Long Branch, Fairfax County, Virginia

Long Branch, Fairfax County, Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°49′49″N77°16′30″W / 38.83028°N 77.27500°W / 38.83028; -77.27500
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Area
• Total	2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
• Land	2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	360 ft (110 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,890
• Density	3,080/sq mi (1,189.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22032
FIPS code	51-46760
GNIS feature ID	2584867

Long Branch is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, bordering the city of Fairfax. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,593. ^[1]

Geography

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	21,634		—
2010	7,593		—
2020	7,890		3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [2] 2010 [3] 2020

Long Branch was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. ^[3]

The CDP lies mainly in the watershed of Long Branch, an Accotink Creek tributary. The CDP is bounded by Guinea Road to the east, Braddock Road to the south, Little River Turnpike (Virginia State Route 236) to the north, the Fairfax city limits to the northwest, and Burke Station Road to the west. Neighboring census-designated places are Mantua to the north, Wakefield to the east, Burke to the south, Kings Park West to the southwest, and George Mason to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Long Branch CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.50%, is water. ^[1] A larger version of the CDP was delineated in 1970 when the CDP had a population of 21,634 ^[4] and a land area of 6.8 square miles (18 km²). ^[5]

C.G. Woodson High School, Frost Middle School, Olde Creek Elementary and Little Run Elementary are located here.

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Long Branch CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 12, 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
3. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
4. 1970 Census of Population. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
5. County and City Data Book. Google Books. Retrieved September 11, 2013.