Loudoun County, Virginia
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Loudoun County (
History
18th century
Loudoun County was established in 1757 from
By the time of the American Revolution, Loudoun County was Virginia's most populous county. It was also rich in agriculture, and the county's contributions of grain to George Washington's Continental Army earned it the nickname "Breadbasket of the Revolution."[8]
19th century
During the
Local tradition holds that these documents were stored at Rokeby House.[10]U.S. president James Monroe treated Oak Hill Plantation as a primary residence from 1823 until his death on July 4, 1831.[11] The Loudoun County coat of arms and flag, granted by the English College of Arms, memorialize the special relationship between Britain and the United States that developed through his Monroe Doctrine.[12]
Early in the
20th century
During
In 1962,
Government and politics
Between 1952 and 2008, Loudoun was a Republican-leaning county. However, this has changed in recent years with Democrats winning Loudoun in all statewide campaigns after Republicans narrowly carried it in 2014. As of the 2023 elections, Democrats hold a 7 to 2 majority on the Board of Supervisors and a 6 to 3 majority on the School Board, but Republicans hold all five countywide elected constitutional offices (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Commissioner of the Revenue, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer). This makes Loudoun County a reliable state bellwether, having voted for every statewide presidential election winner since 1932.
The county's official motto, I Byde My Time, is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Earl of Loudoun.[1][15] In the mid to late 20th century, as northerners gradually migrated to Southern suburbs, Loudoun County increasingly shifted to the Republican Party in supporting presidential candidates, and more local ones. Before the 2008 election of Barack Obama, county voters had not supported a Democratic president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
In recent years, the county's rapid growth in its eastern portion, settled by educated professionals working in or near Washington, D.C., has changed the demographics of the county, and the Democratic Party has become increasingly competitive. After giving Senator Barack Obama nearly 54% of its presidential vote in 2008, the county supported Republican Bob McDonnell in 2009, who received 61% of the gubernatorial vote. Voters also replaced two incumbent Democratic delegates, making Loudoun's state House delegation all Republican. In 2012 county voters again supported Obama, who took 51.5% of the vote, with Republican challenger Mitt Romney garnering 47%.[16]
Democrats carried the county again in the 2016 presidential election, when Loudoun swung heavily towards Hillary Clinton, giving her 55.1% to Donald Trump's 38.2%. In 2020, Joe Biden won 61.5% to Trump's 36.5%.[17] A year later, in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, Democratic nominee and former Governor Terry McAuliffe won the county with 55.3% to now Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin's 44.2%.[18] Loudoun was one of ten counties that was won by McAuliffe, though it was his smallest margin of victory in Northern Virginia.[19]
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 82,088 | 36.51% | 138,372 | 61.54% | 4,402 | 1.96% |
2016 | 69,949 | 38.21% | 100,795 | 55.06% | 12,306 | 6.72% |
2012 | 75,292 | 47.04% | 82,479 | 51.53% | 2,289 | 1.43% |
2008 | 63,336 | 45.42% | 74,845 | 53.67% | 1,278 | 0.92% |
2004 | 60,382 | 55.69% | 47,271 | 43.60% | 777 | 0.72% |
2000 | 42,453 | 56.12% | 30,938 | 40.89% | 2,262 | 2.99% |
1996 | 25,715 | 52.13% | 19,942 | 40.43% | 3,673 | 7.45% |
1992 | 19,290 | 46.40% | 14,462 | 34.79% | 7,822 | 18.81% |
1988 | 20,448 | 66.26% | 10,101 | 32.73% | 313 | 1.01% |
1984 | 17,765 | 67.99% | 8,227 | 31.49% | 136 | 0.52% |
1980 | 12,076 | 58.93% | 6,694 | 32.67% | 1,722 | 8.40% |
1976 | 9,192 | 51.79% | 7,995 | 45.05% | 561 | 3.16% |
1972 | 9,417 | 69.46% | 3,941 | 29.07% | 199 | 1.47% |
1968 | 4,577 | 45.91% | 3,262 | 32.72% | 2,131 | 21.37% |
1964 | 2,594 | 37.72% | 4,278 | 62.21% | 5 | 0.07% |
