Editing Dale City, Virginia

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'''Dale City''' is a  [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]], located {{convert|25|mi}} south west of [[Washington, D.C.]] It is an annex of [[Woodbridge, Virginia]]. As of 2020, the total population was 72,088.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.tennessean.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/dale-city-cdp-virginia/160-5121088/|title=Dale City CDP, Virginia Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census|first=The|last=Tennessean|website=The Tennessean}}</ref>

The community is roughly bounded by Hoadly Road to the northwest, Prince William Parkway to the north, Smoketown Road to the northeast, Gideon Drive to the east, and Cardinal Drive to the south.<ref>{{cite news |first=Annys |last=Shin |title=Facing a Holiday Foreclosure |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 30, 2011 |page=B1, B5 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-virginia-foreclosures-can-be-the-end-of-year-uglies-for-homeowners/2011/12/28/gIQAQ1hRPP_story.html }}</ref>

== History ==
Dale City was the idea of a real estate developer, Cecil Don Hylton, who chose the term because it aptly describes the "hills and dales" of the rolling [[Piedmont region of Virginia|Virginia Piedmont]],<ref name="dalecity"/> where he developed the community. Hylton began his career as a "huckster", a young man who sold farm goods and produce at the farmers' market in Washington, DC. He later began a sod business after several requests from his regular clients. He ran several dozen trucks and pioneered new technologies in the industry. After the post-war housing boom, he moved into homebuilding. Throughout his career, he constructed apartments, commercial shopping centers, and over 22,000 homes. Along the way, he began his own sewer company, Dale Service Company, as well as the first cable television companies in Prince William County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/04/02/the-quiet-tycoon-of-prince-william-county/d3d936f0-cca8-43ee-b7dc-e32e18da27ea/|title=The Quiet Tycoon of Prince William County|date=1984-04-02|work=washingtonpost.com|access-date=2023-08-07}}</ref>

His company, Hylton Enterprises, began Dale City in 1960 approximately 1 mile east of Interstate 95 and continued to build west towards Hoadly Road (State Route 642). By 1969, the first six communities were completed.  Many more were added in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="dalecity">{{cite web|url=https://dalecitycivic.org/pages/about.html|title=Date City Civic Association|access-date=2023-08-07}}</ref>

Several places in Dale City are named after Hylton, such as [[C.D. Hylton High School]] and the Hylton Memorial Chapel. More recently, the Hylton Foundation underwrote a major new addition to Potomac Hospital in nearby [[Woodbridge, Virginia|Woodbridge]].  Hylton's companies have branched into new markets, especially real estate of existing houses.  Hylton Realty now sells property in and near Dale City. Hylton Enterprises manages commercial properties still controlled by the Hylton family, including several shopping centers, as well as several oddly-shaped parcels of unimproved land. These parcels were land that could not be built on or were proffered to the county; Andrew Leitch Park is one such parcel that has been given to the local Park Authority.

Because Dale City was built before most of eastern Prince William County was developed, it has its own water and sewer systems, separate from the ones in Occoquan, Woodbridge, Dumfries, Triangle, and Lake Ridge. Water service is provided by [[American Water (company)|Virginia-American Water Company]], and since 2013, Virginia-American also provides sewer service to Dale City through their purchase of the Dale Service Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidenova.com/news/local/dale_city/virginia-american-water-to-buy-dale-service-corp/article_a5eb6456-b39e-11e2-83c4-001a4bcf887a.html|title=Virginia American water to buy Dale Service Corp.|publisher=INSIDENOVA.COM|date=2 May 2014|access-date=21 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|date=November 14, 2013|title=American Water Completes Purchase of Dale Service Corporation|url=http://pr.amwater.com/common/download/download.cfm?CompanyID=AMERPR&FileID=707017&FileKey=8375F550-A071-4888-9257-E9D0CC490FB5&filename=AWK_News_2013_11_14_Corporate.pdf|publisher=[[American Water (company)|American Water]]|access-date=21 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

[[Russell House and Store]] is a historic early 19th century building, located on Minnieville Road.

