Ashburn Virginia
Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The area serves as headquarters for the internet service provider Verizon Business, Old Dominion Brewing Company, and the Janelia Farm Research Campus (HHMI). “Redskins Park”, the headquarters for the Washington Redskins football team of the National Football League, is also located in Ashburn.
Ashburn is located between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg, the county seat of Loudoun County. Located within the Dulles Technology Corridor, Ashburn is home to many high-tech businesses. World Trade Center Dulles Airport is currently under construction and will be the second World Trade Center in the state. George Washington University and Strayer University have campuses in Ashburn.
Ashburn is home to four landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places: Belmont Manor House (1799), the Broad Run Bridge and Toll House (1820), the sanctuary of Ashburn Presbyterian Church (1878), and Janelia Farm (1936).[1]
Demographics
Today, Ashburn’s population is slightly over 73,000 as of 2006 and is one of the largest unincorporated areas of Loudoun County. Many of its residents commute into Washington, D.C. and the surrounding suburbs such as Tysons Corner and Reston to their places of employment.
The Ashburn area consists of many major and minor subdivisons; Ashbrook, Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, Brambleton, Broadlands, Farmwell, The Courts and Ridges at Ashburn, Belmont Greene, Belmont Country Club and the Village of Waxpool among them. The area is served by Briar Woods High School, Broad Run High School and Stone Bridge High School. It also has 4 middle schools and several elementary schools that serve the fast growing population.
Ashburn’s Fire and EMS services are provided by a combination of the volunteers of Ashburn Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department and The Loudoun County Department of Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management. The two fire companies that serve Ashburn are the “Ashburn Fire and Rescue” and the “Moorefield Fire and Rescue”. The Ashburn area is served by the “Inova Loudoun Hospital”, located less than two miles from Ashburn in neighboring Lansdowne, Virginia, and by larger hospitals in the Washington, DC, suburbs and city.
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