Prince William County is a county on the Potomac River at the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 402,002, on 1 July 2015, the population estimated at 451,721, making it Virginia's second most populous region. The county seat is an independent city of Manassas.
As part of Northern Virginia, Prince William County is part of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. In 2012, this country has the seventh highest income from any region in the United States.
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History
At the time of the European meeting, the principal inhabitants of the county to be Prince William County were Doeg, an Algonquian-speaking subgroup of the Powhatan Confederation. When John Smith and the other British explorers went to the upper Potomac River beginning in 1608, they recorded the name of a village in which Doeg occupied as Pemacocack (meaning "lots of fish" in their language). It lies on the west bank of the Potomac River about 30 miles south of Alexandria at this time. Unable to deal with European diseases and weapons, Doeg left their village in the area in 1700.
As the population increased in the area, Prince William County was formed by an act of the General Assembly of the Virginia colony in 1731; it held mostly from the western part of Stafford County as well as part of King George County. The area covered by the act of creating Prince William County originally included all that later became the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun; and the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. This then becomes an independent jurisdiction. The county is named after Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, the third son of King George II.
In 1790 the population of the area was 58% white; most of the rest are enslaved African Americans. The area is a tobacco plantation area, but the planters switched to growing mixed crops due to land runoff and changes in the market. In the first two decades after the Revolution, the number and percentage of blacks increased freely in Virginia as some white men freed their slaves, based on revolutionary ideals. Most of the free-colored people in the state come from a colonial unity between white women and African-American men, slaves, mandatory or free slaves. Under colonial law since 1662, children took their mother's status, so that children born to white women are free, even if the race is mixed.
Post-Reconstruction era to present
On March 19, 1892, two white men, Lee Heflin and Joseph Dye, were hanged at Haymarket. They have been punished for the murder of a girl and sentenced to death, but the masses do not want to wait for the legal system. The men were hung in the trees on the edge of the forest; then the gang fired into their bodies. The Washington Post says, "legal mafia... is a dangerous thing to push in. There are too many across the country, and spreading like contagion as long as public sentiments secretly approve of it." It's unusual that white people hanged; in Virginia and the rest of the South, blacks are mostly murder victims, terrorist violence in which white men maintain dominance.
The area is rural and farming for decades. At the beginning of the 20th century, the population was concentrated in two areas, one in Manassas (the location of the main railway junction), and the other near Occoquan and Woodbridge along the Potomac River, which is an important transportation route. Beginning in the late 1930s, the construction of suburban housing began and new housing developed near the existing population centers, particularly in Manassas.
In 1960 the population was 50,164. Continued suburbanization and growth of the metropolitan area of ​​Washington, DC caused it to rise rapidly in subsequent decades. There was an expansion of federal, military and commercial activity in Northern Virginia at the end of the 20th century. In 2000, this was the third largest local jurisdiction in Virginia. From 2000 to 2010, the population increased 43.2%. This is the first area in the majority of Virginia: the new majority consists of Hispanics (of any race, mostly Central American and South American), African American, and Asian. In 2012 this is the seventh richest area in the country. Estimated population of 2014 is more than 437,000.
In 1994, Walt Disney Company bought a large area of ​​land in Haymarket for the proposed Disney's America theme park. Local resistance to the resort, due to its perceived detrimental effects on the historic battlefield of Manassas, leads eventually to a viable idea. William B. Snyder, a local businessman convinced Disney to sell the property to him. Snyder, in turn, sells most of the land to developers, except for 405 acres (1,64 km 2 ) donated to the National Scout National Scout Council, who use the land to create Camp Snyder for Cub Scouts.
The Marine Corps Heritage Museum and Hylton Performing Arts Center opened in the 21st century. The American War Museum will also be located in this area. During the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War anniversary, the reenactment of the famous First and Second Battle of Manassas is planned.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of ​​348 square miles (900 km 2 ), of which 336 square miles (870 km 2 ) are land and 12 square miles (31 km 2 ) (3.5%) is water. It is bordered on the north by Loudoun and Fairfax Counties; to the west by Fauquier County; on the south by Stafford County; and to the east by the Potomac River (Charles County, Maryland is located across the river).
