Editing Leesburg, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Leesburg
| settlement_type          = [[Administrative divisions of Virginia#Towns|Town]]
| named_for                = [[Lee family]]
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = Virginia
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun]]
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = [[Council–manager]]
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = [[Kelly Burk]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]]<ref name=mc>{{cite web | title=Mayor & Council | website=Town of Leesburg, Virginia | date=2006-12-31 | url=https://www.leesburgva.gov/government/mayor-council | access-date=2025-03-09}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1             = [[Neil Steinberg (US politician)|Neil Steinberg]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|(D)]]<ref name=mc/>
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = October 12, 1758
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_51.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318023317/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_51.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 32.29
| area_total_sq_mi         = 12.47
| area_land_km2            = 32.11
| area_land_sq_mi          = 12.40
| area_water_km2           = 0.18
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/leesburgtownvirginia/PST045221 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Leesburg town, Virginia |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |website=data.census.gov |access-date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total         = 48250
| pop_est_as_of            = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2021 Census Estimate">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html |date=May 24, 2020 |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420062715/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_est           = 48908
| population_density_km2   = 1673.07
| population_density_sq_mi = 4333.17<!-- 2019 est. -->
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = &minus;5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = &minus;4
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_ft             = 341
| coordinates              = {{Wikidatacoord|Q1012089|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code              = 20175-20178
| area_code                = [[Area code 703|703]], [[Area code 571|571]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 51-44984
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1498505<ref name="GR3">{{cite gnis|1498505|Leesburg}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.leesburgva.gov}}
}}
'''Leesburg''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], United States. It is part of both the [[Northern Virginia]] region of the state and the [[Washington metropolitan area]], including [[Washington, D.C.]], the nation's capital.

European settlement in the area began around 1740,{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} when it was named for the [[Lee family]], early colonial leaders of the town.<ref name="Town history">{{Cite web |url=https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library/research-reference-services/research-guides-book-indices/history-of-leesburg/early-settlement-and-founding |title=Early Settlement & Founding |publisher=Town of Leesburg |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320070037/https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library/research-reference-services/research-guides-book-indices/history-of-leesburg/early-settlement-and-founding |url-status=live }}</ref> Located in the far northeast of the state, in the [[War of 1812]] it was a refuge for important federal documents evacuated from Washington, D.C., and in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], it changed hands several times.

Leesburg is {{convert|33|mi}} west-northwest of Washington, D.C., along the base of [[Catoctin Mountain]] and close to the [[Potomac River]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Head |first=James W. |title=History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia |url=https://archive.org/details/historyandcompre17485gut}}</ref> The town is the northwestern terminus of the [[Dulles Greenway]], a private [[toll road]] that connects to the [[Virginia State Route 267|Dulles Toll Road]] at [[Dulles International Airport]]. Its population was 48,250 as of the 2020 Census<ref name="Census 2020" /> and an estimated 48,908 in 2021. It is Virginia's largest incorporated [[Administrative divisions of Virginia#Towns|town]] within a county.

Like much of Loudoun County, Leesburg has undergone considerable growth and development over the last 30 years, transforming from a small, rural, [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] town to a [[suburban]] [[bedroom community]] for commuters to the national capital. Growth in the town and its immediate area to the east ([[Lansdowne, Virginia|Lansdowne]]/[[Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn]]) concentrates along the Dulles Greenway and [[Virginia State Route 7|State Route 7]], which roughly parallels the Potomac River between [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] to the west and [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] to the east.

Leesburg is home to professional soccer team [[Loudoun United FC]] of the [[USL Championship]] division who play their home matches at [[Segra Field]].

The [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center]] is in Leesburg.

==Toponym==
Leesburg may have been named to honor the influential [[Thomas Lee (Virginia colonist)|Thomas Lee]]{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} or more generally for the [[Lee family]]. The name change was passed by an Act of Assembly in 1758.<ref name="Town history"/> [[Francis Lightfoot Lee]] and Phillip Ludwell Lee, two of Thomas' sons, were early town trustees.<ref name="GR3"/> The town is not named, as is sometimes thought, for [[Robert E. Lee]] (Thomas' great-grandnephew).

