Quantico, Virginia

Coordinates: 38°31′19″N 77°17′23″W / 38.521871°N 77.289757°W / 38.521871; -77.289757
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Quantico, Virginia
Town
FIPS code
51-65120[3]
GNIS feature ID1499925[4]
Websitetownofquantico.org

Quantico (

Doeg village recorded by English colonists as Pamacocack.[6]

Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides by one of the largest

United States Marine Corps War Memorial
stands at one of the entrances to the base.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) is land and none of the area is covered with water.[1]

Climate

Quantico has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

Climate data for Quantico, Virginia (Marine Corps Base Quantico) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 82
(28) 		85
(29) 		89
(32) 		96
(36) 		99
(37) 		105
(41) 		106
(41) 		104
(40) 		105
(41) 		97
(36) 		85
(29) 		81
(27) 		106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 66.6
(19.2) 		68.7
(20.4) 		77.4
(25.2) 		86.5
(30.3) 		89.9
(32.2) 		93.9
(34.4) 		97.2
(36.2) 		94.8
(34.9) 		91.0
(32.8) 		83.7
(28.7) 		74.1
(23.4) 		67.9
(19.9) 		98.0
(36.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 44.8
(7.1) 		48.3
(9.1) 		56.3
(13.5) 		67.8
(19.9) 		75.5
(24.2) 		83.7
(28.7) 		88.0
(31.1) 		86.1
(30.1) 		79.5
(26.4) 		68.8
(20.4) 		57.8
(14.3) 		48.6
(9.2) 		67.1
(19.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 36.6
(2.6) 		39.4
(4.1) 		46.7
(8.2) 		57.5
(14.2) 		66.1
(18.9) 		74.8
(23.8) 		79.3
(26.3) 		77.6
(25.3) 		70.8
(21.6) 		59.2
(15.1) 		48.6
(9.2) 		40.4
(4.7) 		58.1
(14.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 28.3
(−2.1) 		30.4
(−0.9) 		37.1
(2.8) 		47.1
(8.4) 		56.8
(13.8) 		65.9
(18.8) 		70.7
(21.5) 		69.0
(20.6) 		62.1
(16.7) 		49.7
(9.8) 		39.3
(4.1) 		32.2
(0.1) 		49.1
(9.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 11.8
(−11.2) 		15.4
(−9.2) 		21.6
(−5.8) 		33.5
(0.8) 		43.0
(6.1) 		53.6
(12.0) 		61.5
(16.4) 		59.9
(15.5) 		49.0
(9.4) 		35.1
(1.7) 		26.3
(−3.2) 		19.7
(−6.8) 		9.3
(−12.6)
Record low °F (°C) −5
(−21) 		−6
(−21) 		8
(−13) 		24
(−4) 		31
(−1) 		43
(6) 		49
(9) 		46
(8) 		38
(3) 		24
(−4) 		13
(−11) 		4
(−16) 		−6
(−21)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.66
(68) 		2.36
(60) 		3.58
(91) 		3.16
(80) 		3.63
(92) 		3.53
(90) 		4.64
(118) 		4.24
(108) 		3.43
(87) 		3.33
(85) 		3.14
(80) 		3.33
(85) 		41.03
(1,042)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.5
(8.9) 		5.8
(15) 		1.4
(3.6) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.7
(4.3) 		12.4
(31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.3 9.4 10.9 10.4 12.5 10.6 9.8 8.1 9.4 9.0 9.0 9.7 118.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 2.2 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 6.3
Source:
NOAA[7][8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930538—
19401,139111.7%
19501,2408.9%
19601,015−18.1%
1970719−29.2%
1980621−13.6%
19906707.9%
2000561−16.3%
2010480−14.4%
202057820.4%
2022 (est.)580[9]0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the

Latino people of any race were 5.53% of the population. The median income
for a household in the town was $26,250.

About 22.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the

poverty line, including 39.4% of those under the age of 18.[3]

Popular culture

The headquarters of the FBI Academy at the Quantico Marine Corps Base are featured in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, the 2013–2015 TV series Hannibal, and the 2015–2018 series Quantico. The headquarters of the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit are also featured in the 2005–2020 and 2022–2023 series Criminal Minds, and the 2017–2019 series Mindhunter.

Transportation

There are no significant highways passing through Quantico. All road vehicles must pass through Marine Corps Base Quantico in order to reach the town. You must gain authorization to visit Quantico. More thorough searches and checks may also be undertaken, according to the discretion and authority of base security.[11]

Piedmont services, as well as the local Virginia Railway Express, all stop at Quantico station
.

Stafford Regional Airport is the closest non-military airport, though the airfield exclusively serves general aviation and has no regularly scheduled commercial flights. Airports serving Washington, D.C. are the primary commercial air links for Quantico, with the closest being Reagan National Airport and the primary hub for international flights being Dulles International Airport.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Welcome | Town of Quantico". townofquantico.org. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2011. Our town is rich in history; beginning in 1654 it was originally called Potomac for the river that flows along the town's edge.
  6. ^ "History". Historic Dumfries America. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Station: Quantico MCAS, VA". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ^ Young, Emma (May 1, 2014). ""No Piece of Virginia Touches This Town": U.S.'s Only Civilian Town Encircled by a Military Base". Prince William Living. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quantico, Virginia.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Quantico.

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