The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the independent towns of Manassas and Manassas Park with Prince William County (where the two cities are enclaves) for statistical purposes:
adjacent jurisdiction
- Loudoun County, Virginia - North
- Fairfax County, Virginia - Northeast
- Charles County, Maryland - Southeast
- Stafford County, Virginia - South
- Fauquier Region, Virginia - West
- Manassas, Virginia - Center (enclave)
- Manassas Park, Virginia - Center (enclave)
National protected area
- Featherstone National Wildlife Reserve
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Prince William Forest Park
Government
Local
The district is divided into seven magisterial districts: Brentsville, Coles, Potomac, Gainesville, Neabsco, Occoquan, and Woodbridge. The magisterial districts each elect a supervisor for the Supervisory Board that governs Prince William County. There is also a chairman elected by the region in general, bringing the total membership of the council to 8. The vice chairman is elected by the council from among his membership. The current chairman is Corey A. Stewart, who previously served as Occoquan District Supervisor. The current Vice-Chair is Maureen S. Caddigan, Potomac District Supervisor. This area operates under a county form of a local government executive system, with an elected Board of Trustees. It appoints a professional and non-partisan regional executive to manage the operations of government agencies.
The Republican Party holds six of the eight seats in the Supervisory Board. No Democrat has been in charge of the Regional Supervisory Board since Kathleen Seefeldt left office in January 2000.
In other elected local offices, Prince William County Commonwealth Lawyers Paul Ebert and Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith are Democrats. Sheriff, Glen Hill, is a Republican.
In 2006, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Sean Connaughton, was appointed head of the US Maritime Government by President George W. Bush. Special elections to fill the void are called for the same day as the US Senate election between Jim Webb and George F. Allen. Occoquan District Supervisor Corey Stewart won the election and special election called for January 2007 to fill vacancies in the Occoquan District. Stewart's successor to the Occoquan District was Michael C. May, a fellow Republican.
Country office
The Republican Party previously held six of Virginia House of Delegates' eight seats covering parts of the county, with delegates consisting of Robert G. Marshall, Scott Lingamfelter, Tim Hugo, Jackson Miller, Rich Anderson, and Mark Dudenhefer. In the 2017 legislative elections, which saw Democrats cut the Republican majority in the House of Delegates from 66 to 51, Prince William County saw the number of Republican Delegates reduced from six to one, with Tim Hugo being the only Republican to represent the region. Marshall, Lingamfelter, Miller, and Anderson all ran for re-election and were defeated by Danica Roem's Democratic challengers, Elizabeth GuzmÃÆ'¡n, Lee Carter, and Hala Ayala respectively. Dudenhefer opted to retire instead of successfully running to the Stafford County Supervisory Board, and he was replaced by Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy. Democrats Luke Torian and John Bell already represented the area in the House at the time of the 2017 election, and with the addition of five newcomers, Democrats currently hold seven of the eight Parliamentary seats that include the Prince William County section.
Three of Virginia State Senate's five seats that include parts of the county are held by the Democratic Party, including Democratic Senator Charles Colgan, the President of the Senate, Senator, Penarik Toddy and George Barker. Republicans Richard Stuart and Dick Black also represent parts of the county.
In 2005, Democratic Governor candidate Timothy M. Kaine won an area with 49.95% of the vote.
National politics
The Republican Party holds two of the three seats of the US Congress (VA-1 and VA-10) covering parts of Prince William County. In 2006, US Democratic Senator Jim Webb brought the county with 50.51% of the vote.
In the 2008 US presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama brought Prince William with 57.51% of the vote, compared to Republican John McCain receiving 41.62%. Obama's final rally of the night before the election was held at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, just outside the city of Manassas.