==History==
[[File:Historical Collections of Virginia - Central View of Leesburg.jpg|thumb|"Central View of Leesburg" {{circa|1845}}]]
[[File:Wheat Building-Leesburg VA.jpg|thumb|The Wheat Building]]
[[File:Carlheim in snow Dec2009J.jpg|thumb|[[Carlheim]], also known as the Paxton mansion]]
[[File:Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg,Virginia.jpg|thumb|The historic Leesburg courthouse serves as the seat of government for [[Loudoun County, Virginia]].]]
Prior to European settlement, the area around Leesburg was occupied by various [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribes.

===17th century===
In 1670, [[John Lederer]] (1670) testified that the entire Piedmont region had once been occupied by the [[Doeg people|"Tacci, alias Dogi"]], but that the [[Siouan]] tribes, driven from the northwest, had occupied it for 400 years.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In 1699, the [[Algonquian peoples|Algonquian]] [[Piscataway people|Piscataway]] (Conoy) moved to an island in the Potomac in the environs of Leesburg, and were there when the first known Europeans visited what is now Loudoun County.<ref name="Schneel">{{cite book |last=Scheel |first=Eugene |title=Loudoun Discovered: Communities and Crossroads, Volume Two, Leesburg and the Old Carolina Road |publisher=Friends of the Thomas Balch Library |location=Leesburg, VA |year=2002}}</ref>

===18th century===
What later became Old Carolina Road and is present day [[U.S. Route 15]] was a major route of travel between north and south for Native tribes. According to local historians, a pitched battle was fought near present Leesburg between the warring [[Catawba people|Catawba]] and [[Lenape]] tribes, neither of whom lived in the area.

A war party of Lenape had traveled from their home in [[New Jersey]] and neighboring regions, all the way to [[South Carolina]] to inflict a blow on their distant enemies, the Catawba. As they were returning northward, a party of Catawbas overtook them before they reached the [[Potomac River]], but were defeated in a pitched battle {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of Leesburg. The surviving Lenape buried their dead in a huge [[tumulus|burial mound]], and early settlers reported that they would return to this mound to honor their dead on the anniversary of this battle for many years thereafter. The date of this conflict is unknown, but it seems the Lenape and Catawba were at war in the 1720s and 1730s.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38130/38130-h/38130-h.htm |title=Legends of Loudoun |first=Harrison |last=Williams |pages=63–64 |year=1938 |publisher=Garrett & Massie |location=Richmond, VA |access-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013162251/http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38130/38130-h/38130-h.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

European settlement near Leesburg began in the late 1730s as [[Tidewater (region)|Tidewater]] planters moved into the area from the south and east, establishing large farms and plantations.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Many of the [[First Families of Virginia]] were among those to settle in the area, including the Carters, Lees and Masons.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} The genesis of Leesburg occurred sometime before 1755, when Nicholas Minor acquired land around the intersection of the Old Carolina Road and the Potomac Ridge Road on present-day [[Virginia State Route 7|Route 7]] and established a tavern there.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Despite lack of growth around the tavern, upon Loudoun County's formation in 1757, Minor dubbed the sparse collection of buildings about his tavern "George Town" in honor of the reigning monarch of [[Great Britain]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} The village's prosperity changed the following year when the British Colonial Council ordered the establishment of the county courthouse at the crossroads.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

Minor had a town laid out on the traditional Virginia plan of six criss-cross streets. On October 12 of that year (1758), the [[Virginia General Assembly]] founded the town of Leesburg upon the {{convert|60|acre|km2}} that Minor laid out.<ref name="Schneel"/> Leesburg was renamed to honor the influential [[Thomas Lee (Virginia colonist)|Thomas Lee]] and not, as is popular belief, his son [[Francis Lightfoot Lee]], who lived in Loudoun and brought up the bill to establish Leesburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgva.gov/visitors/history-of-leesburg |title=Town of Leesburg: A Brief History of Leesburg |work=Official website of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315000211/http://leesburgva.gov/visitors/history-of-leesburg |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2021}} When the post office was established in Leesburg in 1803, the branch was named "Leesburgh"; the "h" persisted until 1894.<ref name="Schneel"/><!-- p. 23 -->

===19th century===
During the [[War of 1812]], Leesburg served as a temporary haven for the United States government and its archives, including the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] and the [[Constitution of the United States|U.S. Constitution]] and portraits of early American leaders, including [[Benjamin Franklin]], when it was forced to flee [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] in the face of the [[British Army]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2008/jul/22/rokeby-house-becomes-nations-capital/ |title=Rokeby House Becomes Nation's Capital: Was Leesburg really the U.S. capital in 1814? |access-date=July 22, 2008 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111105315/http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2008/jul/22/rokeby-house-becomes-nations-capital/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When reconstruction began on the [[United States Capitol]], [[Marble|Potomac marble]] from quarries just south of Leesburg was used.<ref name="Schneel"/><!-- p.26 -->

Early in the [[American Civil War]], Leesburg was the site of the [[Battle of Ball's Bluff]], a small but significant [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] victory. The battlefield, along the Potomac River {{convert|2|mi|0}} northeast of the town center, is marked by one of America's smallest national cemeteries. The town frequently changed hands over the course of the war as both armies traversed the area during the [[Maryland campaign|Maryland]] and [[Gettysburg campaign|Gettysburg]] campaigns.