1960 | 2,526 | 50.99% | 2,399 | 48.43% | 29 | 0.59% |
1956 | 2,489 | 53.41% | 1,960 | 42.06% | 211 | 4.53% |
1952 | 2,540 | 54.86% | 2,075 | 44.82% | 15 | 0.32% |
1948 | 1,430 | 44.07% | 1,545 | 47.61% | 270 | 8.32% |
1944 | 1,485 | 45.08% | 1,802 | 54.71% | 7 | 0.21% |
1940 | 1,061 | 32.84% | 2,156 | 66.73% | 14 | 0.43% |
1936 | 867 | 27.42% | 2,287 | 72.33% | 8 | 0.25% |
1932 | 600 | 19.54% | 2,440 | 79.45% | 31 | 1.01% |
1928 | 1,325 | 40.84% | 1,915 | 59.03% | 4 | 0.12% |
1924 | 152 | 7.48% | 1,794 | 88.33% | 85 | 4.19% |
1920 | 757 | 30.21% | 1,720 | 68.64% | 29 | 1.16% |
1916 | 404 | 21.02% | 1,490 | 77.52% | 28 | 1.46% |
1912 | 256 | 14.48% | 1,386 | 78.39% | 126 | 7.13% |
1908 | 447 | 21.37% | 1,570 | 75.05% | 75 | 3.59% |
1904 | 442 | 21.33% | 1,558 | 75.19% | 72 | 3.47% |
1900 | 1,684 | 37.43% | 2,690 | 59.79% | 125 | 2.78% |
1896 | 1,991 | 41.16% | 2,741 | 56.67% | 105 | 2.17% |
1892 | 1,738 | 37.32% | 2,719 | 58.39% | 200 | 4.29% |
1888 | 2,190 | 43.03% | 2,842 | 55.83% | 58 | 1.14% |
1884 | 1,978 | 41.22% | 2,795 | 58.24% | 26 | 0.54% |
1880 | 1,792 | 39.20% | 2,780 | 60.80% | 0 | 0.00% |
County Board of Supervisors
Like many counties in Virginia, Loudoun is locally governed by a
In November 2019, Democrats took over the Board of Supervisors. Voters elected Juli E. Briskman (D) in Algonkian District, with 6,763 votes (54.09%) replacing incumbent Suzanne M. Volpe (R) who polled 5,719 votes (45.74%). Juli Briskman had been fired from her job as a marketing analyst for a United States government and military subcontractor, after an AFP photo of her flipping off the motorcade of Donald Trump went viral on social media in 2017.[22]
Position | Name | Party | First Elected | District | |
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Chair | Phyllis Randall | Democratic | 2015 | At-Large | |
Vice Chair | Juli Briskman | Democratic | 2019 | Algonkian | |
Supervisor | Mike Turner | Democratic | 2019 | Ashburn | |
Supervisor | Sylvia Glass | Democratic | 2019 | Broad Run | |
Supervisor | Caleb Kershner | Republican | 2019 | Catoctin | |
Supervisor | Matt Letourneau | Republican | 2011 | Dulles | |
Supervisor | Kristen Umstattd | Democratic | 2015 | Leesburg | |
Supervisor | Laura TeKrony | Democratic | 2023 | Little River | |
Supervisor | Koran Saines | Democratic | 2015 | Sterling |
Position | Name | Party | First Election | |
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Clerk of the Circuit Court | Gary M. Clemens | Republican | 1999 | |
Commissioner of the Revenue | Robert S. Wertz Jr. | Republican | 2003 | |
Commonwealth's Attorney
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Robert D. Anderson | Republican | 2023 | |
Sheriff | Michael L. Chapman | Republican | 2011 | |
Treasurer | Henry C. Eickelberg | Republican | 2023 |
Position | Name | Party | First Elected | District | |
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Chair | Melinda Mansfield | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Dulles | |
Vice Chair | Arben Istrefi | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Sterling | |
Member | Anne Donohue | Nonpartisan | 2023 | At-Large | |
Member | April Chandler | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Algonkian | |
Member | Deana Griffiths | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Ashburn | |
Member | Linda Deans | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Broad Run | |
Member | Kari LaBell | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Catoctin | |
Member | Lauren Shernoff | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Leesburg | |
Member | Sumera Rashid | Nonpartisan | 2023 | Little River |
Position | Name | Party | First Elected | District | |
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Senator | Russet Perry | Democratic | 2023 | 31 | |
Senator | Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | 2023 | 32 |
Position | Name | Party | First Elected | District | |
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Delegate | Kannan Srinivasan | Democratic | 2023 | 26 | |
Delegate | Atoosa Reaser | Democratic | 2023 | 27 | |
Delegate | David Reid | Democratic | 2017 | 28 | |
Delegate | Marty Martinez | Democratic | 2023 | 29 | |