Ongoing demographic changes in the region, such as an increasingly diverse and urban population, are cited by The New York Times as contributing to Obama's success in the 2012 US presidential election and suggesting the future appeal of the Democratic Party in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, the local population had increased 121,189 people (43.2%). It has changed from the mainly white countryside. Prince William in 2012 has the highest educated professional population with the seventh highest income in the country; it was the first county in Virginia composed of a minority majority: Hispanic, African American, and Asian. Obama and Democrats drew their votes. Time identified Prince William as one of the five important states in Virginia for election. Obama managed to beat Romney by 15 percentage points with a margin of 57% -42%.
The county continues its tendency towards Democratic candidates in the US presidential election, 2016, because although Donald Trump won at Electoral College, Prince William County voted 57.6% for Hillary Clinton to Trump 36.5%. Clinton's victory represents the biggest margin of victory for the country's presidential candidate since 1988.
Economy
Top entrepreneurs
According to Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2013 in County, the top companies in the county are:
Education
Secondary
Prince William County Public Schools is Virginia's second-largest school system (having recently taken over Virginia Beach City Public School). The system consists of 57 primary, 16 secondary, and 13 secondary schools, as well as a virtual high school, two traditional schools, three special education schools, and two alternative schools. The Superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools is Dr. Steven L. Walts. This system has a television station called PWCS-TV. The program is programmed and operated by the Public Media Production Department of Prince William County Public Schools and is accessible to Comcast and Verizon customers in Prince William County.
High
Demographics
At the 2010 census, there were 402,002 people, 137,115 housing units, and 130,785 households living in the area. Population density is 1,186 people per square mile (458/km ²). There are 137,115 units of homes with an average density of 405 per square mile (156/km²). District racial makeup (reporting only as one race) is:
- 57.8% White
- 20.2% Black or African American
- 0.6% Native Americans
- 7.5% Asia (1.5% India, 1.2% Philippines, 1.2% Korea, 0.8% Vietnam 0.6% China, 0.1% Japan, 2.1% Asia Others )
- 0.1% Pacific Island
- 9.1% of other races
- and 5.1% of two or more races
- 20.3% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race (6.8% Salvador, 3.7% Mexico, 1.8% Puerto Rico, 1.1% Guatemala, 1.0% Peru, 0, 9% Honduras, 0.7% Bolivia, 0.4% Colombia, 0.3% Nicaragua, 0.3% Dominica)
Also, according to census figures, there are 130,785 households in Prince William County as of April 1, 2010. According to the Census of the American Census 2009 Survey, 76.1% of households in the County are inhabited by families, (compared to 66.5% in the United States). Country). This represents a decline of 4.6 percentage points since 1990, when 80.7% of households in the County are family. Approximately 42.2% of Prince William County households are family households occupied by parents with their own children under 18 years of age.
According to the Census Bureau of the United States Census Bureau Survey 2009, 29.3% of County's total population is under 18; about 6.5% 65 years and over. The median age of the population was 33.2 years. The 2009 US Society Survey also shows that 50.0% of County population is male and 50.0% are female.
According to the 2009 US Society Survey, the average household income of 2009 in Prince William County was $ 89,785. The per capita income for that area is $ 35,890. The 2009 US Society Survey reported that in 2009, 6.0% of Prince William County's population lived below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those aged 65 and older.
It was the first majority-Virginia minority region, with "White, not Hispanic or Latin" at 44.8%, "Hispanic or Latin" at 22.3%, and "Black or African American" in 21.8% of the main group.
Sports
The Potomac Nationals is a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals plays at the High-A Carolina League and is an affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Northern Virginia Royals is a small American soccer league team, also located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Royals have a small league affiliate with D.C. United, Washington, DC Major League Soccer franchise.
The historic Old Dominion Speedway is located in Manassas. Opened in 1948, it was the location of the first commercial drag race to be held on the East Coast. It also stopped at the NASCAR Grand National (now the Sprint Cup Series series) in the late 50s and early 60s. Old Dominion Speedway closes in the fall of 2012. Surrounded by a housing development caused frequent noise complaints from neighbors, who assured ownership of searching for new locations along 95 between Stafford County and Richmond.