The [[Battle of Mile Hill]] was fought just north of the town prior to its occupation by [[Robert E. Lee]] in September 1862.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Turner |editor1-first=Fitzhugh |title=Loudoun County and the Civil War |publisher=Willow Bend Books |location=Leesburg VA |year=1998}}</ref> Leesburg also served as a base of operations for Col. [[John S. Mosby]] and his partisan [[43rd Virginia Cavalry Battalion|Raiders]]. The local courthouse is among the few courthouses in Virginia that was not burned during the Civil War; the present one was built in 1894.

In 1889, a 14-year-old black American [[Lynching of Orion Anderson|Orion Anderson]] was killed by a white mob at the town's freight depot; his murder would be the second of three recorded lynchings in [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], between 1880 and 1902.<ref name="wamu">{{cite news |url=https://wamu.org/story/19/06/18/first-of-three-young-black-lynching-victims-in-loudoun-county-to-be-memorialized/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |title=First Of Three Young, Black Lynching Victims In Loudoun County To Be Memorialized |date=June 18, 2019 |publisher=[[WAMU]] |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120205300/https://wamu.org/story/19/06/18/first-of-three-young-black-lynching-victims-in-loudoun-county-to-be-memorialized/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===20th century===
In the 20th century, Leesburg was the home of [[World War II]] General [[George C. Marshall]], architect of the famous [[Marshall Plan]] that helped re-build [[Europe]] after the war, and radio personality [[Arthur Godfrey]], who donated land for the town's first airport.

Leesburg continued to serve as the center of government and commerce for Loudoun County. The town's [[Leesburg Historic District (Leesburg, Virginia)|historic district]] was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1970 and cited as one of the best preserved and most picturesque downtowns in Virginia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leesburg, Virginia |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/leesburg-virginia |publisher=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |access-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104222134/https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/leesburg-virginia |url-status=live }}</ref>

