Bluemont, Arlington, Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°52′37″N 77°07′23″W / 38.877°N 77.123°W / 38.877; -77.123
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For the town in Loudon County, see Bluemont, Virginia.
Bluemont, Arlington
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Bluemont is a suburban neighborhood in

Glebe Road.[1]

The neighborhood is bisected by both

Wilson Boulevard.[1] It sits on the western edge of the larger Ballston
neighborhood.

Background

The neighborhood gets its name from the old Bluemont Junction on the Alexandria-Bluemont line of the Washington & Old Dominion Railway.[2]

Demographics

As of 2020, 72.6% of Bluemont's population is white, 9.9% is Hispanic, 8.5% is Asian, 6.5% is mixed race, 2.4% is black, and 0.1% is other.[3]

Bluemont has several subdivisions (e.e. Brockwood, Lacey Forest and Brandon Village among others).[citation needed]

Education

As of 2020, most children will go to

Kenmore Middle School, and Washington-Liberty High School
.

Points of Interest

The neighborhood is crossed by the Bluemont Junction Trail, along the path of the former Bluemont Branch of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.[4] It is also the western end of the Custis Trail.

The community features the Arlington Traditional School, Lacy Woods Park, Bon Air Park [ceb], Bluemont Park [ceb], Fields Park, Balls Crossing, Saint Ann's Catholic Church [Wikidata], and West Ballston.[1]

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Neighborhood". bluemontcivic.org.
  2. ^ "Bluemont Junction". Historical Marker Database.
  3. ^ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas".
  4. ^ "Bluemont Junction Caboose". Arlington County, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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