Editing Fairfax County, Virginia (section)

===20th century===
The Fairfax County town of [[Falls Church, Virginia|Falls Church]] became an independent city in 1948.<ref>[http://www.fallschurchva.gov/Content/CultureRecreation/AboutFallsChurch.aspx?cnlid=529 About Falls Church] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721054556/http://www.fallschurchva.gov/Content/CultureRecreation/AboutFallsChurch.aspx?cnlid=529 |date=July 21, 2009 }} Retrieved June 10, 2009</ref> The Fairfax County town of Fairfax was named an independent city in 1961.<ref name="City History">{{cite web |url=http://www.fairfaxva.gov/museumVC/History.asp |title=City History |publisher=City of Fairfax |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505151456/http://www.fairfaxva.gov/MuseumVC/History.asp |archive-date=May 5, 2006 }}</ref>

The [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]'s growth during and after [[World War II]] spurred rapid growth in the county and transformed it from a rural to suburban region. Large businesses began settling in the county, and the opening of [[Tysons Corner Center]] spurred the rise of [[Tysons, Virginia]]. The technology boom and a steady government-driven economy created rapid growth and an increasingly large and diverse population. The economy has also made Fairfax County one of the nation's wealthiest counties.<ref>{{cite magazine
|url= https://www.forbes.com/2008/01/22/counties-rich-income-forbeslife-cx_mw_0122realestate.html
|title= America's Richest Counties
|author= Matt Woolsey
|date= January 22, 2008
|magazine= [[Forbes]]
|access-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref>

A general aviation airport along [[U.S. Route 50]] west of [[Seven Corners, Virginia|Seven Corners]], [[Falls Church Airpark]], operated in the county from 1948 to 1960. The facility's 2,650-foot unpaved runway was used extensively by private pilots and civil defense officials. Residential development, multiple accidents, and the demand for retail space led to its closure in 1960.<ref name="Paul">Freeman, Paul "Falls Church Airpark, Falls Church, VA" ''Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields''. Retrieved March 19, 2014 [https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/VA/Airfields_VA_Fairfax_W.htm]</ref><ref name="Rollo">Rollo, Vera (2003) ''Virginia Airports: A Historical Survey of Airports and Aviation From the Earliest Days''. Richmond, VA: Virginia Aviation Historical Society [http://vahsonline.publishpath.com/Default.aspx?shortcut=history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723235549/http://vahsonline.publishpath.com/Default.aspx?shortcut=history|date=July 23, 2015}}</ref><ref>Day, Kathleen (September 21, 1987) "Small Airports Nosediving in Number" ''The Washington Post'', page B1</ref>