===21st century===
In the 21st century, Downtown merchants have recently labeled themselves "Loudoun's Original Town Center," largely in response to the growing number of mixed-use shopping areas in proximity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtownleesburgva.com/ |title=Official website for the Leesburg Downtown Business Association |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522095239/http://www.downtownleesburgva.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Leesburg has served Loudoun's [[county seat]] continuously since the county's formation in 1757.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Loudoun Times-Mirror]] |title=Leesburg says county should stay |date=September 12, 2007 |page=A1}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
The Leesburg area contains twenty-one entries on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including:
* [[File:Dodona Manor.JPG|thumb|266x266px|George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor is open to the public as a museum.]] [[George C. Marshall's Dodona Manor|Dodona Manor]], the restored, early 19th century home of [[George C. Marshall]], a [[general officer|general]] and [[diplomacy|diplomat]] who received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] and owned the home from 1941 until his death in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgecmarshall.org/ |title=Dodona Manor: official website of the George C. Marshall International Center |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716082349/http://www.georgecmarshall.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Exeter (Leesburg, Virginia)|Exeter Plantation]], delisted after it burned down.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exeter History |url=http://www.exeterhoa.com/about.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123724/http://www.exeterhoa.com/about.php |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |access-date=September 30, 2008 |work=Exeter Homeowners Association}}</ref>
* [[Glenfiddich House]], a former Civil War era hospital where Robert E. Lee planned the invasion of [[Maryland]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Miles LeHane Companies |title=Tour the Historic Glenfiddich House! |url=https://www.mileslehane.com/tour-the-historic-glenfiddich-house |access-date=August 2, 2022 |website=www.mileslehane.com |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815121357/https://www.mileslehane.com/tour-the-historic-glenfiddich-house |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Morven Park]], the estate of Virginia Governor [[Westmoreland Davis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.morvenpark.org/ |title=Morven Park - Historic Site Equestrian Center and Event Venue in Leesburg, VA |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516165327/http://www.morvenpark.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Oatlands Historic House & Gardens]], a [[National Historic Landmark]] and former home of [[George Carter I|George Carter]] and [[William Corcoran Eustis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oatlands.org/ |title=Oatlands Historic House and Gardens |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516154635/http://www.oatlands.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[White's Ferry]], before closing in December 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/ |title=WTOP: White's Ferry River Crossing in Montgomery County Ceases Operations After Court Decision |date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130090347/https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/12/whites-ferry-river-crossing-in-montgomery-co-ceases-operations-after-court-decision/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was the only remaining [[ferry]] across the [[Potomac River]], with its Virginia terminus {{convert|4|mi|0}} northeast of town. It was a cable-guided car and passenger ferry. A ferry had plied the river from this site since 1828. According to [[WTOP-FM|WTOP]], a Loudoun County businessman purchased White's Ferry in February 2021 with the express purpose of reviving the historic Potomac River crossing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wtop.com/business-finance/2021/02/whites-ferry-purchased-by-loudoun-county-businessman-and-landowner/ |title=White's Ferry Purchased by Loudoun County Businessman and Landowne |date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214111726/https://wtop.com/business-finance/2021/02/whites-ferry-purchased-by-loudoun-county-businessman-and-landowner/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At least sixty-three historic markers are located in and near Leesburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?Town=Leesburg&State=Virginia |title=Leesburg Markers |work=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=October 1, 2008 |archive-date=March 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312095223/http://www.hmdb.org/results.asp?Town=Leesburg&State=Virginia |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
Leesburg is located northeast of the center of [[Loudoun County, Virginia]], at {{Coord|39|6|56|N|77|33|52|W}} (39.1155, &minus;77.5644),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020527061848/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html |archive-date=May 27, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the northern Virginia [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] and sits at the base of the easternmost chain of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], [[Catoctin Mountain]]. The town lies in the [[Culpeper Basin]] (an inland sea during the [[Jurassic]] period) and is adjacent to the valley of the [[Potomac River]], so that the local [[terrain|relief]] is less pronounced than in other Virginia Piedmont towns.{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Elevation in town ranges from about {{convert|350|to|400|ft}}, with the ridge of Catoctin Mountain rising to {{convert|670|ft}} just west of the town limits. The Town Branch of Tuscarora Creek passes through the center of town, flowing east to [[Goose Creek (Potomac River tributary)|Goose Creek]], a tributary of the Potomac.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|12.4|sqmi|sqkm}}, of which {{convert|0.16|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.54%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1691
|1860= 1130
|1870= 1144
|1880= 1726
|1890= 1650
|1900= 1513
|1910= 1597
|1920= 1545
|1930= 1640
|1940= 1698
|1950= 1703
|1960= 2869
|1970= 4821
|1980= 8357
|1990= 16202
|2000= 28311
|2010= 42616
|align-fn=center
|2020=48250}}

Census estimates as of July 1, 2018, showed the population of Leesburg at 53,917 people. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 42,616 people including 14,441 households, and 10,522 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|3,673|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 15,119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1220.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 71.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 9.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 17.4% of the population.

Of all households, 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 21.1% were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.42.

By age, the population was 30.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income of the households in the town was $68,861, and the median income of the families was $78,111 (these figures had risen to $87,346 and $105,260 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $51,267 versus $35,717 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,116. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
{{Further|Loudoun County Public Schools}}
Leesburg has four public high schools operated by the [[Loudoun County Public Schools]]: [[Loudoun County High School]], [[Heritage High School (Leesburg, Virginia)|Heritage High School]], [[Tuscarora High School (Virginia)|Tuscarora High School]], and [[Riverside High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)|Riverside High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.leesburgva.gov/residents/schools |title=Schools {{!}} Leesburg, VA |website=www.leesburgva.gov |language=en |access-date=November 9, 2018 |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110040451/https://www.leesburgva.gov/residents/schools |url-status=live }}</ref>

Leesburg is also served by several private schools, including Providence Academy, a K–8 non-denominational Christian school; Leesburg Christian School, a K–12 non-denominational Christian school; and pre-K-8 [[Loudoun Country Day School]].

