Arlington County, Virginia
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Location in the state of Virginia
Virginia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	9 July 1846
Seat	Arlington
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	26 sq mi (67 km²) 26 sq mi (67 km²) 0 sq mi (0 km²), 0. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 35%
Population  - (2007)  - Density	206,800 7,995/sq mi (3,087/km²)
Website: www.arlingtonva.us

Arlington County is an urban county of about 206,800 residents in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state It is located directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. ^[1] Formerly part of the District of Columbia, the land now comprising the county was retroceded to Virginia in a July 9, 1846, act of Congress that took effect in 1847. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The District of Columbia, the National capital of the United States, was formed in 1790 from that were ceded to the federal government by the states Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

Despite being a county, it is considered a Central City of the Washington, D.C. area by the Census, along with neighboring Washington and Alexandria. The Washington DC Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At a land area of 26 square miles (67 km²), it is geographically the smallest self-governing county in the United States.

CNN Money ranked Arlington as the most educated city in 2006, as 35. Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972 7% of its residents held graduate degrees. A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing Along with five other Northern Virginia counties, Arlington ranked among the twenty U. Northern Virginia (colloquially referred to as "NOVA" or "NoVA" consists of several S. counties with the highest median household income in 2006, as reported by Forbes. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly ^[2][3] In a recent survey, the Brookings Institution ranked Arlington as the most walkable city in the U. In Urban design, walkability is the measure of the overall walking conditions in an area S. ^[4]

The County is the location of Arlington National Cemetery, National Airport and the Pentagon. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia.

General characteristics

The Pentagon with Rosslyn in the background.

As of January 1, 2008, the estimated population was 206,800. ^[1] All cities within the Commonwealth of Virginia are independent of counties, though towns may be incorporated within counties. An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity Considering this, it is inaccurate to refer to Arlington County as a city. However, Arlington has no existing incorporated towns because Virginia law prevents the creation of any new municipality within a county that has a population density greater than 1,000 persons per square mile. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Its county seat is the census-designated place (CDP) of Arlington^[5], which is coincident with the Census Boundary of Arlington County; however, the Courthouse neighborhood is often thought of as the seat by residents. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes

History

Alexandria County, District and Commonwealth jurisdictions

Once part of Fairfax County in the Colony of Virginia, the area that contains Arlington County was ceded to the new U. Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. The Colony of Virginia (also known frequently as the Virginia Colony and occasionally as the Dominion and Colony of Virginia) was the English colony S. government by the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 1791, the U.S. Congress formally established the limits of the federal territory that would be the nation's capital as a square of 10 miles (16 km) on a side, the maximum area permitted by Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Article One of the United States Constitution describes the powers of the legislative branch of the United States government, known as Congress The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. However, the legislation that established these limits contained a clause that prohibited the federal government from locating any offices within the portion of the territory that Virginia had ceded.

During 1791 and 1792, Andrew Ellicott led a team of surveyors that determined the boundaries of the federal territory. Andrew Ellicott ( January 24, 1754 &ndash August 28, 1820) was a U Surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space Position of points and the distances and angles between The team placed along the boundaries forty markers that were approximately one mile from each other. The Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia are the 40 Milestones that a survey team led by Major Andrew Ellicott placed in 1791 Fourteen of these markers were in Virginia. ^[6]

When Congress moved to the new District of Columbia in 1801, it enacted legislation that divided the District into two counties: (1) the county of Washington, which lay on the east side of the Potomac River, and (2) the county of Alexandria, which lay on the west side of the River. Alexandria County was part of the original 100-mile square created as the District of Columbia in 1791 pursuant to Article I, Section 8 paragraph 17 of the ^[7] Alexandria County contained the present area of Arlington County, then mostly rural, and the settled town of Alexandria (now "Old Town" Alexandria), a port located on the Potomac River in the southeastern part of the area of the present City of Alexandria. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

1878 map of Alexandria County, now Arlington County

Residents of Alexandria County had expected the federal capital's location would result in land sales and the growth of commerce. Instead the county found itself struggling to compete with the town of Georgetown, a port located in Washington County adjacent to the capital city (Washington City). Georgetown is a Neighborhood located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington D

As the federal government could not establish any offices in the County, and as the economically important Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) on the north side of the Potomac River favored Georgetown, Alexandria's economy stagnated. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal, and occasionally referred to as the " Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1836 until 1924 parallel It didn't help that some Georgetown residents opposed federal efforts to maintain the Alexandria Canal, which connected the C&O Canal in Georgetown to Alexandria's port. The Alexandria Canal was a Canal in the United States that connected the city of Alexandria to Georgetown in the District of Columbia Moreover, as residents of the District of Columbia, Alexandria's citizens had no representation in Congress and could not vote in federal elections.