==Communities==
Each of the communities (often referred to as neighborhoods) ends in 'dale'. The streets along [[Dale Boulevard]] (generally) proceed alphabetically when followed from east to west starting from Gideon Dr. and ending at Hoadly Rd.: Ashdale, Barksdale, Birchdale, Cherrydale, Cloverdale, Darbydale, Emberdale, Evansdale, Forestdale, Glendale, Hillendale, Kerrydale, Kirkdale, Lindendale (which includes Surrydale Ct.), Mapledale, Nottingdale, Orangedale, Princedale, Queensdale, Ridgedale, Silverdale, and Trentdale.  Most street names in each neighborhood begin with the first letter of the neighborhood.

==Attractions and culture==
Dale City is near [[Potomac Mills (shopping mall)|Potomac Mills Mall]], the second largest shopping mall in Northern Virginia, and the largest outlet mall in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virginia.org/listings/shopping/potomacmillsmall/|title=Potomac Mills Mall|website=www.virginia.org|access-date=2017-03-05}}</ref>

Across from the Nottingdale and next to the Mapledale communities is Andrew Leitch Park, which includes a water park.

==Geography==
Dale City is located at {{coord|38|38|54|N|77|20|32|W|type:city}} (38.648284, &minus;77.342350).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 15.0&nbsp;square miles (39.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 65969
|2020= 72088
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As of the 2010 census, the racial breakdown was as follows:
* 35.1% White
* 28.8% Black
* 7.9% Asian
* 0.7% Native American or Native Alaskan
* 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
* 27.2% Hispanic (10.7% Salvadoran, 3.6% Mexican, 2.3% Puerto Rican, 1.4% Honduran, 1.3% Guatemalan, 1.2% Peruvian, 1.0% Bolivian)

According to the U.S. [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> [[American Community Survey]] of 2006, there were 63,616 people, 20,866 households, and 17,072 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 4,241.1 people per square mile (1,631.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 22,054 housing units at an average density of 1,470.3/sq&nbsp;mi (535/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 43.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 11.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.45% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 19.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 29.28% of the population.  In addition, 31.3% of Dale City's population is [[foreign born]].

There were 20,866 households, out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18 and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $71,179, and the median income for a family was $72,021 (these figures had risen to $79,075 and $80,382 respectively as of a 2007 estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4970850&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US49%7C16000US4970850&_street=&_county=dale+city&_cityTown=dale+city&_state=04000US51&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|website=factfinder.census.gov|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211181333/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US4970850&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US49%7C16000US4970850&_street=&_county=dale+city&_cityTown=dale+city&_state=04000US51&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=11 February 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>). Males had a median income of $50,920 versus $43,389 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,864. About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

Dale City is part of [[Virginia's 31st House of Delegates district]]; {{as of|2018|1|10|lc=y|url=[[Virginia House of Delegates election, 2017]]}}, residents are represented by [[Elizabeth Guzmán]].

==Economy==
The [[Diplomatic missions of El Salvador|Consulate-General of El Salvador in Woodbridge]] is located at 14572 Potomac Mills Road in the Dale City CDP.<ref>"[http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica Norte América] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125234902/http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf/pages/sembajadasconsulados_norteamerica |date=January 25, 2009 }}." ''[[Diplomatic missions of El Salvador|Consulate-General of El Salvador in Miami]]''. Retrieved on February 1, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5121088&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Dale City CDP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125110/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5121088&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-06 }}." ''[[United States Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on February 1, 2009.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.centerpointministries.org/ Centerpoint Church Dale City Virginia]
* [https://www.pwcgov.org/ Prince William County Government]
* [https://dcvfd.org/ Dale City Volunteer Fire Department]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Dale City
|North     = [[Lake Ridge, Virginia|Lake Ridge]]
|Northeast = [[Occoquan, Virginia|Occoquan]]
|East      = [[Woodbridge, Virginia|Woodbridge]]
|Southeast = [[Potomac River]]
|South     = [[Montclair, Virginia|Montclair]]
|Southwest = [[Independent Hill, Virginia|Independent Hill]]
|West      = [[Brentsville, Virginia|Brentsville]]
|Northwest = [[Canova, Virginia|Canova]]
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