==Public services==
The Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company provides fire protection services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leesburgfire.org/ |title=Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company 1 |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=December 22, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222053611/http://www.leesburgfire.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad provides rescue and [[emergency medical services]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lcvrs.org/ |title=Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Company 13, Leesburg, VA |access-date=September 13, 2008 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920135041/http://www.lcvrs.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Both the fire company and rescue squad are volunteer organizations supplemented with partial staffing from the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inter4.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=809 |title=Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management |work=Loudoun County Government |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509171245/http://inter4.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=809 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The fire company can trace its roots back to 1803; the rescue squad was formed in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inter4.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1409 |title=History of Loudoun's Fire & Rescue Stations |work=Loudoun County Government |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528024639/http://inter4.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=1409 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Leesburg is served by a town police department.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgva.gov/police |title=Leesburg Police Department |access-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> The Leesburg Police Department (LPD) has an authorized strength of 90 sworn officers and provides 24/7 patrol service to the town, as well as handling criminal investigations, traffic control, and special operations within the town. The department is completely separate from the [[Loudoun County Sheriff's Office]], which is Loudoun County's primary law enforcement agency and provides security for the courthouse in Leesburg. The LPD was formed in 1758.

==Media==
The ''[[Loudoun Times-Mirror]]'' is a Leesburg-based weekly newspaper serving Loudoun County. There are no longer any local radio stations after the former WAGE (now [[WTSD (AM)|WTSD]]) was shut down in 2007. Leesburg is assigned to the [[Washington, D.C.]] media market, and is covered by its major television and radio stations; broadcasters from [[Baltimore]], [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick]], and [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] are also readily available.

==Transportation==
[[File:2019-09-03 13 11 06 View north along U.S. Route 15 and east along Virginia State Route 7 (Leesburg Bypass) from the overpass for Sycolin Road Southeast in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|View north along [[U.S. Route 15 in Virginia|US 15]] and east along [[Virginia State Route 7|SR 7]] on the Leesburg Bypass]]
The primary highways serving Leesburg include [[U.S. Route 15 in Virginia|U.S. Route 15]], [[Virginia State Route 7]] and [[Virginia State Route 267]].

US 15 enters Leesburg from the southwest, following King Street, then joins the Leesburg Bypass to pass southeast of downtown. It rejoins King Street as it leaves the bypass on the northeast end of town on its way toward Maryland. The old alignment of US 15 is now [[U.S. Route 15 Business (Leesburg, Virginia)|U.S. Route 15 Business]]. Via US 15, travelers can reach [[Warrenton, Virginia|Warrenton]] {{convert|34|mi}} to the southwest and [[Frederick, Maryland]], {{convert|25|mi}} to the northeast.

SR 7 enters Leesburg from the west along Market Street and immediately joins the Leesburg Bypass to pass southwest of downtown. It rejoins Market Street as it leaves the bypass southeast of downtown. The old alignment of SR 7 is now [[Virginia State Route 7#Leesburg business route|Virginia State Route 7 Business]]. SR 7 {{convert|37|mi}} west to [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]] and {{convert|35|mi}} southeast to [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]].

SR 267 enters Leesburg from the south along the Dulles Greenway and terminates at the Leesburg Bypass (US 15 and SR 7). SR 267 functions as a high-speed bypass of SR 7 southeast of Leesburg but is also a toll road.

[[Loudoun County Transit]] provides public transportation services in Leesburg, including commuter routes to [[Washington, D.C.]] and a connector to [[Purcellville, Virginia]].

The [[Washington and Old Dominion Railroad]] previously provided rail service to Leesburg. The [[Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park]], a rail trail, now runs on the line.

==Business and industry==
Leesburg operates the [[Leesburg Executive Airport]] at Godfrey Field, which serves Loudoun County with private and corporate aircraft operations. A designated reliever airport for Dulles International, the airport accounts for nearly $78 million per year in economic impact according to a 2011 study by the Virginia Department of Aviation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia Airport System Economic Impact Study: Executive Summary |url=http://www.doav.virginia.gov/Downloads/Studies/Economic%20Impact%20Study%202011/Compliant/VA%20Air%20Trans%20Economic%20Impact%20Study%20Executive%20Summary%2019-Aug-2011.pdf |publisher=Virginia Department of Aviation |access-date=September 1, 2015 |page=11 |date=2011 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215528/http://www.doav.virginia.gov/Downloads/Studies/Economic%20Impact%20Study%202011/Compliant/VA%20Air%20Trans%20Economic%20Impact%20Study%20Executive%20Summary%2019-Aug-2011.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is home (as of 2005) to over 240 aircraft and hosts 20&ndash;30 jet operations per day. The airport was built in 1963 to replace the original Leesburg airport, which Arthur Godfrey owned and referred to affectionately as "The Old Cow Pasture" on his radio show.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Godfrey, who, by the early 1950s, had purchased the Beacon Hill Estate west of Leesburg, used a [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3]] to commute from his farm to studios in New York City every Sunday night during the 1950s and 1960s. His DC-3 was so powerful and noisy that Godfrey built a new airport, funding it through the sale of the old field.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Originally named Godfrey Field, it is now known as [[Leesburg Executive Airport]] at Godfrey Field.

