Lorton, Virginia Shops along Lorton Station Blvd, 2016 Shops along Lorton Station Blvd, 2016 Location of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia Location of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia Lorton, Virginia is positioned in Northern Virginia Lorton, Virginia - Lorton, Virginia Location of Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia Lorton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

Joseph Plaskett of the Cumbrian village settled in southern Fairfax County, running a general store and opening the Lorton Valley Post Office on November 11, 1875. Before the identification of Lorton, the commercial center was Colchester, and the spiritual and historical center of the improve around which the dominant citizens of the time revolved was Pohick Church, where George Washington and George Mason were at times members of the vestry.

From the early 20th century until November 2001, Lorton was the site of a District of Columbia correctional facility called the Lorton Reformatory which, among other things, detained roughly 168 women from the women's suffrage boss from the Washington, D.C.

Lorton is one of the two stations that serves Amtrak's Auto Train which carries travelers and their vehicles non-stop to Sanford, Florida, in the Orlando area.

The Lorton and Occoquan Railroad once directed between the Lorton Reformatory and Occoquan, with connection to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.

Lorton is positioned in southern Fairfax County at 38 42 18 N 77 14 1 W (38.704915, -77.233573). It is bordered to the west by Laurel Hill, to the north by Newington, to the east by Fort Belvoir, to the southeast by Mason Neck, and to the southwest by Woodbridge in Prince William County.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the Lorton CDP has a total region of 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2), of which 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.39%, is water. The altitude ranges from sea level at the Prince William County line (the Occoquan River) to slightly over 200 feet (61 m) along Furnace Road at the CDP's edge.

Route 1 (Richmond Highway) and Interstate 95 pass through Lorton, dominant northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Alexandria and 19 miles (31 km) to Washington, D.C., and south 34 miles (55 km) to Fredericksburg.

Lorton is part of the Fairfax Public School System.

There are six elementary schools to serve Lorton residents, Gunston Elementary, Lorton Station, Silverbrook, Laurel Hill, and Halley.

Hayfield Secondary School used to be the only enhance high school for Lorton region pupils, but they may now alternatively attend South County Secondary School.

Fairfax County Public Library operates the Lorton Library in the CDP. Gunston Plaza Shopping Center is in the center of Lorton along US Route 1.

At the corner of Lorton Road and Lorton Market Street are Shoppers Food, Sentara Lorton Marketplace Emergency Care Center and Advanced Imaging Center, Tokyo One Japanese Steakhouse, Virginia ABC store, Quiznos, Glory Days, Bank of America, Baskin Robbins, barber, a Mexican restaurant, and other shops.

Near the Lorton VRE commuter rail station on Lorton Station Boulevard are Wells Fargo, Subway, Fireside Grill, Pane e Vino, K&C Pharmacy, dry cleaner, Music&Arts, salon, Lasani Kabob, Fed - Ex/Kinkos and other shops.

The Lorton Heritage Society has advanced the Lorton History Garden on the library's south side.

The Lorton VRE station is positioned at 8990 Lorton Station Boulevard.

This station is one mile north of the Amtrak Lorton station.

The Lorton Amtrak station is the northern terminal for Amtrak's Auto Train which runs between this station and the Sanford station in Sanford, Florida.

Vamoose Bus, a privately owned company, provides everyday transit from the Lorton VRE Station parking lot to Penn Station/Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Lorton Volunteer Fire Department Company 19 is one of 12 private, non-for-profit fire companies working in partnership with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, to furnish emergency and non-emergency services to protect lives, property, and the surrounding.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lorton CDP, Virginia".

"The History of Lorton, Virginia" (PDF).

"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (DP-1): Lorton CDP, Virginia".

"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Lorton CDP, Virginia".

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