Delegate | Geary Higgins | Republican | 2023 | 30 |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Loudoun County has a total area of 521 square miles (1,350 km2), of which 516 square miles (1,340 km2) is land and 6 square miles (16 km2) (1.1%) is water.[27] It is bounded on the north by the Potomac River; across the river are Frederick, Washington and Montgomery counties in Maryland; it is bounded on the south by Prince William and Fauquier counties, on the west by watershed of the Blue Ridge Mountain across which are Jefferson County, West Virginia and Clarke County, and on the east by Fairfax County. The Bull Run Mountains and Catoctin Mountain bisect the county. To the west of the range is the Loudoun Valley. Bisecting the Loudoun Valley from Hillsboro to the Potomac River is Short Hill Mountain.
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National protected area
Economy
Traditionally a rural county, Loudoun's population has grown dramatically since the 1980s. Having undergone heavy suburbanization since 1990, Loudoun has a full-fledged
Loudoun County retains a strong rural economy. The equine industry has an estimated revenue of $78 million. It is home to the Morven Park International Equestrian Center which hosts national horse trials. In addition, a growing wine industry has produced several internationally recognized wines. Loudoun County now has 40 wineries[30] and over 25 active farms. Loudoun has rich soil and was in the mid-19th century a top wheat-producing county in the fourth largest wheat-producing state.[31]
Loudoun County houses over 60 massive data centers, many of which correspond to Amazon Web Services’s (AWS) us-east-1 region.[37][38] These data centers are estimated to carry 70 percent of global web traffic.[39]
Before its dissolution,
Top employers
According to the county's
# | Employer | # of employees (2020)[44] | # of employees (2011)[45] |
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1 | Loudoun County Public Schools | 11,995 | 10,098 |
2 | County of Loudoun | 4,125 | 3,303 |
3 | MCI Worldcom )
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2,500-5,000 | 1,000-5,000 |
4 | United Airlines | 1,000-5,000 | 1,000-5,000 |
5 | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 1,000–5,000 | 1,000–5,000 |
6 | Orbital ATK )
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1,000–5,000 | 1,000–5,000 |
7 | Raytheon Technologies
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1,000–5,000 | 1,000–5,000 |
8 | Inova Health System (Loudoun Hospital Center) | 1,000–5,000 | 1,000–5,000 |
9 | Amazon | 1,000–2,500 | — |
10 | Swissport USA, Inc. | 1,000–2,500 | — |
— | America Online
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— | 1,000–5,000 |
— | United States Postal Service | — | 1,000–5,000 |
— | M.C. Dean, Inc. | 1,000–5,000 | 1,000–5,000 |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 18,962 | — | |
1800 | 20,523 | 8.2% | |
1810 | 21,338 | 4.0% | |
1820 | 22,702 | 6.4% | |
1830 | 21,939 | −3.4% | |
1840 | 20,431 | −6.9% | |
1850 | 22,079 | 8.1% | |
1860 | 21,774 | −1.4% | |
1870 | 20,929 | −3.9% | |
1880 | 23,634 | 12.9% | |
1890 | 23,274 | −1.5% | |
1900 | 21,948 | −5.7% | |
1910 | 21,167 | −3.6% | |
1920 | 20,577 | −2.8% | |
1930 | 19,852 | −3.5% | |
1940 | 20,291 | 2.2% | |
1950 | 21,147 | 4.2% | |
1960 | 24,549 | 16.1% | |
1970 | 37,150 | 51.3% | |
1980 | 57,427 | 54.6% | |
1990 | 86,129 | 50.0% | |
2000 | 169,599 | 96.9% | |
2010 | 312,311 | 84.1% | |
2020 | 420,959 | 34.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[46] 1790-1960[47] 1900-1990[48] 1990-2000[49] 2010[50] 2020[51] |
From 1890 to 1940, the county had a decline in population as people moved to cities for more opportunities.[citation needed] The decline was likely highest among African Americans, who had worked in an agricultural economy that was becoming increasingly mechanized.[citation needed] During the first half of the 20th century, African Americans moved out of rural areas to cities in the Great Migration.[citation needed] As of the early 21st century, African Americans now have a much smaller population compared to their historical population in Loudoun County, with the Hispanic and Asian populations outnumbering them 2-1 and 3-1 respectively.