Also located near Leesburg is the National Conference Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conferencecenter.com/ |title=National Conference Center |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004064928/http://www.conferencecenter.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which the [[Xerox]] Corporation built in the 1970s. Government entities and private business use the Conference Center for meetings and conferences. Three main focal points connect this [[maze]] of underground buildings, one of which is currently the headquarters of [[Civilian Police International]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=9376997 |title=Civilian Police International LLC: Private Company Information - Bloomberg |website=www.bloomberg.com |access-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-date=March 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311012722/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=9376997 |url-status=live }}</ref> a government sub-contract company.

Market Station, located in the southeast portion of Leesburg's Historic District, contains a number of high-tech and legal offices, retail shops, and [[restaurant]]s that are housed within seven restored historic buildings (a [[railroad]] freight station, a railroad [[station master|stationmaster's]] house, a [[log home|log house]], two [[barn]]s and two [[gristmill]]s), some of which were reconstructed in or relocated to the site.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627103006/http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/real_estate/leesburg/ |url=http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/real_estate/leesburg/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |title=Leesburg, Virginia |publisher=Loudoun Times-Mirror |year=2015 |access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref> A plaza on the east side of the site contains several structures painted in the yellow and green colors of the stations of the [[Washington and Old Dominion Railroad]], which served the town until 1968.

[[Iridium Communications|Iridium Communications Inc.]] (formerly Iridium Satellite LLC) system of satellites is "guided from the basement of a featureless two-story office building" located in Leesburg.<ref name="The Rise and Fall and Rise of Iridium">{{cite web |url=http://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-iridium-5615034/?all |title=The Rise and Fall and Rise of Iridium |publisher=Air & Space Magazine by the Smithsonian Institution |date=September 2004 |access-date=April 24, 2014 |author=Mellow, Craig |archive-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424160645/http://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-iridium-5615034/?all |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to Leesburg's FY 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leesburgva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/38946/638066035719370000 |title=Town of Leesburg ACFR |access-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807151956/https://www.leesburgva.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/38946/638066035719370000 |url-status=live }}</ref> the top employers in the town are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County Government]]
|2,500-5,000
|-
|2
| [[Loudoun County Public Schools]]
|1,000-1,500
|-
|3
| [[Federal Aviation Administration]]
|500-1,000
|-
|4
| Town of Leesburg
|250-500
|-
|5
| [[Wegmans]]
|250-500
|-
|6
| [[Commonwealth of Virginia]]
|250-500
|-
|7
| [[Target Corporation|Target]]
|250-500
|-
|8
| [[Stryker Corporation]]
|250-500
|-
|9
| [[Costco]]
|250-500
|-
|10
| Loudoun Medical Group
|100-250
|}

