Fairfax (Virginia)
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Fairfax County Courthouse |
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Location in Virginia | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1805 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Virginia | |
Coordinates : | 38 ° 51 ′ N , 77 ° 18 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
22,407 (as of 2005) 5,139,549 (as of 2005) |
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Population density : | 1,374.7 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 16.3 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 16.3 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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Height : | 95 m | |
Postcodes : | 20151, 20153, 22039, 22030 | |
Area code : | +1 703 | |
FIPS : | 51-26496 | |
GNIS ID : | 1498476 | |
Website : | www.fairfaxva.gov | |
Mayor : | Robert F. Lederer |
Fairfax is an independent city in the US state of Virginia . 22,055 inhabitants live in the city on an area of 16 km². There are nine public parks in Fairfax and the city is 136 meters above sea level . The city is a suburb of the capital Washington, DC
Population development
year | Residents |
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1980 | 19,390 |
1990 | 19,622 |
2000 | 21,498 |
2005 | 21,963 |
2010 | 22,565 |
2015 | 24,013 |
sons and daughters of the town
- Toby McKeehan (* 1964), one of the three founders of the Christian band DC Talk
- Lauren Graham (born 1967), actress
- Laura Hillenbrand (* 1967), writer
- Sabrina Lloyd (* 1970), actress
- Jason Sudeikis (* 1975), actor and comedian
- Grover Gibson (born 1978), football player
- Brian Kendrick (born 1979), professional wrestler
- Joey Mercury (born 1979), professional wrestler
- Justin Bonomo (born 1985), poker player
- Michael Shabaz (* 1987), tennis player
- Ed Wang (b.1987), football player
- Kate Ziegler (* 1988), swimmer and world record holder
- Dan Kelly (* 1989), poker player
- Courtney Jines (born 1992), actress
- Alison Gold (* 2002), pop singer
Web links
Commons : Fairfax, Virginia - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
- ↑ Estimate: 2015 population estimate. Retrieved August 19, 2016 .