Steve Britt, the main owner of Old Dominion Speedway, was contracted to buy land north of Mudd Tavern Road from a man living outside the Fredericksburg area. This sale is subject to various governmental agreements, including the rezonation permit and special use of Spotsylvania County.
The new facility will be called the Dominion Raceway and will be easily seen from I-95. The main entrance will exit from Mudd Tavern Road near the north road towards 95.
Museum
The National Marine Corps Museum is located in Triangle, Virginia and is free to the public. The Heritage Division of Prince William County also operates five museums: Rippon Lodge Historic Site, Brentsville Historic Center, Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, Lucasville Historic Site, and Ben Lomond Historic Site.
Library
The Prince William Public Library System is a regional public library system serving Prince William County, Manassas Town and Manassas Park City. The system consists of 6 full service branches and 5 environmental branches covering the entire territory of Prince William.
Garden
Two National Parks are located within the county. Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Reconstruction Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in the eastern Prince William County. This is Washington's largest protected area, D.C. metropolitan areas in more than 15,000 hectares (6,070 ha). Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas in Prince William County, maintains the location of two great American Civil War battles: The First Battle of Manassas on 21 July 1861, and the Second Battle of Manassas that occurred between August 28 and August 30, 1862. Outside South, this battle is usually referred to as the first and second battle of Bull Run.
Department of Park Prince William & amp; Recreation operates fifty parks, two water parks, two recreation centers (Birchdale Recreation Center and Sharon Baucom Dale Town Center), two community centers, six sports complexes and an ice skating rink.
- Prince William Forest Park, the largest National Park Service property in the metropolitan area of ​​Washington, D.C.
- Leesylvania State Park, Lee's family's ancestral home, with a variety of recreational activities and river views
- Manassas National Battlefield Park, Civil War battlefield
Transportation
The district is traversed by many major highways and roads, including the following:
- Interstate 66
- Interstate 95
- Route 1 AS
- US route 15
- Route 29 AS
- Country Route 28
- State Route 123
- Country Route 234
- Prince William Parkway
Manassas Regional Airport is located near the city of namesake; for commercial passengers, Dulles Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are nearby.
Public busing in this area is provided by the Potomac Transportation Commission and Rappahannock. Services provided by PRTC include OmniRide, OmniLink, and OmniMatch.
This district is served by the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) line. The Manassas Line has Manassas Park, Manassas, and Broad Run/Airport stations. The Fredericksburg line has Woodbridge, Rippon and Quantico stations. Manassas, Quantico and Woodbridge stations are also served by Amtrak.
Community
City
- Dumfries
- Haymarket
- Occoquan
- Quantico
Place specified census
Other non-related communities
Former community
Standalone
The independent towns of Manassas and Manassas Park are surrounded by Prince William County. Before becoming an independent city in 1975, like all the cities in Virginia, both were cities and officially a part of the area. The Prince William County Circuit, District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts, Prince William County Commonwealth Law Office, Prince William Adult Detention Center, Prince William County Sheriff's Office, and other county agents are in the Prince William County Courthouse complex. The courthouse complex itself is located in the Prince William County area surrounded by the city of Manassas.
Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park share a single court system (court) and the office of the Constitution (Commonwealth Lawyer, Sheriff, Circuit Court Officer).
Other important features
- Quantico Base Marine Corps, large military installations
- Hylton Performing Arts Center
- Jiffy Lube Live, a great concert venue
- Potomac Mills, Virginia's 10th most popular tourist destination and the region's largest outlet mall
- FBI Academy, training and research facility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Camp William B. Snyder, one of the largest Cub Scout Camps in the United States.
See also
- List of Historic Historic Sites in Prince William County, Virginia
- Prince William Chamber of Commerce
- Prince William Police Department
- Prince William County Sheriff's Office
- Prince William Public Library System
- The Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department
- Splash Down Waterpark
References
External links
- the travel guide of Prince William of Wikivoyage
- Official website
- Prince William County at Wayback Machine (archived June 7, 2012)
- Prince William County at Wayback Machine (archived April 12, 1997)
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