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Fairfax County
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county in Virginia, United States
Fairfax County is a county located in Virginia, in the United States. It is one of the most populous counties in the state and serves as an important part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Thomas Fairfax
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Capital
- Fairfax
- Population
- 1150309
- Area
- 1053
- Time zone
- UTC−04:00
- Body of water
- Potomac River
- Shares border with
- Fairfax
- Official website
- www.fairfaxcounty.gov
- Image
- Old Fairfax County Courthouse, Fairfax City.JPG
- Households
- 398653
- Dialing code
- 571
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- water as percent of area
- 3.8
- native label
- Fairfax County
- Commons category
- Fairfax County, Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Fairfax County, Virginia
- inception
- 1742-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Fairfax County, Virginia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fairfax County, Virginia
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Fairfax County, Virginia
- different from
- Fairfax
- social media followers
- 258833
- per capita income
- 58338
- school district
- Fairfax County Public Schools
- P12749
- Polyphthalamide
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Encyclopedic overview
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Virginia, United States. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, it is the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. 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.
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. It borders Montgomery County, Maryland to its north, Falls Church, Alexandria, Arlington County, and Prince George's County, Maryland to its east, Charles County, Maryland to its southeast, Prince William County to its southwest, and Loudoun County to its northwest.
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