==Recreational facilities and events==

===Parks===
* '''Ida Lee Park''' - Located near the north side of Leesburg, Ida Lee Park was made possible in 1986 by the donation of Greenwood Farm to the Town of Leesburg by William F. Rust, Jr., and his wife, Margaret Dole Rust. The farm contained {{convert|141|acre|ha}} and was donated to the town for perpetual use as the Ida Lee Park. The Rusts requested that the park be named in memory of Ida Lee, Mr. Rust's grandmother, to preserve the historic link between the [[Lee family]] of Virginia and the Town of Leesburg. Ida Lee Rust was the daughter of Edmund Jennings Lee, first cousin of Robert E. Lee. Ida Lee spent her married life at "Rockland," the Rust family home located near Leesburg, and in her later years lived in a house built by her sons at 113 East Cornwall Street in Leesburg. The Rusts also donated {{convert|3|acre|m2}} of land from the original {{convert|141|acre|ha}} for the Rust Library located adjacent to Ida Lee Park. In 1991, the Rusts gave the town $50,000 for the construction of the William J. Cox Pavilion at Ida Lee Park, a public picnic area containing a pavilion and playground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/town-parks#IdaLee |title=Ida Lee Park |work=Town of Leesburg, Virginia |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081648/http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/town-parks#IdaLee |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Morven Park|'''Morven Park''']] - A 1,000-acre historic [[Estate (house)|estate]] and horse park. Located on the grounds are the Morven Park Mansion, the [[Viola Townsend Winmill|Winmill]] Carriage Museum, formal boxwood gardens, miles of hiking and riding trails, and athletic fields. The park is also home to the Museum of Hounds and Hunting of North America with displays of art, artifacts and memorabilia about the sport of [[foxhunting]].
* '''[[Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park|Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail]]''' - [[hiking|Hikers]], [[bicycle|bikers]] and [[jogging|joggers]] can travel in and through Leesburg on the trail, a {{convert|45|mi|km|adj=on}} long [[rail trail]] that the [[Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority]] constructed on the historic [[Washington and Old Dominion Railroad|W&OD RR]]'s [[right-of-way (transportation)|right-of-way]].
* '''Red Rocks Wilderness Overlook Regional Park''' - Located east of Leesburg along the banks of the Potomac River, the park, operated by the NVRPA, contains {{convert|67|acre|ha}} of woodlands and over {{convert|2|mi|km}} of trails leading to bluffs along the river.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Rock Wilderness Overlook - Trails and Map |url=http://www.nvrpa.org/park/red_rock_widerness_overlook/content/trails_and_map |access-date=May 2, 2011 |publisher=[[Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority]] |archive-date=June 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626121726/http://nvrpa.org/park/red_rock_widerness_overlook/content/trails_and_map |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frances Speek donated the land to NVRPA in 1978. The ruins in the park date to 1869. They were part of the estate of industrialist Charles R. Paxton, who is best known in Leesburg for building the Victorian mansion [[Carlheim]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Rock Wilderness Overlook Regional Park Marker |url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7820 |access-date=May 2, 2011 |work=The Historical Marker Database |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010155356/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7820 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''The Rust Manor House and Nature Sanctuary''' - Located near the west side of Leesburg at the foot of Catoctin Mountain, the sanctuary contains a [[mansion]] and a [[nature reserve]] that the [[Audubon Naturalist Society|Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, Inc.]], owns and operates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rustmanorhouse.org/index.html |title=Rust Manor House and Nature Sanctuary |access-date=September 30, 2008 |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202200016/http://rustmanorhouse.org/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Events===
* '''Leesburg's Flower and Garden Festival''' - Held annually in April in the Historic District, the event includes garden displays, vendors and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flowerandgarden.org/ |title=Leesburg Flower & Garden Festival |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091905/http://www.flowerandgarden.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''[[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] Celebration''' - Events include a morning parade, a festival at Ida Lee Park and evening fireworks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/festivals-community-events/independence-day |title=Independence Day |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081653/http://www.leesburgva.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/festivals-community-events/independence-day |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Classic Car Show'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgva.gov/visitors/festivals-events |title=Festivals & Events |access-date=May 11, 2015 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315022442/http://leesburgva.gov/visitors/festivals-events |url-status=live }}</ref> - is held annually on the first Saturday in June. This event features dozens of classic cars and hot rods on display in the streets of downtown Leesburg as well as music and food. Proceeds benefit the Graphic Arts and Auto Body programs at C.S. Monroe Technology Center.
* '''Leesburg AirShow'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leesburgairshow.com/ |title=Leesburg AirShow |access-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912053052/http://www.leesburgairshow.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> - is held annually on the last Saturday in September. This event features parachute jumpers, aerobatic routines, warbirds, model aircraft, military vehicles & classic cars on display on the ramp of the airport, as well as music and food.
* '''[[Halloween]] [[Parade]]''' - Said to be one of the longest-running Halloween parades in the country, the parade includes marching bands from the local high schools, floats made by local businesses, Scout troops and families, etc. Many participants distribute [[candy]] to parade watchers.
* Santa rides<ref>{{Cite web |title=The History of Santa Rides Again – Leesburg Fire Company |url=https://leesburgfire.org/2018/11/16/the-history-of-santa-rides-again/ |language=en-US |access-date=May 18, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803135003/https://leesburgfire.org/2018/11/16/the-history-of-santa-rides-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> - Since 1988, members of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company have decorated a piece of fire apparatus with Christmas lights with Santa, Rudolf, and Frosty riding on top of said fire apparatus waving to the people of the Town of Leesburg; it is estimated this event reaches around 30,000 people every year.

