Laurel Hill, Virginia

Laurel Hill, Virginia
Census-designated place
Barrett House, 2009
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Coordinates: 38°42′50″N77°14′56″W / 38.71389°N 77.24889°W / 38.71389; -77.24889
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Area
• Total	4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2)
• Land	4.46 sq mi (11.55 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation	220 ft (70 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,307
• Density	1,833.8/sq mi (708.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22079
FIPS code	51-44430
GNIS feature ID	2585798

Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307. ^[1] Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. The name "Laurel Hill" was adopted from Laurel Hill House, an 18th-century structure which had served as the residence of the Superintendent of the Reformatory, and originally was the home of Revolutionary War patriot William Lindsay. ^[2]

Geography

Laurel Hill is in southern Fairfax County and is bordered to the northwest by Crosspointe, to the north by Newington Forest, to the east by Lorton, and to the south by Prince William County. Via Interstate 95 and Interstate 395 it is 19 miles (31 km) northeast to Washington, D.C.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Laurel Hill CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²), of which 4.46 square miles (11.55 km²) is land and 0.069 square miles (0.18 km²), or 1.51%, is water. ^[3]

Demographics

2020 Census

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 8,307 people, 3,128 housing units and 2,731 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,833.8 inhabitants per square mile (708.2/km²). The average housing unit density was 690.5 per square mile (266.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.21% White, 23.11% African American, 0.13% Native American, 27.03% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 3.45% from other races, and 12.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.17% of the population. ^[1]

Of the households, 56.6% were married couples, 7.9% were a male householder with family and no spouse, and 30.2% were a female householder with family and no spouse. The average family household had 3.36 people. ^[1]

The median age was 40.5, 23.4% of people were under the age of 18, and 11.0% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry was the 10.5% who had Irish ancestry, 38.7% spoke a language other than English at home, and 31.4% were born outside the United States, 83.0% of whom were naturalized citizens. ^[1]

The median income for a household in the CDP was $128,239, and the median income for a family was $148,964. 11.5% of the population were military veterans, and 59.3% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP2.3% of the population was below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over, with 2.6% of the population without health insurance. ^[1]

2010 Census

The population as of the 2010 census was 6,855. ^[3]

References

1. "Laurel Hill CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
2. Laurel Hill History Accessed 2011-06-11.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Laurel Hill CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 12, 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}