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Quantico, Virginia is in Prince William County 23 miles north-northeast of Fredericksburg, Virginia, near Dumfries and Stafford along Highway 619. It is surrounded by Marine Corps Base Quantico and the Potomac River. As of the 2000 census, Quantico had a population of 561.

Quantico is the site of one of the largest U.S. Marine Corps bases in the world, ( MCB Quantico). It is the site of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and HMX-1 (the presidential helicopter squadron), and both the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's training academy and the FBI Academy are located on the base. A replica of the Marine Corps War Memorial stands in the entrance to the base. (The original stands at the north end of Arlington National Cemetery.)

1 Geography

Quantico is at 38°31'19" North, 77°17'23" West (38.521871, -77.289757) 1.

According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the town has a total area of 0.2 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (0.1 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

2 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 3,094.3/km² (7,811.2/mi²). There are 359 housing units at an average density of 1,980.2/km² (4,998.6/mi²).

The racial makeup is 61.32% White, 20.32% African American, 0.36% Native American, 10.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.32% from other races, and 5.53% from two or more races. 5.53% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 295 households out of which 19.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.4% are married couples living together, 11.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 63.4% are non-families. 53.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.90 and the average family size is 3.02.

The population is spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 39.8% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 122.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 130.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $26,250, and the median income for a family is $27,596. Males have a median income of $29,615 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,087. 21.4% of the population and 22.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 39.4% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Towns in Virginia Prince William County, Virginia



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