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[52] | Pop 2000[53] | Pop 2010[50] | Pop 2020[51] | % 1980 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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50,876 | 134,972 | 194,845 | 216,865 | 88.59% | 79.58% | 62.39% | 51.52% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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4,964 | 11,517 | 21,934 | 29,725 | 8.64% | 6.79% | 7.02% | 7.06% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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94[a] | 297 | 520 | 536 | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
Asian alone (NH) | 424[b] | 9,025 | 45,795 | 89,372 | 0.74% | 5.32% | 14.66% | 21.23% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 6[c] | 93 | 143 | 227 | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 367 | 808 | 2,425 | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.58% | ||
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 3,239 | 9,690 | 22,065 | 1.91% | 3.10% | 5.24% | ||
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 853 | 10,089 | 38,576 | 59,744 | 1.49% | 5.95% | 12.35% | 14.19% |
Total | 57,427 | 169,599 | 312,311 | 420,959 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 Census
As of the census of 2010,[54] there were 312,311 people, 104,583 households, and 80,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 606 inhabitants per square mile (234/km2). There were 109,442 housing units at an average density of 212 per square mile (82/km2). The racial makeup of the county was:
- 68.7% White
- 14.7% )
- 7.3% African American
- 0.3% Native American
- 0.1% Pacific Islander
- 4.9% of some other race
- 4.0% of two or more races
- 12.4% of the population were Latino of any race (3.4% Salvadoran, 1.8% Mexican, 1.3% Peruvian, 0.9% Puerto Rican, 0.6% Honduran, 0.6% Bolivian, 0.5% Guatemalan, 0.5% Colombian)
According to the
The most spoken languages other than English in Loudoun County as of 2018 were Spanish, spoken by 10.8% of the population, and Telugu, spoken by 2.8% of the population.[55] Almost 25% of Loudoun County residents were born outside of the United States, with the largest groups being from India, El Salvador, and Korea.[56]
As of 2000 there were 59,900 households, out of which 43.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.80% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 38.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 5.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.
