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Fairfax County Overview
Fairfax County was established in 1742 and named after Thomas, the sixth Lord Fairfax. Located 10 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., the county covers 399 square miles and has major shopping hubs, county and national parks, a wide variety of restaurants and popular cultural attractions within its boundaries.
Interstates 95, 495 and 66 provide primary highway access to the county. Washington Dulles International Airport -- the second largest transatlantic gateway and the third largest East Coast gateway to the Pacific Rim -- is located in the northwestern part of the county. Reagan National Airport is also close by. Amtrak, Amtrak Autotrain, Washington Metrorail ("Metro") and Virginia Railway Express also keep people moving into and around the region. The Metro train has three lines and 10 stops in Fairfax County.
To learn about Fairfax County trends and forcasts, click to read a study published in March 2006, "Comprehensive Demographic Study Highlighting Trends." For more information on Fairfax County, you have several sources. The county offers a demographics page (click here) or go directly to the tourism site Visit Fairfax or the county's Economic Development Authority.
To learn specifically about business and industry sectors that have a major presence in the county, go to www.fairfaxcountyeda.org or for Loudoun County, visit www.co.loudoun.va.us/business.
Community Newspapers:
- The Observer Newspapers
- Times Community Newspapers
- The Connection Newspapers
- The Chronicle Newspapers
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