Dranesville, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°59′52″N77°21′49″W / 38.99778°N 77.36361°W /38.99778; -77.36361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2) |
| • Land | 3.84 sq mi (9.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,785 |
| • Density | 3,069.0/sq mi (1,184.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-23392 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584837 |
Dranesville is acensus-designated place (CDP) inFairfax County,Virginia, United States. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike (State Route 193). TheU.S. Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010.[1] At the 2020 Census the population was 11,785.[2]
The town is named for James Drane, a settler who moved there from Maryland in 1810 and began the operation of Drane's Tavern.[citation needed] TheDranesville Tavern is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places. James was father of noted lobbyist Washington Drane.[citation needed]
The CDP is located in northern Fairfax County and is bounded by Route 7 to the northeast, theLoudoun County line to the northwest, the town ofHerndon to the southwest, andReston to the southeast. The original settlement of Dranesville, at the intersection of Routes 7 and 193, is at the northeast corner of the CDP.Washington, D.C. is 23 miles (37 km) to the southeast down Route 7 andI-66, andLeesburg is 13 miles (21 km) to the northwest on Route 7.Washington Dulles International Airport is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dranesville CDP has a total area of 3.87 square miles (10.03 km2), of which 3.84 square miles (9.95 km2) is land[3] and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 0.77%, is water.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 11,921 | — | |
| 2020 | 11,785 | −1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2010[5] 2020 | |||
Dranesville was first listed as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. Census formed from part ofReston CDP and additional area).[5]
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[6] | Pop 2020[7] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 8,597 | 7,757 | 72.12% | 65.82% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 492 | 486 | 4.13% | 4.12% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 13 | 8 | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,554 | 1,758 | 13.04% | 14.92% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 8 | 9 | 0.07% | 0.08% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 38 | 84 | 0.32% | 0.71% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 371 | 632 | 3.11% | 5.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 848 | 1,051 | 7.11% | 8.92% |
| Total | 11,921 | 11,785 | 100% | 100% |
Of the households at the2020 census, (some information from the2022 American Community Survey) 77.0% were married couple families, 9.2% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 11.3% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.39 people.[2]
The median age was 40.0, 23.9% of people were under the age of 18, and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 19.5% who had English ancestry, 19.1% spoke a language other thanEnglish at home, and 17.5% were born outside the United States, 75.8% of whom werenaturalized citizens.[2]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $206,344, and the median income for a family was $217,019. 7.9% of the population weremilitary veterans, and 78.3% had abatchelor's degree orhigher. In the CDP 3.1% of the population was below thepoverty line, including 1.3% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those aged 65 or over, with 2.1% of the population withouthealth insurance.[2]
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