Dranesville, Virginia

Dranesville, Virginia
Census-designated place
Storefronts and houses along Leesburg Pike in Dranesville
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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 a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike (State Route 193). The U.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 ]} The Dranesville Tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. James was father of noted lobbyist Washington Drane.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

The CDP is located in northern Fairfax County and is bounded by Route 7 to the northeast, the Loudoun County line to the northwest, the town of Herndon to the southwest, and Reston 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 and I-66, and Leesburg 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]

Demographics

2020 census

Dranesville, Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010 [4]	Pop 2020 [5]	% 2010	% 2020
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 or Alaska 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 the 2020 census, (some information from the 2022 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 than English at home, and 17.5% were born outside the United States, 75.8% of whom were naturalized 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 were military veterans, and 78.3% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 3.1% of the population was below the poverty 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 without health insurance. ^[2]

See also

• Battle of Dranesville, during the American Civil War

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dranesville CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved September 23, 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Explore Census Data". Dranesville CDP, Virginia. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
3. "QuickFacts Dranesville CDP, Virginia". ensus.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
4. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dranesville CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau .
5. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Dranesville CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau .