Ashburn, Virginia Ashburn, Virginia Ashburn is positioned in Northern Virginia Ashburn - Ashburn Ashburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Ashburn was originally called Farmwell (variant names include Old Farmwell and Farmwell Station) after a close-by mansion of that name owned by George Lee III.

A section of Farmwell plantation west of Ashburn Road, a 580-acre (2.3 km ) tract, was purchased in 1841 as a summer home by John Janney, a Quaker attorney who almost became Vice President of the United States.

Ashburn is positioned at 39 02 37 N 077 29 15 W (39.0437192, 77.4874899) and its average altitude is 295 feet (90 m) above sea level. According to the 2010 United States Census, the CDP has a total region of 17.287 square miles (44.77 km2), of which 17.025 square miles (44.09 km2) is territory and 0.262 square miles (0.68 km2) is water. Ashburn is positioned between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg, the governmental center of county of Loudoun County.

The Ashburn region comprises of many primary and minor subdivisions such as Ashbrook, Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, the Courts and Ridges at Ashburn, Belmont Greene, Belmont Country Club, Brambleton, Broadlands and the Village of Waxpool.

The United States Enumeration Bureau defines Ashburn as a census-designated place (CDP).

As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a populace of 43,511 residents, while the larger ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Ashburn's 20147 ZIP code contained 54,086 citizens . and the encircling suburbs such as Tysons Corner and Reston to their places of employment. The median homehold income as of 2009 was $100,719. Median age in Ashburn is 31.6. Ashburn's populace is made up of 49% males and 51% females. The ethnic makeup of the CDP is White (71%), Asian/Pacific Islander (14%), African American (8%), Hispanic (7%), and Other race (7%). The total number of homeholds accounted for in Ashburn was 22,555. The median homehold size is 2.9 persons. 98% percent of Ashburn inhabitants have a high school degree. Some 42 percent of Ashburn's populace holds a four-year bachelor's degree; 18 percent holds graduate degrees. Located inside the Dulles Technology Corridor, Ashburn is home to many high-tech businesses.

World Trade Center Dulles Airport is presently[when?] under assembly and will be the second World Trade Center in the state. Verizon Business has a primary office in Ashburn at the locale replacing MCI World - Com's command posts after its acquisition. Ashburn is also home to government contractor Telos.

The George Washington University's Virginia Science and Technology Campus and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus are positioned in Ashburn.

EADS North America (the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company), retitled Airbus Group, Inc., a defense contractor headed by former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe, has a second locale in Ashburn in addition to the chief office in Herndon, Virginia.

The United States Postal Service operates the Ashburn Post Office. The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Ashburn Aviation Field Office in Ashburn; it is the county-wide command posts of the NTSB Aviation Eastern Region. George Washington University and Strayer University have campuses in Ashburn.

In December 2009, it was reported that George Mason University is planning to set up a ground in Ashburn, to be positioned at Exit 6 off the Dulles Greenway. Main article: Loudoun County Public Schools Educational establishments in Ashburn are directed by the Loudoun County Public Schools.

Ashburn's elementary schools include Ashburn Elementary School, Belmont Station Elementary School, Cedar Lane Elementary School, Discovery Elementary School, Dominion Trail Elementary School, Hillside Elementary School, Legacy Elementary School,Creighton's Corner Elementary, Mill Run Elementary School, Moorefield Station Elementary School, Newton-Lee Elementary School, Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School, Sanders Corner Elementary School, and Steuart W.

Ashburn's enhance middle schools include Eagle Ridge Middle School, Farmwell Station Middle School, Stone Hill Middle School, and Trailside Middle School.

Public high schools in Ashburn include Briar Woods High School, Broad Run High School, Stone Bridge High School, Belmont Ridge Middle School, and Rock Ridge High School. There are five private schools in Ashburn: Ideal Schools High School, St.

Theresa Catholic School, Virginia Academy, Boyd School, and County Christian School.

Media covering Ashburn include Leesburg Today, and the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

Ashburn's fire and emergency medical services are provided by a combination of the volunteers of Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department and the Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management.

AVFRD is a business under LCFR, and serves Ashburn with Stations 6 and 22, which is positioned next to Loudoun Hospital.

The Ashburn region is served by the Inova Ashburn Healthplex Emergency Room at the corner of the Dulles Greenway and Loudoun County Parkway as well as Inova Loudoun Hospital, positioned less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from Ashburn in neighboring Lansdowne, Virginia, and by larger hospitals in the Washington suburbs and city.

One Loudoun, a new multimillion-dollar residentiary, sports, and entertainment evolution designed to be the downtown region of Loudoun County, and includes the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, restaurants, and housing, as well as the Edelman Financial Field, a prepared baseball stadium designed to be the centerpiece of the area. National Register of Historic Places listings in Loudoun County, Virginia a b c "Ashburn CDP, Virginia".

Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Enumeration Data).

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