Arlington County, Virginia
county in Virginia, United States; part of Washington metropolitan area / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arlington County is a county in Virginia. It has so many buildings that it looks like a city. It is one of the smallest counties in the United States by area. It is across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., and parts of it were once part of Washington. In 2020, 238,643 people lived there.[1] It is where many U.S. government offices are, such as The Pentagon. It is also the location of Arlington National Cemetery, which was built at the former plantation of Robert E. Lee, and the Ronald Reagan National Airport. ANC is where John F. Kennedy and many American soldiers are buried. Several battles of the American Civil War were fought in and around Arlington.
Arlington County | |
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 Arlington's Rosslyn neighborhood seen across the Potomac River from Washington Harbour | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
 Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38.880278°N 77.108333°W / 38.880278; -77.108333 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| Founded | February 27, 1801 |
| Named for | Arlington House |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26 sq mi (70 km2) |
| • Land | 26 sq mi (70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) 0.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 238,643 |
| • Density | 9,200/sq mi (3,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
The District of Columbia was made with land contributed by Virginia and Maryland. In 1846, Congress agreed to give the land south of the Potomac back to Virginia. Most of the returned land became Arlington.