Editing Hybla Valley, Virginia

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'''Hybla Valley''' ({{IPAc-en|h|ai|b|l|@}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]], United States, south of [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]]. The population was 15,801 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5139304| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hybla Valley CDP, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 6, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 16,721 in 2000 due to a reduction in area, resulting from some of the eastward neighborhoods including much of [[Hollin Hills]] being moved to the [[Fort Hunt, Virginia|Fort Hunt]] CDP.<ref name="GR2" />  The population increased to 16,319 in the 2020 census.<ref name="2020censusresult">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=US Census Bureau QuickFacts Hybla Valley CDP, Virginia|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/hyblavalleycdpvirginia|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 June 2022|work=census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The Mason family's [[Hollin Hall (Virginia)|Hollin Hall]] plantation, just south of Alexandria, had become the property of several owners, including Edward Curtis Gibbs and the Wilson family. Thomson Dairy had been founded on the land in the late 19th century, and lasted until Merle Thorpe purchased it in the early 20th century.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}} The various dairy farms, such as Sherwood Farm, Hybla Valley Farm, and Popkins Farm were converted into suburban neighborhoods, while plans for the construction of the [[George Washington Air Junction]] and the [[Hybla Valley Airport]] began. The civilian airport was proposed to be the largest in the world, yet the land, which had once been dairy farm, was abandoned and is currently Huntley Meadows Park. During [[World War II]], the famous Hollin Hills subdivision, to the east of [[U.S. Route 1]] towards the [[Potomac River]], was completed by designers [[Charles Goodman]] and [[Robert C. Davenport|Robert Davenport]]. Also during the war, the princess of [[Norway]] sought refuge from the conflict in Europe and wished to purchase the property of Hollin Hall; [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]] personally inspected the land for her, yet his assistant, Thorpe, became its new owner in the end. The land surrounding it became a turkey farm, and was eventually bought by the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church.  In 1978, the [[Mount Vernon Unitarian Church]] donated land within Hollin Hills to create the wealthy Mason Hill subdivision. The west side of Hybla Valley has developed over the years, including construction of Mount Vernon Plaza in 2002.

In 1833, [[Gum Springs, Virginia|Gum Springs]] was founded by [[West Ford (slave)|West Ford]], a freed slave, skilled carpenter, and manager on [[George Washington]]'s plantation, Mount Vernon.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/03/14/did-george-washington-have-an-enslaved-son|title=Did George Washington Have an Enslaved Son?|date=March 4, 2022|magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref> Ford was able to develop this 214-acre farming community in Fairfax County from the sale of land he inherited from Hanna Washington, the sister-in-law of George Washington. By 1866, Ford was the second richest free black farmer in Fairfax County, Virginia. Gum Springs Farm became the nucleus of an African-American community throughout the 1800s. Gum Springs was established along what is now [[U.S. Route 1 in Virginia|Route 1]] (Richmond Highway) and in 1991 a historical marker was erected from the Department of Historic Resource (Marker Number E-04).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Historical Marker Database|title=E-94 Gum Springs Historical Marker|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=952|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=The Historical Marker Database}}</ref>

Since the early 2000s, the Hybla Valley area has experienced a significant growth of its Hispanic population. As of the 2010 census, the Hispanic population exceeded the African American population in Hybla Valley.

==Geography==
Hybla Valley is located in southeastern Fairfax County at {{Coord|38.746864|-77.076964|type:city_region:US-VA|format=dms|display=inline}} (38.746864, −77.076964).<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 {{Convert|5.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is bordered by [[Fort Hunt, Virginia|Fort Hunt]] to the east, [[Mount Vernon, Virginia|Mount Vernon]] and [[Woodlawn, Fairfax County, Virginia|Woodlawn]] to the southwest, and [[Groveton, Virginia|Groveton]] to the west and north. [[Huntley Meadows Park]] is to the west within the Groveton CDP, and [[Little Hunting Creek]] separates Hybla Valley from Mount Vernon and Woodlawn.

It is characterized by rolling hills, parks, forest, and streams. Paul Springs Valley Stream Park winds past the eastern edge of the community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980=15533
| 1990=15491
| 2000=16721
| 2010=15801
| 2020=16319
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790–2000)
  |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
  |access-date=2010-07-17
  }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 16,319 people, with 5,639 households, residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 7,687 people per square mile in 2010, which increased to 7,948.9 people per square mile in 2020. There were 6,157 housing units in 2010 at an average density of 2,018/sq&nbsp;mi. According to the 2020 [[American Community Survey]], the racial makeup of the CDP was 47.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 25.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American or Alaskan Native]], 10.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander]] and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 36.5% of the population.

There were 5,639 households recorded in the 2020 census. The average household size was 3.24 persons.

The age distribution of the CDP's population, according to the 2020 American Community Survey, showed 9.4% under the age of 5, 30.5% under the age of 18 and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. Female persons totaled 50.8% of the population.

The [[median income for a household]] in the CDP in 2020 dollars between 2016 and 2020 was $56,188 <ref name="2020censusresult" /> and the [[per capita income]] in the past 12 months over the same time period was $27,054.<ref name="2020censusresult" />

According to U.S. News, Hybla Valley has a high cost of living and an elevated price of homes in regards to the rest of the nation.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} Relative to the rest of the United States, crime in Hybla Valley is categorized as low, and the median income is categorized as average.

==Education==
[[Fairfax County Public Schools]] operates public schools.

[[Fairfax County Public Library]] operates the Sherwood Regional Library in the CDP.<ref>"[http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/ Library Branches]." [[Fairfax County Public Library]]. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5139304&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Hybla Valley CDP, Virginia]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 21, 2009.</ref>

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

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