The town of Alexandria had been a port and market for the slave trade. The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history With growing talk of abolishing slavery in the nation's capital, some Alexandrians feared the local economy would suffer if the federal government took this step. Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies

At the same time, there arose in Virginia an active abolitionist movement that created a division on the question of slavery in Virginia's General Assembly (subsequently, during the Civil War, Virginia's division on the slavery issue led to the formation of the state of West Virginia by the most anti-slavery counties). The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by Pro-slavery Virginians recognized that Alexandria County could provide two new representatives who favored slavery in the General Assembly if the County returned to the Commonwealth.

As a result, a movement grew to separate Alexandria County from the District of Columbia. After a referendum, the county's residents petitioned the U. S. Congress and the Virginia legislature to permit the County to return to Virginia. The area was retroceded to Virginia on July 9, 1846. The District of Columbia, the National capital of the United States, was formed in 1790 from that were ceded to the federal government by the states Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display ^[8]

In 1852, the independent city of Alexandria was incorporated from a portion of Alexandria County. An independent city is a City that does not form part of another general-purpose Local government entity ^[9] This led to occasional confusion, as the adjacent county and municipal entities continued to share the name of "Alexandria". Alexandria County renamed itself in 1920 as Arlington County. The new name was borrowed from Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington Cemetery

Main article: Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's home, Arlington House (also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion). Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated Arlington House (The RE Lee Memorial is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington Virginia, USA and was once the home of Confederate It is directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., north of the Pentagon. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. With nearly 300,000 people buried there, Arlington National Cemetery is the second-largest national cemetery in the United States.

Arlington House was named after the Custis family's homestead on Virginia's Eastern Shore. It is associated with the families of Washington, Custis, and Lee. Begun in 1802 and completed in 1817, it was built by George Washington Parke Custis. George Washington Parke Custis ( April 30, 1781 &ndash October 10, 1857) the adopted son (and also stepgrandson of United States After his father died, young Custis was raised by his grandmother and her second husband, the first US President George Washington, at Mount Vernon. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the This is about the George Washington residence For other uses see Mount Vernon (disambiguation. Custis, a far-sighted agricultural pioneer, painter, playwright, and orator, was interested in perpetuating the memory and principles of George Washington. His house became a "treasury" of Washington heirlooms.

In 1804, Custis married Mary Lee Fitzhugh. Their only child to survive infancy was Mary Anna Randolph Custis, born in 1808. Young Robert E. Lee, whose mother was a cousin of Mrs. Custis, frequently visited Arlington. Two years after graduating from West Point, Lieutenant Lee married Mary Custis at Arlington on June 30, 1831. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a For 30 years, Arlington House was home to the Lees. They spent much of their married life traveling between U.S. Army duty stations and Arlington, where six of their seven children were born. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. They shared this home with Mary's parents, the Custis family.

Iwo Jima Memorial

When George Washington Parke Custis died in 1857, he left the Arlington estate to Mrs. The Marine Corps War Memorial is a military memorial Statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in Lee for her lifetime and afterwards to the Lees' eldest son, George Washington Custis Lee. Major General George Washington Custis Lee ( September 16 1832 &ndash February 18 1913) aka Custis Lee, was the eldest

The U. S. government confiscated Arlington House and 200 acres (81 hectares) of ground immediately from the wife of General Robert E. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, Lee during the Civil War. The government designate the grounds as a military cemetery on June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration Edwin McMasters Stanton ( December 19, 1814 &ndash December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer politician United States In 1882, after many years in the lower courts, the matter of the ownership of Arlington National Cemetery was brought before the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The Court decided that the property rightfully belonged to the Lee family. The United States Congress then appropriated the sum of $150,000 for the purchase of the property from the Lee family. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses

Veterans from all the nation's wars are buried in the cemetery, from the American Revolution through the military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Pre-Civil War dead were re-interred after 1900.

