Editing Springfield, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Commerce Plaza with a collection of small multiethnic restaurants (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|300px|Commerce Plaza, one of a number of strip malls in Springfield containing a variety of ethnic restaurants]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 30,484 people, 12,431 houses, and 7,472 families residing in the Springfield CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,869.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,630 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,345.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 24.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.5% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 10,495 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.37. As of 2010, the average household size was 2.82.

In the Springfield CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.

The median income for a household in the Springfield CDP as of 2010 was $84,309, and the median income for a family was $95,158. In 2000, males had a median income of $45,679 versus $36,075 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $36,405.

The zip code population totals for the entire Springfield community (as defined by USPS) were as follows:

* 22150: 22,208
* 22151: 16,587
* 22152: 28,236
* 22153: 33,177
* '''Total: 100,208'''

===Public safety===
[http://www.gsvfd.org The Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department]'s fire station at 7011 Backlick Road provides fire and EMS services to Springfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsvfd.org/news/index/layoutfile/home|title=Welcome to : Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department|work=gsvfd.org|access-date=13 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303114022/http://www.gsvfd.org/news/index/layoutfile/home|archive-date=3 March 2015}}</ref>

The West Springfield District Police Station of the [[Fairfax County Police Department]] is at 6140 Rolling Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/stations/westspringfield/|title=West Springfield District Police Station|work=fairfaxcounty.gov|access-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310222216/http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/stations/westspringfield/|archive-date=2015-03-10|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Shopping===

[[File:Houses in Springfield, Virginia, north end.jpg|thumb|Residential area in northern Springfield, along Backlick Road near the border of Springfield and [[North Springfield, Virginia|North Springfield]]]]

{{main|Springfield Mall (Virginia)}}
[[Springfield Mall (Virginia)|Springfield Mall]] was a large indoor [[shopping mall]] near the [[Springfield Interchange]], the intersection of Interstate highways I-95 and I-495. It contained several [[anchor store]]s and a food court. In 2001, two of the hijackers in the [[September 11 attacks]], [[Hani Hanjour]] and [[Khalid al-Mihdhar]], illegally obtained state identification at the mall's [[Department of Motor Vehicles|DMV]] office.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050514171209/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200112/ai_n9017145 "Hijackers' helper faces two years max"], Timothy P. Carney, ''[[Human Events]]'', December 24, 2001</ref> In 2005, gang members stabbed two people at the mall.<ref>[http://www.nbc4.com/news/5442768/detail.html "Police Make Arrest In Springfield Mall Stabbing Incident"], December 1, 2005</ref> and a fatal shooting occurred in December 2007.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/25/AR2008042503366.html |title=2 Indicted in Alleged Gang Killing at Springfield Mall |newspaper=The Washington Post | first=Tom | last=Jackman | date=April 26, 2008 | access-date=May 23, 2010}}</ref>

In 2005, the mall was purchased by [[Vornado Realty Trust]], which closed the structure, renovated and reopened it in 2014 as "Springfield Town Center".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.springfieldtowncenter.com/|title=Springfield Town Center|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.divaris.com/rereview/springfield06.html "Vornado Develops Town Center at Springfield Mall"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025112005/http://www.divaris.com/rereview/springfield06.html |date=2006-10-25 }}, Divaris Real Estate, Inc.</ref>