In 2011, Census survey data concluded that Loudoun County had the highest median income in the country at $119,134.[6]
From 1980 to 2014, deaths from cancer in Loudoun County decreased by 46 percent, the largest such decrease of any county in the United States.[57]
From 2017 to 2018, Loudoun County saw an increase of 18.5% of households experiencing homelessness, a 21% increase for single adults, and a 36% increase for families. Homelessness for veterans in the county decreased by 16% from 2017 to 2018.[58]
Government and infrastructure
The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Ashburn Aviation Field Office in Ashburn, an unincorporated area of Loudoun County.[59] The Federal Aviation Administration's Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, the second-busiest facility of its kind in the nation, is located in Leesburg.[60]
Emergency services are provided by the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System with the Office of Emergency Management. LC-CFRS is a combination system that utilizes some 500 volunteers and over 600 career firefighters, EMT/paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff. LCFR is one of the largest fire and rescue systems in Virginia.[61]
Law enforcement in Loudoun County is provided by the
The Loudoun County Public Library System has eleven[66] branches in the county. The library's Outreach Department of the Loudoun County Public Library is a resource for those who cannot easily access branch services. The public library system has won several awards, including 10th place for libraries serving a comparably sized population in 2006[67][68]
Loudoun County is one of the counties in Virginia that elects to cover their employees in the Virginia Mortgage Assistance Program (VMAP). The program is designed to make housing more affordable for civil service workers in Virginia.[69]
Transportation
Airports
Loudoun County has two airports:
Bus
Loudoun County operates its own bus public transit system, known as
Rail
The
Major highways
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Education
The county is served by Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). LCPS serves over 70,000 students from Kindergarten through 12th grade and is Virginia's fifth largest school system.[70][71] Loudoun County schools recently ranked 11th in the United States in terms of educational achievement versus funds spent.[72] Loudoun County also sends students to its Loudoun Academy of Science, formerly housed within Dominion High School now within the Academies of Loudoun,[73] and is eligible to send students to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a STEM magnet school in Alexandria, Virginia.[74]
Loudoun County is home to ten private schools:
In terms of post-secondary education, Loudoun County is home to a variety of colleges and universities, including:
Communities
Towns
- Hamilton
- Hillsboro
- Leesburg (county seat)
- Lovettsville
- Middleburg
- Purcellville
- Round Hill
Census-designated places
Other unincorporated communities
- Airmont
- Bloomfield
- Bluemont
- Britain
- Conklin
- Dover
- Dulles
- Elvan
- Eubanks
- Georges Mill
- Gilberts Corner
- Gleedsville
- Howardsville
- Leithtown
- Lenah
- Lincoln
- Loudoun Heights
- Lucketts
- Morrisonville
- Mount Gilead
- Neersville
- Paeonian Springs
- Paxson
- Philomont
- Potomac Falls
- River Creek
- Ryan
- Saint Louis
- Scattersville
- Silcott Spring
- Stewartown
- Stumptown
- Taylorstown
- Telegraph Spring
- Trapp
- Unison
- Watson
- Waxpool
- Wheatland
- Willard
- Willisville
- Woodburn
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on 2018 estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[77]
† county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2018 est.) |
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1 | † Leesburg | Town | 52,125 |
2 | Ashburn | CDP | 50,290 |
3 | South Riding | CDP | 31,071 |
4 | Sterling | CDP | 30,403 |
5 | Brambleton | CDP | 20,081 |
6 | Broadlands | CDP | 13,704 |
7 | Stone Ridge | CDP | 12,990 |
8 | Lansdowne | CDP | 12,696 |
9 | Sugarland Run | CDP | 12,576 |
10 | Cascades | CDP | 11,670 |
11 | Lowes Island | CDP | 11,111 |
12 | Countryside | CDP | 10,042 |
13 | Purcellville | Town | 9,709 |
14 | Belmont | CDP | 6,629 |
15 | Dulles Town Center | CDP | 5,023 |
16 | University Center | CDP | 4,060 |
16 | Lovettsville | Town | 2,544 |
17 | Oak Grove | CDP | 2,468 |
18 | Moorefield Station
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CDP | 1,369 |
19 | Arcola | CDP | 963 |
20 | Round Hill | Town | 693 |
21 | Middleburg | Town | 620 |
22 | Hamilton | Town | 537 |
23 | Hillsboro | Town | 175 |
Notable people
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- Madeleine Albright (1937–2022) – U.S. Secretary of State in Clinton Administration
- William H. Ash (1859–1908) – Former slave who was one of the first African-American politicians to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates
- Russell Baker (1925–2019) – Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Growing Up (1983, Autobiography)[80]
- Geraldine Brooks (1955–) – Pulitzer Prize–winning author
- John Champe – Revolutionary War soldier and double agent
- Roger Preston Chew, (1843-1921) – Horse artillery commander in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, prominent West Virginia businessman, railroad executive and West Virginia legislator[81]
- John L. Dagg (1794–1884) – Baptist theologian, pastor, educator, and president of Mercer University, GA (1844–54)[82][83]
- Westmoreland Davis (1859–1942) – Governor of Virginia
- Richard Henry Dulany (1820–1906) – Colonel of the 7th Virginia Cavalry during the Civil War
- Michael Farris (born 1951) – Founder of Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College in Purcellville; unsuccessful Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1993
- Washington Redskins
- Arthur Godfrey (1903–1983) – Popular national radio and television personality
- Darrell Green (1960–) – Former Washington Redskin and inductee to the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pamela Harriman (1920–1997) – Daughter-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill and U.S. Ambassador to France
- Gina Haspel (1956–) – Director of the CIA, first female ever appointed to the position
- Annia Hatch (1978–) – Cuban American 2x Olympic silver medalist in gymnastics, currently lives in Ashburn
- Fred Hetzel (1942–) – Former professional basketball player
- Barbara Holland (1933–2010) – author
- Tony Horwitz (1958–2019) – Pulitzer Prize–winning author
- John Janney (1798–1872) – Member of the Virginia General Assembly and officer of the Virginia Secession Convention of 1861
- Sheila Johnson (1949–) – Entertainment and sports entrepreneur and philanthropist.