The Tomb of the Unknowns, also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, stands atop a hill overlooking Washington, DC. The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have Throughout history many Soldiers have died in wars without their remains being identified President John F. Kennedy is buried in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife and some of their children. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of His grave is marked with an "Eternal Flame. " His brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy is also buried nearby. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Another President, William Howard Taft, who was also a Chief Justice of the U. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U S. Supreme Court, is the only other President buried at Arlington.

Other frequently visited sites near the cemetery are the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, commonly known as the "Iwo Jima Memorial", the U.S. Air Force Memorial, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, the Netherlands Carillon and the U. The Marine Corps War Memorial is a military memorial Statue located near the Arlington National Cemetery and the Netherlands Carillon in The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors The Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery was a gift from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States of America in S. Army's Fort Myer. Fort Myer is a US Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County Virginia, across the Potomac River

The Pentagon

The Pentagon, looking northeast with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in the distance.

Main article: The Pentagon

The Pentagon in Arlington is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government It was dedicated on January 15, 1943 and it is the world's largest office building. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Although it is located in Arlington, the United States Postal Service requires that "Washington, D. C. " be used as the place name in mail addressed to the ZIP codes assigned to The Pentagon. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia.

The building is pentagon-shaped in plan and houses about 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel. Regular pentagons The term pentagon is commonly used to mean a regular convex pentagon, where all sides are equal and all interior angles are equal (to It has five floors and each floor has five ring corridors. The Pentagon's principle law enforcement arm is the United States Pentagon Police, the agency that protects the Pentagon and various other DoD jurisdictions throughout the National Capital Region. The US Pentagon Police is the federal police force of the Secretary of Defense.

Built during the early years of World War II, it is still thought of as one of the most efficient office buildings in the world. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It has 17. 5 miles (28 km) of corridors, yet it takes only seven minutes or so to walk between any two points in the building.

It was built from 680,000 tons of sand and gravel dredged from the nearby Potomac River that were processed into 435,000 cubic yards (330,000 m³) of concrete and molded into the pentagon shape. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Very little steel was used in its design due to the needs of the war effort.

The open-air central plaza in the Pentagon is the world's largest "no-salute, no-cover" area (where U. S. servicemembers need not wear hats nor salute). The snack bar in the center is informally known as the Ground Zero Cafe, a nickname originating during the Cold War when the Pentagon was targeted by Soviet nuclear missiles. The term Ground Zero may be used to describe the point on the earth's surface where an explosion occurs Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Nuclear weapons delivery is the technology and systems used to place a Nuclear weapon at the position of Detonation, on or near its intended target

During World War II, the earliest portion of the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway was built in Arlington in conjunction with the parking and traffic plan for the Pentagon. The Henry G Shirley Memorial Highway was the first limited access freeway in the U This early freeway, opened in 1943, and completed to Woodbridge, Virginia in 1952, is now part of Interstate 395. Woodbridge is a Census-designated place (CDP in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield Virginia

Demographics

The Arlington County Planning Research and Analysis Team (PRAT) estimates the January 1, 2008 population at 206,800

As of the 2000 census^[10], there were:

• 189,453 people
• 86,352 households,
• and 39,290 families residing in Arlington. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population

The population density was 7,323 people per square mile (2,828/km²), the highest of any county in Virginia. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 90,426 housing units at an average density of 3,495/sq mi (1,350/km²).

The racial makeup of the county was 68. 94% White, 9. 35% Black or African American, 0. 35% Native American, 8. 62% Asian, 0. 08% Pacific Islander, 8. 33% from other races, and 4. 34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18. 62% of the population.

28% of Arlington residents were foreign-born.

In 2005 Arlington's population was 64. 7% non-Hispanic whites. 8. 8% of the population was African-American. Native Americans constituted 0. 4% of the population. Asians now outnumbered African-Americans, constituting 8. 9% of the population. Latinos were 16. 1% of the population.