==Notable people==
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* [[Jonathan Allen]], professional football player for the [[Washington Commanders|Washington Football Team]], raised in Leesburg; went to high school at nearby [[Stone Bridge High School]] in [[Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn]].
* [[Russell Baker]], author. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudountimes.com/news/local-friends-remember-the-late-russell-baker/article_873681fc-1ff5-11e9-b141-6f4096b90509.html|title=Local friends remember the late Russell Baker|first=Joe Motheral, Special to the|last=Times-Mirror|date=January 24, 2019|website=Loudoun Times-Mirror}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Balch (historian)|Thomas Balch]], historian born in Leesburg.
* [[Joe Bauserman]], former minor league baseball and college football player, who briefly played for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]], born in Leesburg.
* [[Calle Brown]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Calle Brown |url=https://virginiasports.com/player/calle-brown/ |website=[[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia Cavaliers]] |access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Westmoreland Davis]], 48th [[governor of Virginia]].
* [[James Dickey]], author, wrote his novel ''Deliverance'' while living in Glenfiddich House from 1966 to 1968. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.literarytraveler.com/articles/james-dickey-leesburg-virginia/|title=James Dickey in Leesburg Virigina &#124; Literary Traveler|date=December 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=114510|title=Glenfiddich House Historical Marker|website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref>
* [[Arthur Godfrey]], entertainer, lived in Leesburg. The municipal airport, Godfrey Field, is named after him.
* [[Mark Herring]], [[Attorney General of Virginia]].
* [[Fred Hetzel]], former professional basketball player.
* [[Billy Hurley III]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer.
* [[Lyndon LaRouche]], political activist; lived near Leesburg from 1983 until his imprisonment in 1989.
* [[George C. Marshall]], American Chief of Staff and five-star general during [[World War II]], [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], and chief architect of the [[Marshall Plan]]; lived at [[Dodona Manor]].
* [[Roland Martin (journalist)|Roland Martin]], journalist and commentator.
* [[Stevens T. Mason]], politician and first [[governor of Michigan]].
* [[Lewis Nixon (naval architect)|Lewis Nixon]], U.S. naval architect and once leader of [[Tammany Hall]]; born in Leesburg.
* [[Joseph B. Payne]] (died 1968), member of the Maryland House of Delegates<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-five-term-state-delega/158090317/ |title=Five-Term State Delegate, Joseph B. Payne, 72, Dies |date=1968-03-06 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=A11 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-10-29}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Roach]], basketball player for the [[Duke Blue Devils]].
* [[Clara Schwartz]], convicted murderer.
* [[Mohamad Anas Haitham Soueid]] (also known as Alex Soueid and Anas Alswaid), Syrian-born naturalized United States citizen indicted on espionage-related charges by federal prosecutors in October 2011.
* [[Tiffany Taylor (model)|Tiffany Taylor]], Playmate of the Month for November 1998.
* [[John Tolbert]], Jr., local education activist and politician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hedgpeth |first1=Dana |title=A LuminaryIn Leesburg Dies at Age 94 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/12/09/a-luminaryin-leesburg-dies-at-age-94/ad127545-e090-469c-85a0-bdfccd331294/ |access-date=November 27, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 9, 1999 |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206213553/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1999/12/09/a-luminaryin-leesburg-dies-at-age-94/ad127545-e090-469c-85a0-bdfccd331294/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Will Toledo]], lead singer, songwriter, and musician of the indie rock band [[Car Seat Headrest]]; born and raised in Leesburg.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/20/car-seat-headrest-teens-of-denial |title=''Entertainment Weekly'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522001751/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/20/car-seat-headrest-teens-of-denial |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jennifer Wexton]] (born 1968), former [[Senate of Virginia|Virginia Senate]] and prosecutor who represents [[Virginia's 10th congressional district|Virginia's 10th District]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]].
* [[Joseph Winters]] (1816–1916), [[African-American]] [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]].
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* The character [[Supergirl]] was born in Leesburg. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudountimes.com/news/with-dna-from-leesburg-supergirl-has-to-have-super-powers/article_7900b705-bdfa-5945-92e4-71a45b6c9639.html|title=With DNA from Leesburg, Supergirl has to have super powers|first=Times-Mirror Staff|last=Writer|date=November 6, 2015|website=Loudoun Times-Mirror}}</ref>

==References==
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