Kings Park, Virginia

Kings Park, Virginia
Houses in Kings Park in 2016
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Coordinates: 38°48′12″N 77°14′36″W / 38.80333°N 77.24333°W / 38.80333; -77.24333
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total
1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)
 • Land1.31 sq mi (3.38 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
345 ft (105 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,537
 • Density3,316/sq mi (1,280.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-42664[1]
GNIS feature ID1493167[2]

Kings Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in the eastern United States in Fairfax County, Virginia, southwest of Washington D.C. As of the 2020 census, Kings Park had a population of 4,537.[3][1]

A suburban community established in early 1960, Kings Park is located a few miles west of the Capital Beltway and Annandale in the Springfield area.

Geography

Kings Park is located southeast of the center of Fairfax County, northwest of Springfield, southwest of Annandale, and southeast of the city of Fairfax. The Kings Park CDP is bordered to the east by Ravensworth and North Springfield, to the north by Wakefield, to the west by Burke, and to the south by West Springfield. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Braddock Road interchange with the Capital Beltway and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. The CDP border follows Braddock Road to the north, Accotink Creek to the east, the VRE Manassas Line to the south, and Rolling Road to the west.[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kings Park CDP has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.45 km2), of which 1.31 square miles (3.38 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 1.78%, is water.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20104,333
20204,5374.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2010[6] 2020

Kings Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from part of West Springfield CDP.[6]

Kings Park CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,646 2,413 61.07% 53.18%
Black or African American alone (NH) 169 224 3.90% 4.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 6 12 0.14% 0.26%
Asian alone (NH) 694 791 16.02% 17.43%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 8 11 0.18% 0.24%
Other race alone (NH) 10 27 0.23% 0.60%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 101 264 2.33% 5.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 699 795 16.13% 17.52%
Total 4,333 4,537 100.00% 100.00%

Education

Fairfax County Public Schools operates Kings Park Elementary School in Kings Park CDP.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kings Park CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kings Park, Virginia
  3. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  4. ^ "TIGERweb". TIGER Web Viewer. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kings Park CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kings Park CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Kings Park CDP, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "Home". Kings Park Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2020. 5400 Harrow Way Springfield, VA 22151