Wakefield, Fairfax County, Virginia

Coordinates: 38°49′28″N 77°14′34″W / 38.82444°N 77.24278°W / 38.82444; -77.24278
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Wakefield, Fairfax County, Virginia
FIPS code
51-82371
GNIS feature ID2584933

Wakefield is a

2010 census was 11,275.[1]
The current Wakefield area was built in the 1950-60's.

Geography

Bounded by the

Methodist church that is now owned by the county Park Authority and still available as a chapel. Wakefield Chapel Road bisects the CDP, and Wakefield Park Recreation Center and several subdivisions bear the Wakefield name. Northern Virginia Community College's Annandale Campus is also here, as is the historic Oak Hill Mansion
.

Neighboring communities are

Interstate 495 to the east, and Little River Turnpike to the north.[2]

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of the Wakefield CDP is 3.80 square miles (9.85 km2), of which 3.77 square miles (9.76 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.09 km2), or 0.89%, is water.[1]

Education

Fairfax County Public Schools operates area public schools.[3] Public schools within the CDP include:

  • Canterbury Woods Elementary School (Annandale postal address)[4]
  • Wakefield Forest Elementary School

Holy Spirit School, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, is in Wakefield CDP.[3] It has an Annandale postal address.[5]

Northern Virginia Community College has the Annandale Campus within the CDP limits.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wakefield CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 17, 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "TIGERweb". TIGER Web Viewer. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. ^
    U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved December 5, 2020. - Compare school addresses to the CDP map.
  4. ^ "Home". Canterbury Woods Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2020. 4910 Willet Drive, Annandale, VA 22003
  5. ^ "Home". Holy Spirit School. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2020. 8800 Braddock Rd. Annandale, VA 22003{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)- . Compare the address to the CDP maps.
  6. ^ "Annandale Campus". Northern Virginia Community College. Retrieved December 5, 2020. 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003 - Compare the physical location to the CDP map.