There were 86,352 households out of which 19. 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35. 30% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54. 50% were non-families. 40. 80% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 15 and the average family size was 2. 96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 16. 50% under the age of 18, 10. 40% from 18 to 24, 42. 40% from 25 to 44, 21. 30% from 45 to 64, and 9. 40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100. 70 males.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the county was $87,350, and the median income for a family was $116,114. [1] Males had a median income of $51,011 versus $41,552 for females. The per capita income for the county was $37,706. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 00% of families and 7. 80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 7. 00% of those age 65 or over. In 2004 the average single-family home sales price passed $600,000, approximately triple the price less than a decade before, and the median topped $550,000.

Arlington Census Designated Place (CDP) population history

• 1960. . . . . 163,401^[11]
• 1970. . . . . 174,284
• 1980. . . . . 152,299
• 1990. . . . . 170,936
• 2000. . . . . 189,453
• 2006. . . . . 200,226
• 2007. . . . . 202,800 (estimated)

Arlington Economic Development maintains regional economic data and statistics.

Development patterns

Aerial view of a growth pattern in Arlington County, Virginia. High density, mixed use development is often concentrated within 1/4 to 1/2 mile from the County's Metrorail rapid transit stations, such as in Rosslyn, Courthouse, and Clarendon (shown in red from upper left to lower right). A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway Clarendon is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, USA, located between the Rosslyn area and the Ballston area This photograph is taken from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency website describing Arlington's award for overall excellence in smart growth in 2002.

Arlington has won awards for its smart growth development strategies. Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid Urban sprawl; and advocates compact For over 30 years, the government has had a policy of concentrating much of its new development near transit facilities, such as Metrorail stations and the high-volume bus lines of Columbia Pike. State Route 244, also known as Columbia Pike, is a primary State highway in the U Within the transit areas, the government has a policy of encouraging mixed-use and pedestrian- and transit-oriented development. Mixed-use development is the practice of allowing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings In Urban design, walkability is the measure of the overall walking conditions in an area TOD in cities Many cities in the USA and Canada are developing TOD policy Outside of those areas, the government usually limits density increases, but makes exceptions for larger projects that are near major highways, such as in Shirlington, near I-395 (the Shirley Highway). Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield Virginia The Henry G Shirley Memorial Highway was the first limited access freeway in the U

Much of Arlington's development in the last generation has been concentrated around 7 of the County's 11 Metrorail stations. However, infill development elsewhere in the County has recently replaced many undeveloped lots and small single-family dwellings with row houses and larger homes. Infill in its broadest meaning is material that fills in an otherwise unoccupied space In Architecture and City planning, a terrace(d or row house or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to Patio houses

Increasing land values and re-development (most of which is by-right development) has diminished Arlington's tree canopy and reduced the supply of existing affordable housing. Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed " affordable " to a group of people within a specified To address x coverage and the construction of larger homes the County has recently limited the allowable coverage on some single-family lots.

In addition, the County implemented in 2005 an affordable housing ordinance that requires most developers to contribute significant affordable housing resources, either in units or through a cash contribution, in order to obtain the highest allowable amounts of increased building density in new development projects, most of which are planned near Metrorail station areas. The County also permits greater heights and densities through zoning ordinance bonuses in exchange for the creation of additional on-site affordable housing units, at a target level of 1:1 (i. e. one committed affordable unit for every market-rate unit; since 2004, and including condominium projects, actual average production has been closer to 2:3. )

The County focuses its efforts to preserve, create and maintain for-sale and rental affordable housing units to households whose income is not greater than 80% of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Median Income (AMI); rental units are committed for no fewer than 30 years at no greater than 60% AMI. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many Social, Microeconomic and Government models AMI tables are published annually by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The Arlington County Planning Research and Analysis Team (PRAT) maintains detailed data about current and historical development in Arlington County.

Government

Arlington is governed by a five person County Board, whose members are elected to four year terms.

Arlington also elects four Members of the 100 Member Virginia House of Delegates and two Members of the Virginia Senate. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. State Senators are elected to four year terms, while Delegates are elected to two year terms.

Arlington has an elected five person School Board, whose members are elected to four year terms. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Adam P Ebbin (born November 10, 1963) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Virginia law does not permit political parties to place school board candidates on the ballot, but as in many other Virginia jurisdictions, most Arlington school board candidates run with an explicit party endorsement.