- Wilton Lackaye (1862-1932) – American stage and film actor, the original Broadway stage Svengali, 1895
- Lyndon LaRouche (1921–2019) – Controversial American politician, activist, and founder of the LaRouche movement
- Marc Leepson (1945–) – Journalist, historian, author
- Sandra Lerner(c. 1953–) – Entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Mark Levin (1957–) – Author and conservative talk radio host
- George C. Marshall (1880–1959) – General of the Army (5-star), U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and author of the "Marshall Plan"[84]
- Stevens T. Mason (1811–1843) – First governor of Michigan (Democrat, 1837–40)[85]
- Andrew McCabe (1968–) – Former Deputy Director of the FBI
- Charles F. Mercer (1788–1858) – Founded village of Aldie; U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- Billy Mitchell (1879–1936) – Controversial Army officer and military aviation pioneer
- James Monroe (1758–1831) – 5th President of the United States
- Oliver North (1943–) – Former USMC Officer and figure in the Iran–Contra scandal; commentator and host on the Fox network
- Patton Oswalt (1969–) – American stand-up comedian, writer and actor
- Vinton Liddell Pickens (1900–1993) – artist, chair of the first Loudoun County planning commission in 1941
- Wilson Pickett (1941–2006) – R&B and soul singer and songwriter
- Isaiah L. Potts (1784?–after 1843) – tavern keeper of the notorious Potts Tavern who, allegedly, ran a gang of highwaymen and murderers on the Illinois frontier
- Rachel Renee Russell (1959–) – #1 New York Times best-selling author of the children's book series, Dork Diaries
- Henry S. Taylor (1942–) – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Joshua White(1812–1890) – businessman and Illinois state legislator
- Lucien Whiting Powell (1846–1930) – Renowned landscape artist
- William Wilson (1794–1857) – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois[86]
Sister cities
Loudoun County has eight Sister City/County relationships, and one Friendship City Partnership. Most are also suburbs of their respective capitals.[87]
- Canelones, Uruguay (2023)[88]
- Gangneung, South Korea (Friendship City, 2014)[89]
- Goyang, South Korea (2012)[90]
- Greater Noida, India (2023)[88]
- Holmes County, Mississippi (2019)[91]
- Karsiyaka, Turkey (2013)[92]
- Main-Taunus-Kreis, Germany (2006)[93]
- New Taipei City, Taiwan (2012)[94]
- Tema, Ghana (2023)[88]
See also
- Loudoun Water
- Loudoun v. Board of Trustees of the Loudoun County Library
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Loudoun County, Virginia
- List of wineries in Virginia
Explanatory notes
- ^ Includes all people who gave "American Indian", "Eskimo", or "Aleut" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.
- ^ Includes all people who gave "Japanese", "Chinese", "Filipino", "Korean", "Asian Indian", or "Vietnamese" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.
- ^ Includes all people who gave "Hawaiian", "Guamanian", or "Samoan" as their race, regardless of Hispanic identity.
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- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Loudoun County, Virginia". www.census.gov.
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External links
- Official website
- Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce
- Travel Information: Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association
- History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia, by James W. Head, 1908 at Project Gutenberg
- Loudoun County at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2001)