Fort Hunt, Virginia | |
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 Houses along Fort Hunt Rd., seen fromFort Hunt Park | |
 Location of Fort Hunt inFairfax County,Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°43′58″N77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°W /38.73278; -77.05806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.27 sq mi (16.23 km2) |
| • Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,231 |
| • Density | 2,750/sq mi (1,061.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22308 |
| FIPS code | 51-29136[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867588[2] |
Fort Hunt is acensus-designated place (CDP) inFairfax County,Virginia, United States. The area is named afterFort Hunt, which was built on the bank of thePotomac River in 1897 to defendWashington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park. The area is also notable for its high population of senior citizens and for being one of the first suburbs in wealthy Fairfax County.[3] The population was 17,231 at the2020 census.[4]
Fort Hunt encompasses the 22308ZIP code ofAlexandria, composed of much of the most affluent section of southeast Fairfax County, close to theGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway andPotomac River, including the neighborhoods of Riverside Gardens, Tauxemont, Herbert Springs, Waynewood, Plymouth Haven, Potomac Valley – River Bend, Collingwood, Stratford Landing, Stratford on the Potomac, Hollin Hall, Wellington,Arcturus and (in ZIP code 22307) Villamay and Marlan Forest. As of the 2010 census, Fort Hunt also includes the neighborhood ofHollindale in ZIP code 22306 and much ofHollin Hills in 22307.[5] Prominent Fort Hunt residents includeU.S. SenatorTim Johnson, formerHouse SpeakerBob Livingston and Supreme Court JusticeSamuel Alito.
Fort Hunt is located in southeastern Fairfax County at38°43′58″N77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°W /38.73278; -77.05806 (38.732814, −77.058066).[6] It is bordered to the south and east by thePotomac River, which forms theMaryland state line. Neighboring Virginia CDPs areBelle Haven to the north,Groveton to the northwest,Hybla Valley to the west, andMount Vernon to the southwest acrossLittle Hunting Creek. According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Fort Hunt CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15.2 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 6.59%, is water.[7]
Located within Fort Hunt isFort Hunt Park, currently operated by theNational Park Service, with a history of military activity dating from 1676.
The site of present-day Fort Hunt Park was used as an asset for the United States military beginning in theSpanish–American War. The fort had been completed on land that used to belong to the River Farm plantation ofGeorge Washington. The fort was used to complementFort Washington across the river inMaryland, but it was not involved in an actual battle during the Spanish–American War.
During World War II, the fort was used as an interrogation center calledP. O. Box 1142 where captive German officers were kept and questioned. Fort Hunt is the site of the death of Lieutenant CommanderWerner Henke, the highest-ranking German officer to be shot while in American captivity during World War II.[8]
During the war and after, neighborhoods such as Waynewood and Snowden began arising in the area around the fort, and the commercial center for the community, Hollin Hall shopping center, was constructed on Fort Hunt Road.
At the2020 census (some information from the2022 American Community Survey) there were 17,231 people, 6,162 housing units and 5,874 households residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 2,748.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,061.7/km2). The average housing unit density was 982.8 per square mile (379.7/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.01%White, 2.11%African American, 0.18%Native American, 3.07%Asian, 0.08%Pacific Islander, 1.51% fromother races, and 9.05% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race was 6.80% of the population.[4]
Of the family households, 72.6% were married couples, 9.1% were a male householder with no spouse, and 16.8% were a female householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.09 people.[4]
The median age was 46.2, 25.6% of people were under the age of 18, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. Of the residents the largest ancestry is, 21.6% who hadEnglish ancestry, 10.7% spoke a language other thanEnglish at home, and 8% were born outside the United States, 76.4% of whom werenaturalized citizens.[4]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $209,135, and the median income for a family was $234,343. 15.2% of the population weremilitary veterans, and 79% had abatchelor's degree orhigher. In the CDP 1.8% of the population was below thepoverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over, with 1.8% of the population withouthealth insurance.[4]
The population was 16,045 at the 2010 census.[7]
As of thecensus[1] of2000, there were 12,923 people, 4,974 households, and 3,909 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,538.9 inhabitants per square mile (980.3/km2). There were 5,050 housing units at an average density of 992.2 per square mile (383.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.83%White, 2.37%African American, 0.17%Native American, 2.56%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 0.49% fromother races, and 1.53% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 4,974 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.2% weremarried couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $102,259, and the median income for a family was $111,935. Males had a median income of $79,828 versus $53,654 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $46,957. About 1.0% of families and 1.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
