Quantico, Virginia | |
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Town | |
 Potomac Avenue in downtown Quantico | |
 Location inPrince William County and the state ofVirginia | |
  Quantico  Quantico | |
| Coordinates:38°31′19″N77°17′23″W / 38.52194°N 77.28972°W /38.52194; -77.28972 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| County | Prince William |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| • Land | 0.069 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 578 |
| • Density | 8,257/sq mi (3,188.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 22134 |
| Area codes | 571, 703 |
| FIPS code | 51-65120[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1499925[3] |
| Website | townofquantico.org |
Quantico (/ˈkwɒntɪkoʊ/; formerlyPotomac)[4] is a town in southeasternPrince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 578 at the2020 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest ofWashington, D.C., bounded by thePotomac River to the east and theQuantico Creek to the north. The word 'Quantico' is a corruption of the name of aDoeg village recorded by English colonists asPamacocack.[5]
Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides by one of the largestU.S. Marine Corps bases,Marine Corps Base Quantico. The base is the site of theHMX-1 presidential helicopter squadron, theFBI Academy, theFBI Laboratory, theMarine Corps Combat Development Command, theOfficer Candidates School,The Basic School, the United StatesDrug Enforcement Administration training academy, theNaval Criminal Investigative Service, theUnited States Army Criminal Investigation Division, and theAir Force Office of Special Investigations headquarters.
Quantico is located in southeasternPrince William County, Virginia, United States. It is about 35 miles southwest ofWashington, D.C., bounded by thePotomac River to the east and theQuantico Creek to the north.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.07 square miles (0.2 km2), all land.[1]
Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides byMarine Corps Base Quantico, one of the largestU.S. Marine Corps bases. The base is the site of theHMX-1 presidential helicopter squadron, theFBI Academy, theFBI Laboratory, theMarine Corps Combat Development Command, theOfficer Candidates School,The Basic School, the United StatesDrug Enforcement Administration training academy, theNaval Criminal Investigative Service, theUnited States Army Criminal Investigation Division, and theAir Force Office of Special Investigations headquarters. A replica of theUnited States Marine Corps War Memorial stands at one of the entrances to the base.
Quantico has ahumid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa).
| Climate data for Quantico, Virginia (Marine Corps Base Quantico) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) | 85 (29) | 89 (32) | 96 (36) | 99 (37) | 105 (41) | 106 (41) | 104 (40) | 105 (41) | 97 (36) | 85 (29) | 81 (27) | 106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.6 (19.2) | 68.7 (20.4) | 77.4 (25.2) | 86.5 (30.3) | 89.9 (32.2) | 93.9 (34.4) | 97.2 (36.2) | 94.8 (34.9) | 91.0 (32.8) | 83.7 (28.7) | 74.1 (23.4) | 67.9 (19.9) | 98.0 (36.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) | 48.3 (9.1) | 56.3 (13.5) | 67.8 (19.9) | 75.5 (24.2) | 83.7 (28.7) | 88.0 (31.1) | 86.1 (30.1) | 79.5 (26.4) | 68.8 (20.4) | 57.8 (14.3) | 48.6 (9.2) | 67.1 (19.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.6 (2.6) | 39.4 (4.1) | 46.7 (8.2) | 57.5 (14.2) | 66.1 (18.9) | 74.8 (23.8) | 79.3 (26.3) | 77.6 (25.3) | 70.8 (21.6) | 59.2 (15.1) | 48.6 (9.2) | 40.4 (4.7) | 58.1 (14.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 37.1 (2.8) | 47.1 (8.4) | 56.8 (13.8) | 65.9 (18.8) | 70.7 (21.5) | 69.0 (20.6) | 62.1 (16.7) | 49.7 (9.8) | 39.3 (4.1) | 32.2 (0.1) | 49.1 (9.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 11.8 (−11.2) | 15.4 (−9.2) | 21.6 (−5.8) | 33.5 (0.8) | 43.0 (6.1) | 53.6 (12.0) | 61.5 (16.4) | 59.9 (15.5) | 49.0 (9.4) | 35.1 (1.7) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 9.3 (−12.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) | −6 (−21) | 8 (−13) | 24 (−4) | 31 (−1) | 43 (6) | 49 (9) | 46 (8) | 38 (3) | 24 (−4) | 13 (−11) | 4 (−16) | −6 (−21) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.66 (68) | 2.36 (60) | 3.58 (91) | 3.16 (80) | 3.63 (92) | 3.53 (90) | 4.64 (118) | 4.24 (108) | 3.43 (87) | 3.33 (85) | 3.14 (80) | 3.33 (85) | 41.03 (1,042) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.5 (8.9) | 5.8 (15) | 1.4 (3.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.7 (4.3) | 12.4 (31) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 118.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| Source:NOAA[6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1930 | 538 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,139 | 111.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,240 | 8.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,015 | −18.1% | |
| 1970 | 719 | −29.2% | |
| 1980 | 621 | −13.6% | |
| 1990 | 670 | 7.9% | |
| 2000 | 561 | −16.3% | |
| 2010 | 480 | −14.4% | |
| 2020 | 578 | 20.4% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 591 | [8] | 2.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of thecensus of 2000, there were 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. Thepopulation density was 7,811.2 inhabitants per square mile (3,015.9/km2). The racial makeup was 61.32%White, 20.32%African American, 10.16%Asian, 0.36%Native American, 2.32% fromother races, and 5.53% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino people of any race were 5.53% of the population. Themedian income for a household in the town was $36,250.
About 22.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 39.4% of those under the age of 18.[2]
The word Quantico is a corruption ofPamacocack, the name of aDoeg tribe village meaning “by the long stream” as recorded by English colonists in 1608.[5] TheManahoac branch of the tidewaterAlgonquin Indians inhabited the area north of Quantico in the l500´s. They grew corn and fished.[10]
Around 1690, a mill was built at the mouth of Quantico Creek. Scottish settlers traded inVirginia tobacco, which became a monoculture in the 17th and 18th century. They depended upon slaves. There was also a small iron industry.[5] In 1774 Fredericksburg, south of Quantico, protested British taxation. Quantico served as main naval base for theCommonwealth of Virginia's fleet in the ensuingRevolutionary War. This and a silting harbor disrupted tobacco trade.[5]Richard Henry Lee was a member of theContinental Congress. .[10]
The headquarters of the FBI Academy at the Quantico Marine Corps Base are featured in the 1991 filmThe Silence of the Lambs, the 2013–2015 TV seriesHannibal, and the 2015–2018 seriesQuantico. The headquarters of the FBIBehavioral Analysis Unit are also featured in the 2005–2020 and 2022–2025 seriesCriminal Minds, and the 2017–2019 seriesMindhunter.
There are no significant highways passing through Quantico. All road vehicles must pass throughMarine Corps Base Quantico in order to reach the town. A valid ID is required to enter the town by road and security may perform additional searches. All visitors and residents have ingress and egress rights, however.[11]
Amtrak'sNortheast Regional andPiedmont services, as well as the localVirginia Railway Express, all stop atQuantico station.
Stafford Regional Airport is the closest non-military airport, though the airfield exclusively serves general aviation and has no regularly scheduled commercial flights. Airports servingWashington, D.C. are the primary commercial air links for Quantico, with the closest beingReagan National Airport and the primary hub for international flights beingDulles International Airport.
Our town is rich in history; beginning in 1654 it was originally called Potomac for the river that flows along the town's edge.
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