Franklin Farm, Virginia | |
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 Sign at the west entrance to Franklin Farm planned community | |
  Franklin Farm, Virginia Location within Fairfax county Show map of Northern Virginia Franklin Farm, Virginia Franklin Farm, Virginia (Virginia) Show map of Virginia Franklin Farm, Virginia Franklin Farm, Virginia (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:38°54′25″N77°24′05″W / 38.90694°N 77.40139°W /38.90694; -77.40139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2) |
| • Land | 4.75 sq mi (12.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,189 |
| • Density | 4,037/sq mi (1,558.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20171 |
| FIPS code | 51-29628 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584848[1] |
Franklin Farm refers to both acensus-designated place (CDP) and aplanned community located within theOak Hill section ofFairfax County,Virginia, United States. It is asuburb ofWashington, D.C., located about 20 miles west of theWhite House. At the 2020 census it had a population of 19,189.[2]
The planned community of Franklin Farm is located within the CDP. Covering slightly less than 30 percent of the CDP, the planned community occupies 1.32 square miles (850 acres) and contains 1,777 housing units. It was established in 1980 and features 13 miles of trails, six fishing ponds, six tennis courts, two swimming pools, 14 tot lots, three multipurpose courts, one sand volleyball court, and 180 acres of open space. TheFairfax County Parkway bisects the community. The Franklin Farm Foundation is thehomeowner association with jurisdiction over the planned community.[3]
As an unincorporated area, Franklin Farm's CDP boundaries are not officially defined by either a municipal government or by the government of Fairfax County, though the Franklin Farm Foundation does have specific boundaries.
The namesake farm was purchased by airline pilot James Franklin in 1936, from a $10,000 sweepstakes winning. The farm expanded from 100 to 827 acres by 1979, before it was sold for development. The Franklin Farm community eventually included 1,777 homes in 27 neighborhoods.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19,288 | — | |
| 2020 | 19,189 | −0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6] 2020 | |||
Franklin Farm was first listed as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census formed from part ofChantilly CDP and additional area.[6]
At the2020 census (some information from the2022 American Community Survey) there were 19,189 people, 6,221 housing units and 6,438 households residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 4,039.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,558.8/km2). The average housing unit density was 1,309.7 per square mile (505.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.00%White, 2.99%African American, 0.14%Native American, 24.25%Asian, 0.04%Pacific Islander, 1.89% fromother races, and 8.70% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race was 6.70% of the population.[2]
Of the households, 2.7% were non-family households, 78.2% were married couple families, 7.0% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 12.1% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.28 people.[2]
The median age was 42.3, 25.5% of people were under the age of 18, and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 15.3% who hadEnglish ancestry, 23.7% spoke a language other thanEnglish at home, and 20.5% were born outside the United States, 73.2% of whom werenaturalized citizens.[2]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $209,442, and the median income for a family was $221,381. 7.9% of the population weremilitary veterans, and 77.4% had abatchelor's degree orhigher. In the CDP 2.1% of the population was below thepoverty line, including 2.5% of those under the age of 18 and 0.7% of those aged 65 or over, with 2.5% of the population withouthealth insurance.[2]
The Franklin Farm CDP, which was named for the older planned community contained within, had a population of 19,288 as of the2010 census.[7] The population was divided among 6,197 housing units, which were spread across 4.78 square miles (3,059 acres) of land.[8][9]
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