Editing Dunn Loring, Virginia

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'''Dunn Loring''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. The population was 9,464 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile"/> This suburban area is bordered by [[Merrifield, Virginia|Merrifield]] to the south, [[Vienna, Virginia|Vienna]] to the west, [[Tysons, Virginia|Tysons]] to the north, and [[Idylwood, Virginia|Idylwood]] to the east. Dunn Loring is located within the [[Washington metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:Merrifield Pediatric Dentistry and Avery Hess Realtors.jpg|thumb|left|Office building in Dunn Loring]]
Dunn Loring (archaic "Dunn-Loring"), the earliest platted [[subdivision (land)|subdivision]] in Fairfax County and possibly the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]], was founded in 1886. General [[William McKee Dunn]] and his wife Elizabeth Lanier Dunn purchased about {{convert|600|acre|km2}} located on the [[Washington, Ohio and Western Railroad]], now the [[Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park|Washington and Old Dominion Regional Trail]], from L. B. Clarke and his wife on June 8, 1886. On September 22, 1886, the land was transferred to the Loring Land and Improvement Company, composed of General Dunn, then a retired [[U.S. Army|Army]] [[brigadier general]] and former [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]]; [[George B. Loring]], a former [[United States House of Representatives|congressman]] and Commissioner of Agriculture; and George H. LeFetra, a Washington [[temperance hotel]] proprietor. The Town of Dunn Loring was advertised for residential sales in 1887. The Loring Land and Improvement Company built a [[railroad station]] and a [[post office]], but shortly thereafter General Dunn died, and the development stagnated. During the [[Spanish–American War]], the founding of Camp [[Russell A. Alger]] brought growth and prosperity to Dunn Loring, and among the troops trained at [[Camp Alger]] was the celebrated author-poet [[Carl Sandburg]], after whom the present Sandburg Street was named. In 1912, Fairfax Shield McCandlish bought out the interests of the developers, consolidated parcels, and subdivided the land into its current platting. Following [[World War II]], the area began to develop as part of Metropolitan [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web| title=HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 312| url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?061+ful+HJ312+pdf| publisher=Virginia Legislative Information Services| access-date=20 March 2016| date=13 February 2006}}</ref>

Up until the mid-1990s, large portions of the land (mainly between [[U.S. Route 50|Lee Hwy]] and Gallows Rd.) had been horse farms and plantations before becoming gentrified.

==Geography==
Dunn Loring is located in northeastern Fairfax County at {{coord|38|53|31|N|77|13|52|W|type:city}} (38.891982, −77.231150).<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> It is bordered to the west by the town of [[Vienna, Virginia|Vienna]], to the north by [[Tysons Corner, Virginia|Tysons Corner]], to the east by the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]], and to the south by [[Interstate 66]]. Dunn Loring is {{convert|14|mi}} west of downtown Washington, D.C.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile"/> Several perennial streams of [[Accotink Creek]]'s Long Branch stream run through the subdivision.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Branch Walk January 2008|url=http://www.accotink.org/DMLongBranchNorthWalkJan08.htm|website=accotink.org|publisher=accotink.org}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 2000=7861
| 2010=8803
| 2020=9464
| estyear=
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|footnote=2020 Census Data<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile"/>
}}

=== 2020 census ===
At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] (some information from the [[American Community Survey|2022 American Community Survey]]) there were 9,464 people, 3,076 housing units and 2,806 households residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 3,943.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,551.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The average housing unit density was 1,281.7 per square mile (504.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 23.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.92% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 7.40% of the population.<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile" />

Of the households, 75.8% were married couple families, 7.8% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 12.9% were a female family householder with no spouse. The average family household had 3.27 people.<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile" />

The median age was 42.0, 23.8% of people were under the age of 18, and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 12.5% who had [[Irish Americans|Irish ancestry]], 35.7% spoke a language other than [[English language|English]] at home, and 26.1% were born outside the United States, 77.1% of whom were [[Naturalized citizen of the United States|naturalized citizens]].<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile" />

The median income for a household in the CDP was $238,734, and the median income for a family was $246,716. 5.8% of the population were [[Veteran#United States|military veterans]], and 78.5% had a [[bachelor's degree]] or [[Higher degree|higher]]. In the CDP 4.6% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 2.6% of those aged 65 or over, with 1.6% of the population without [[Health insurance in the United States|health insurance]].<ref name="Dunn Loring CDP Profile" />

=== 2000 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of [[2000 United States census|2000]], there were 7,861 people, 2,668 households, and 2,038 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,855.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,711 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,329.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.87% of the population.

There were 2,668 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

Like other surrounding areas in Fairfax County, Dunn Loring is an affluent neighborhood with the median income for a household in the CDP at $204,797 (2013), and the median income for a family at $219,490 (2013). About 0.4% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
[[Interstate 66]] and [[Interstate 495 in Virginia|Interstate 495]] form the southern and eastern boundaries of Dunn Loring, respectively, and serve as the major roadways providing access to Dunn Loring.

Dunn Loring is roughly equidistant from [[Washington Dulles International Airport]], {{convert|16|mi}} to the west, and [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]], {{convert|12|mi}} to the east. It is also served by the [[Dunn Loring station]] on the [[Washington Metro]]'s [[Orange Line (Washington Metro)|Orange Line]].

== References ==
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{{Fairfax County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Fairfax County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Washington metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1886]]
[[Category:1886 establishments in Virginia]]