Arlington also has several Constitutional Officers, all of whom are elected County-wide. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the United States

Note: Arlington is represented by three of the four openly gay elected officials in Virginia. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Arlington County Board member Jay Fisette was the first in 1997. Adam Ebbin became the first openly gay Delegate in 2003. In 2006, School Board member Sally Baird became the first openly lesbian elected official in Virginia. (The fourth openly gay elected official is Councilman Paul Smedberg of the City of Alexandria Council. )

Presidential election results

Each year's winner in the general election is listed first below.

• 2004 - 31. 3% Bush (R), 67. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 6% Kerry (D)
• 2000 - 34. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 2% Bush (R), 60. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 1% Gore (D)
• 1996 - 60. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 5% Clinton (D), 34. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 6% Dole (R)
• 1992 - 57. Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole (born July 22 1923 is an attorney and retired United States Senator from Kansas from 1969–1996 serving part of that time 8% Clinton (D), 31. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 9% Bush (R)
• 1988 - 45. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 4% Bush (R), 53. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 5% Dukakis (D)
• 1984 - 48. Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician former Governor of Massachusetts, and was the Democratic The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 2% Reagan (R), 51. 3% Mondale (D)
• 1980 - 46. Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 1% Reagan (R), 39. 6% Carter (D)
• 1976 - 50. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 4% Carter (D), 47. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 9% Ford (R)
• 1972 - 59. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President 4% Nixon (R), 39% McGovern (D)
• 1968 - 45. George Stanley McGovern The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 9% Nixon (R), 42. 6% Humphrey (D)
• 1964 - 61. Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr ( May 27, 1911 &ndash January 13, 1978) was the thirty-eighth Vice President of the United States, serving The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 7% Johnson (D), 37. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 7% Goldwater (R)
• 1960 - 51. 4% Kennedy (D), 48. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 1% Nixon (R)

Transportation

U.S. Route 50 running through Rosslyn at sunset

Airports

Arlington is the home of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) , which provides domestic services to the Washington, D. US Route 50 is a major east-west route of the US Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km from Ocean City Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned C. area.

Nearby airports with international services include Washington Dulles International Airport (IATA: IAD, ICAO: KIAD, FAA LID: IAD) , located in Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) , located in unincorporated Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. Loudoun County (ˈlaʊdən "LOUD-un" is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area ( U An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned Anne Arundel County (ˌænəˈrʌndəl with a stress on the run) is a County located in the U

Public transportation

Arlington is served by the Orange, Blue and Yellow lines of the Washington Metro. The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 Rapid transit stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 Rapid transit stations from Franconia-Springfield to Largo Town Center. The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve Rapid transit stations from Huntington to Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Additionally, it is served by Virginia Railway Express (commuter rail), Metrobus (regional public bus), and a local public bus system, Arlington Transit (ART). The Virginia Railway Express (VRE is a commuter rail service that connects the Northern Virginia area with Washington DC. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ( WMATA) is a tri-jurisdictional Government agency authorized by Congress, that operates transit Arlington Transit (ART operates in Arlington County Virginia, providing bus and other transit service within the county

Roads in Arlington County

Main articles: Streets and highways of Arlington County, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia, street-naming system

The street names in Arlington are an extention of the naming convention used in the District. This article deals with the Streets and Highways of Arlington County Virginia, a suburb of Washington D This article details the street-naming system of Arlington County, Virginia in the United States. The streets are alphabetical starting with one-syllable names, then two-, three- and four-syllable names for streets going north / south. (The "lowest" alphabetical street is Ball Street. The "highest" is Arizona. ) The east / west streets are numbered and are divided by Route 50 with all numbered streets labeled as North above Route 50 and all numbered streets labeled as South below. Arlington County is traversed by two interstate highways, Interstate 66 in the northern part of the county and Interstate 395 in the eastern part, both with high-occupancy vehicle lanes or restrictions. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 66 (I-66 is an Interstate highway in the eastern United States. Interstate 395 (abbreviated I-395) in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield Virginia In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with In addition, the county is served by a number of multi-lane urban arterial roads and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The word lane has several meanings including and especially a portion of a paved Road which is intended for a single line of vehicles and is marked by White An arterial road is a moderate or high-capacity Road which is immediately below a Highway Level of service. The George Washington Memorial Parkway known to local motorists simply as the "G

