |
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US state : | Virginia |
Administrative headquarters : | Arlington |
Foundation : | July 9, 1846 |
Post Code | 22201 - 22246 22211 (Fort Myer) 22209 (Rosslyn) |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 207,627 (2010) |
Population density : | 3,066.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 67.7 km² |
Water surface : | 0 km² |
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Website : www.arlingtonva.us |
Arlington County is one of 95 counties in the state of Virginia in the United States . Arlington County is on the Virginia state border on the Potomac River , directly across from Washington DC , the capital of the United States . Administrative center ( the county seat ) of the Arlington County in Arlington, one from the US Census Bureau defined for statistical purposes place ( census-designated place , extending) over the entire Arlington County. A city called Arlington, however, does not exist.
In 2010 the (estimated) population was 207,627 in an area of 67.7 square kilometers.
history
At the time of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776, what is now Arlington County was part of the British Crown Colony of Virginia. In 1791, three years after the American Constitution came into effect , the hundred square miles of the US federal district on the Potomac River was created and the new capital of the United States was to emerge in the years to come. This federal district originally corresponded to exactly one square and at that time also included those lands on the western side of the Potomac that are now again part of Arlington County and Alexandria (Virginia) and thus to Virginia. The latter areas were still known as Alexandria County of the District of Columbia at that time . The name Arlington County did not exist at the time.
Alexandria was an important port and hub for the slave trade . After 1830, the anti-slavery movement grew in Virginia, as in other parts of the United States . The advocates of slavery in Virginia then backed a referendum in the important slave marketplace of Alexandria to get a petition to the American Congress. The aim of the action was to add an additional pro-slavery county in Virginia. On July 9, 1846, this goal was achieved. Since then, Alexandria County , d. H. also what is now Arlington County back to Virginia.
In 1852, the city of Alexandria was separated from the rest of the county and has been a county since then. This gave rise to recurring confusion between the rest of County Alexandria and Alexandria City. For this reason, the former county was renamed Arlington County in 1920 , after the Arlington House , which is located on the also named Arlington Cemetery .
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is an American military cemetery that was established during the American Civil War (1861–1865) on the country estate of Southern General Robert E. Lee , Arlington House . It is directly across from Washington, DC on the Potomac River, next to the Pentagon. With more than 260,000 graves, Arlington National Cemetery is the second largest cemetery in the United States.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located on a hill overlooking downtown Washington DC . Another popular site is the grave of President John F. Kennedy . Kennedy is buried here with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and some of their children. An eternal flame burns on his grave . His brother, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, is also here. Another US President and Chief Justice of the United States, William Howard Taft , is the only other US President to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Pentagon
Arlington is also home to the Pentagon , the headquarters of the US Department of Defense . It was inaugurated on January 15, 1943 and is the largest office building in the world. Although it is in Arlington, it has an address belonging to Washington DC.
The building is pentagonal in shape and has five floors. Each floor has five circumferential corridors. It houses approximately 26,000 military and civilian employees.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1800 | 5949 | - | |
1810 | 8552 | 43.8% | |
1820 | 9703 | 13.5% | |
1830 | 9573 | -1.3% | |
1840 | 9967 | 4.1% | |
1850 | 10,008 | 0.4% | |
1860 | 12,652 | 26.4% | |
1870 | 16,755 | 32.4% | |
1880 | 17,546 | 4.7% | |
1890 | 18,597 | 6% | |
1900 | 6430 | -65.4% | |
1910 | 10,231 | 59.1% | |
1920 | 16,040 | 56.8% | |
1930 | 26,615 | 65.9% | |
1940 | 57.040 | 114.3% | |
1950 | 135,449 | 137.5% | |
1960 | 163,401 | 20.6% | |
1970 | 174.284 | 6.7% | |
1980 | 152,599 | -12.4% | |
1990 | 170.936 | 12% | |
2000 | 189,453 | 10.8% | |
2010 | 207,627 | 9.6% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
As of the 2000 census , Arlington County had 189,453 people in 86,352 households and 39,290 families. The population density was 2828 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 68.94 percent white, 9.35 percent African American , 0.35 percent Native American, 8.62 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 8.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 4.34 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.62 percent of the population.
Of the 86,352 households, 19.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 35.3 percent were married couples living together, 7.0 percent were single mothers, 54.5 percent were non-families, 40.8 percent were single households and 7.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.96 people.
For the entire county, the population was composed of 16.5 percent of residents under the age of 18, 10.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 42.4 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 9.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 100.7 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 63,001 , and the median income for a family is $ 78,877. Males had a median income of $ 51,011 versus $ 41,552 for females. The per capita income was $ 37,706. 7.8 percent of the population and 5.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. 9.1 percent of these were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 7.0 percent were people over 65 years of age.
Personalities
- Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870), Southern General, owned a country estate in Arlington
- Mary Landrieu (* 1955), politician and US Senator
- Mark Linkous (1962-2010), musician
- Adam Curry (* 1964), radio host
- Sandra Bullock (born 1964), actress
- David Michael Bautista (born 1969), professional wrestler
- Jeff Denson (* 1976), jazz musician
- Zach Cregger (born 1981), actor, screenwriter and director
- Asher Book (* 1988), actor, singer and dancer
- Iain Armitage (* 2008), actor
Town twinning
- Aachen , Germany
- Reims , France
- San Miguel , El Salvador
- Coyoacan , Mexico
Individual evidence
- ^ Arlington County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ {{Web archive | text = archive link | url = http: //www.citymuseumdc.org/gettoknow/faq.asp | wayback = 20070206000000 | archiv-bot = 2018-03-30 12:16:20 InternetArchiveBot}} (Link not available)
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Arlington County, Virginia , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′ N , 77 ° 6 ′ W