Bicycle paths

Arlington has a number of off-road bicycle trails, all of which travel along the Potomac River and its tributaries, abandoned railroad beds, or major highways. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Rail trail is a term for a Trail that makes use of a railroad right-of-way (ROW. One of these trails, the Mount Vernon Trail, runs for 17 miles (27 km) along the Potomac, continuing through Alexandria to George Washington's plantation home. The Mount Vernon Trail is a popular running and bike path in Northern Virginia that runs from near Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the This is about the George Washington residence For other uses see Mount Vernon (disambiguation. In Arlington's southeast corner, immediately south of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Mount Vernon Trail connects to the Four Mile Run Trail, which travels westward through Arlington in a stream valley. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington Four Mile Run is a Stream in Northern Virginia that proceeds from Fairfax County southeast through Falls Church to Arlington County

In addition, a rail trail, the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail), travels northwest for 45 miles (72 km) from the Arlington/Alexandria boundary at Shirlington through Falls Church, Vienna, Herndon, and Leesburg to the town of Purcellville in western Loudoun County, Virginia. Rail trail is a term for a Trail that makes use of a railroad right-of-way (ROW. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a popular and unusually-shaped Regional park in Northern Virginia. Falls Church is an Independent city in Virginia, United States. Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 14453 at the 2000 census and it has grown by about 3% since Herndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Leesburg is a historic town in and County seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America Purcellville is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. Loudoun County (ˈlaʊdən "LOUD-un" is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Other notable trails include both the Custis Trail, which travels westward beside Interstate 66 through Arlington, connecting the Mount Vernon Trail in Rosslyn with the W&OD Trail, and the Bluemont Junction Trail, a rail trail that travels between the W&OD Trail and Ballston, where it connects with the Custis Trail. The Custis Trail is a 6-mile paved bike trail in Arlington County Virginia that extends from Key Bridge at Rosslyn westward to Lee Highway Ballston is a Neighborhood in Arlington County Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail

In addition, a partially off-road bike route bisects the County while traveling westward from Arlington National Cemetery, the Iwo Jima Memorial and Rosslyn to Falls Church while travelling as a paved trail near or adjacent to Arlington Boulevard (U. S. Route 50) or within the Boulevard's service road. Further, many of the County's major streets contain designated bicycle lanes near their curbs or parking lanes.

Geography

Courthouse Plaza in Arlington County

Arlington County is the smallest self-governing county in the United States (the largest county-level jurisdiction being North Slope Borough, Alaska). North Slope Borough is a borough located largely in the North Slope region of the U Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 26 square miles (67 km²), of which about 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 square miles (12 km²) is federal property. There are two counties that are geographically smaller than Arlington in the United States (but which have no form of self-government): Kalawao, Hawaii (13. Kalawao County is a County located in the US state of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the 2 square miles) and Bristol, Rhode Island (24. Bristol County is a County located in the US state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States 7 square miles).

Arlington is located at 38°52′49″N, 77°6′30″W (38. 880344, -77. 108260)^[12]. It is bounded on the north by Fairfax County, on the west by the City of Falls Church, on the south by the City of Alexandria, and on the east by the Potomac River; across the river is the City of Washington, D.C.. Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. Falls Church is an Independent city in Virginia, United States. Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

A person standing on Memorial Bridge in Arlington County is exactly as far from the Cumberland Gap, Virginia's western extreme point, as they are from downtown Boston, Massachusetts -- 394 miles (636 km). "Cumberland Gap" is also the informal name for a section of the A74 in England; the name of a song by Skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan

National protected areas

• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (part)
• George Washington Memorial Parkway (part)

Neighborhoods in Arlington

Freedom Park in Rosslyn

There are numerous unincorporated neighborhoods within Arlington County that are commonly referred to by name as if they were distinct towns. Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental cultural or similar value Arlington House (The RE Lee Memorial is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington Virginia, USA and was once the home of Confederate The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states The George Washington Memorial Parkway known to local motorists simply as the "G Freedom Park is a former outdoor Museum in Arlington Virginia, located at 1101 Wilson Blvd site of the old Newseum building in Rosslyn The county characterizes some of these neighborhoods - particularly those located at Metrorail stations and other major transportation corridors - as "urban villages. " These are usually centers with commercial activity. These include:

There are also numerous neighborhoods which are largely residential including:

Arlington County includes a large selection of Sears Catalog Homes, which were offered between 1908 and 1940, Considered to be of exceptional quality, in modern times, these houses are sought after by many home buyers. Ballston is a Neighborhood in Arlington County Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail Clarendon is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, USA, located between the Rosslyn area and the Ballston area This article describes the unincorporated community of Langley in McLean Virginia Sears Catalog Homes (sold as Sears Modern Homes) were ready-to-assemble Houses sold through Mail order by Sears Roebuck and Company, an As well, Arlington features some of the first and among the best examples of post-World War II garden style apartment complexes in the U. S. , some of which were designed by architect Mihran Mesrobian. Mihran Mesrobian (1889 – 1975 was a Turkish-born Armenian who immigrated to the United States and became a prominent Architect in the Washington Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) is the dividing line in the county.

Neighborhood Historic Preservation Districts

A number of the county's residential neighborhoods and larger garden-style apartment complexes are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and/or designated under the County government's zoning ordinance as local Historic Preservation Districts. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of ^[13][14] These include Arlington Village, Arlington Forest, Ashton Heights, Buckingham, Cherrydale, Claremont, Colonial Village, Fairlington, Lyon Park, Lyon Village, Maywood, Penrose, Waverly Hills and Westover. ^[15][16]

Neighborhood Conservation Plans

Many of Arlington County's neighborhoods participate in the Arlington County government's Neighborhood Conservation Program (NCP). ^[17] Each of these neighborhoods has a Neighborhood Conservation Plan that describes the neighborhood's characteristics, history and recommendations for capital improvement projects that the County government funds through the NCP. ^[18]

Postal areas

The three-digit zip code prefix 222 uniquely identifies Arlington. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Delivery areas north of Arlington Boulevard have odd-numbered ZIP codes (22201, 22203, 22205, 22207, 22209, and 22213), while delivery areas south of Arlington Boulevard have even-numbered ZIP codes (22202, 22204, and 22206). ZIP codes that are assigned to post office boxes, large mailers, and military facilities do not always follow that rule. A post office box (often abbreviated PO Box or PO Box) is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post office station

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, both within the boundaries of Arlington County, are assigned with Washington, D. C. , ZIP codes.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Arlington County is served by the Arlington Public Schools system. Arlington Public Schools is a public School division that serves Arlington County, Virginia. The public high schools in Arlington County are Yorktown High School, Washington-Lee High School, Wakefield High School, and the H-B Woodlawn program. Yorktown High School is one of three public high schools located in Arlington Virginia. This article is about the high school in Arlington Virginia For the high school in Montross Virginia, see Washington and Lee High School. Wakefield High School is one of three high schools located in Arlington Virginia, and is just one block away from Alexandria. The H-B Woodlawn Alternative Program, commonly referred to as H-B, is an alternative all-county public school located in Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington County is also home to Bishop O'Connell, a Roman Catholic high school. Bishop Denis J O'Connell High School (also known as " DJO " was founded in 1957 in Arlington County, Virginia.

Arlington County spends about half of its revenue on education, making it one of the top ten per-pupil spenders in the nation (as of 2004, over $13,000, the second highest amount spent on education in the United States, behind New York City). The City of New York

Through an agreement with Fairfax County Public Schools approved by the school board in 1999, up to 26 students residing in Arlington per grade level may be enrolled at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax at a cost to Arlington of approximately $8000 per student. Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology ( TJHSST TJ Jefferson) is a public secondary school located in Northern Virginia operated by Fairfax County Fairfax County is a county in Northern Virginia, in the United States. For the first time in 2006, more students (36) were offered admission in the selective high school than allowed by the previously established enrollment cap. ^[19]

Colleges and universities

Marymount University is the only university with its main campus located in Arlington. Marymount University is a coeducational four-year Catholic university whose main campus is located in Arlington Virginia. Founded in 1950 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary as Marymount College of Virginia located on North Glebe Road. The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (known in the United States as the RSHM and in other parts of the world as RSCM) are an international global The school has expanded into offering complete 4 year undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and recently doctorial degrees in Fall 2004. The school expanded in the early 1990s and opened an additional campus in Ballston. They also have a Reston Center located in Reston, Virginia. Reston is an internationally known Planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in

George Mason University operates an Arlington campus in the Virginia Square area between Clarendon and Ballston. George Mason University (also referred to as GMU or Mason) is a large Public university in the United States. George Mason University (also referred to as GMU or Mason) is a large Public university in the United States. Clarendon is a neighborhood in Arlington County, Virginia, USA, located between the Rosslyn area and the Ballston area Ballston is a Neighborhood in Arlington County Virginia and is home to the Ballston-MU station on the Orange Line of the Metrorail The campus houses the School of Law, School of Public Policy and other programs. George Mason University School of Law (Mason Law or GMUSL is the law school of George Mason University, a State university in the U The University is commencing construction on a new building in October 2007, which is expected to open in 2010. This new building will provide additional space for the School of Law and other graduate programs.

DeVry University operates a campus for undergraduate classes along with the Keller School of Management for its graduate classes, in Crystal City. DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of Devry Inc The University established the campus in 2001.

Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a regionally accredited institution offering postgraduate programs in Psychology with a Roman Catholic perspective. The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a Graduate school affiliated with the Legion of Christ, a Catholic religious congregation. Its campus is in the Crystal City neighborhood.

University of Management and Technology is a distance learning university that is headquartered in Rosslyn.

The Art Institute of Washington, a local branch of The Art Institutes is located in the Ames Center across from the Rosslyn Metro Station. The Art Institute of Washington – is one of The Art Institutes, a system of more than 40 educational institutions located throughout North America, providing This article is about the chain of for-profit art schools For the stand-alone art college in Boston see The Art Institute of Boston; for the stand-alone art college in

Strayer University has a campus in Arlington as well as its corporate headquarters. Strayer University, formerly Strayer College of Washington DC

In addition, Argosy University, Banner College, Everest College, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Northern Virginia Community College, Troy University, the University of New Haven, the University of Oklahoma, and Westwood College all have campuses in Arlington. Argosy University is a private For-profit university, with 19 locations in 12 U Anthem Institute (formerly The Chubb Institute is a chain of private for-profit Technical schools with eight campuses throughout the United States. Everest College is a system of For-profit colleges in the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D Troy University is a public University located in Troy, Alabama and founded in 1887, as "Troy Normal School" The University of New Haven is a private comprehensive coeducational University located in suburban West Haven, Connecticut that was originally founded University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Westwood College is a for-profit technical school which offers degree programs in Business, Criminal justice, gaming, Fashion, Computers

Sister cities

Arlington has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

• Aachen, Germany
• Reims, France
• San Miguel, El Salvador
• Coyoacán, Mexico

See also

• Arlington Independent Media
• List of people from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
• List of federal agencies in Arlington County, Virginia
• Arlington Arts Center
• Arlington Hall

References

External links

Websites

• Arlington County official web pages
  • Arlington County government home page
  • Arlington County Profile 2008. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
  • Arlington County Board
  • Arlington Economic Development Agency official website
  • Arlington County Geographic Information System Mapping Center Interactive Maps
  • Arlington County Local Historic Districts
  • Arlington County Neighborhood Conservation Plans
  • Arlington County Neighborhood Conservation Program
  • Arlington County sites listed in National Register of Historic Places
  • Arlington County Zoning Ordinance
  • Arlington County Zoning Ordinance: Historic Preservation Districts
  • Arlington County Bicycle Maps
• Animal Welfare League of Arlington (Arlington County Animal Shelter)
• Arlington Chamber of Commerce
• Arlington Convention and Visitors Service official website
• Arlington Fire Journal - History of Arlington County Fire Dept., including Sept. 11 at Pentagon
• Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance (non-profit community group)
• Arlington Historical Society
• Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (U.S. National Park Service website)
• Arlington County Democrats
• Arlington Skyscrapers at Emporis
• Arlington's Urban Villages

Neighborhoods

• Alcova Heights
• Ballston and Virginia Square
• Bluemont
• Buckingham
• Cherrydale
• Clarendon
• Court House
• Glencarlyn
• Lyon Park
• Lyon Village
• Rosslyn
• Rosslyn (North Rosslyn)
• Waycroft-Woodlawn
• Yorktown

Related links

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  • Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia
  • CrimeinDC.org - Unofficial Google crime maps of Arlington