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National protected areas

Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
The Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the Potomac River in Virginia, at the point where it meets Neabsco Creek. The of tidal marsh have been administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service since 1970; currently, they are part of the...
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862...
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located where the Occoquan River meets the Potomac River in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States. The site, about half of which is wetlands, was used for military research by the U.S...
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at...

Government and politics

The county is divided into seven magisterial districts: Brentsville, Coles, Potomac, Gainesville, Neabsco, Occoquan, and Woodbridge. The magisterial districts each elect one supervisor to the Board of Supervisors

Prince William Board of County Supervisors

Prince William County, Virginia is divided into seven magisterial districts: Brentsville, Coles, Gainesville, Neabsco, Occoquan, Potomac, and Woodbridge. The magisterial districts each elect one supervisor to the Board of Supervisors which governs Prince William County...

which governs Prince William County. There is also a Chairman elected by the county at-large, bringing total Board membership to 8. A Vice-Chairman is selected by the Board from amongst its membership. The current Chairman is Corey A. Stewart

Corey Stewart (politician)

Corey Stewart is the current chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, having first been elected as chairman in 2006. He was first elected to the board in 2003, representing the Occoquan district.-External links:*...

, who previously served as the Occoquan District Supervisor. The current Vice-Chairman is Maureen S. Caddigan, the Potomac District Supervisor. The County operates under the county form of the County Executive

County executive

A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States.The executive may be an elected or an appointed position...

system of government, with an elected Board of Supervisors. The Board then appoints a professional, nonpartisan County Executive to manage government agencies.

The county earned a "B-" transparency score for disclosure of its government data from Sunshine Review

Sunshine Review

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.

Republicans hold six of the eight seats on the Board of Supervisors as well as the offices of County Sheriff

Prince William County Sheriff

The Prince William County, Virginia Sheriff's Office was established in 1731 to provide law enforcement and jailers for the County. In 1970, the Board of County Supervisors established the Prince William County Police Department which assumed the primary responsibility for law enforcement. In 1982,...

and Clerk of the Court

Court clerk

A court clerk is an officer of the court whose responsibilities include maintaining the records of a court. Another duty is to administer oaths to witnesses, jurors, and grand jurors...

. No Democrat has chaired the Board of County Supervisors since Kathleen Seefeldt

Kathleen Seefeldt

Kathleen Kenna Seefeldt is an American politician who served as Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors from 1992-1999. She is a Democrat.-Personal:...

left office in January 2000. Republicans hold two of the three U.S. Congressional seats (VA-1

Virginia's 1st congressional district

Virginia's first congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. It is often referred to as "America's First District" as it includes Jamestown, the first English settlement in the New World...

and VA-10

Virginia's 10th congressional district

Virginia's Tenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 10th District are currently represented by Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, first elected to the 10th's seat in the U.S...

). that include parts of Prince William County and control four of the five Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates

The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...

seats that include parts of the County. Republican delegates include Robert G. Marshall

Robert G. Marshall

Robert G. "Bob" Marshall is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District, currently serving his 7th term. His district includes portions of Prince William and Loudoun counties.In 2008, Marshall was a candidate for the United States Senate seat being...

, Scott Lingamfelter

Scott Lingamfelter

L. Scott Lingamfelter is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates , a position that he has held since 2002. He serves on the Appropriations, Education, and Militia Police and Public Safety committees...

, Rich Anderson, and Jackson Miller

Jackson Miller

Jackson H. Miller is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...

. Luke Torian is the Democratic member of the House. The three of county's Virginia State Senate seats are held by Democrats and one by a Republican, including Democratic Sen. Charles Colgan, the President pro tempore

President pro tempore

A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...

of the Senate. In 2005, Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

Gubernatorial candidate Timothy M. Kaine won the county with 49.95% of the vote. In 2006, Democratic U.S. Senator candidate Jim Webb

Jim Webb

James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is the senior United States Senator from Virginia. He is also an author and a former Secretary of the Navy. He is a member of the Democratic Party....

carried the county with 50.51% of the vote. The Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney

Commonwealth's Attorney

Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected prosecutor of felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia. Other states refer to similar prosecutors as District Attorney or State's Attorney....

, Paul Ebert, is also a Democrat. The Sheriff, Glen Hill, is a Republican as is the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Michèle McQuigg

Michèle McQuigg

Michèle McQuigg is a Virginia politician who was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2008 after opting not to run for reelection. She was elected clerk of circuit court in Prince William County, Virginia on Nov. 6, 2007....

.

The County has had several special elections since 2006. That year, the then-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Sean Connaughton

Sean Connaughton

Sean T. Connaughton is the current Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served as the Maritime Administrator, the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Transportation, from 2006 until early 2009...

, was appointed as head of the U.S. Maritime Administration

U.S. Maritime Administration

The United States Maritime Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation that maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies, and assists the NDRF in fulfilling its role as the nation's fourth arm of...

by President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

. Recently Sean Connaughton

Sean Connaughton

was appointed as Virginia Secretary of Transportation by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. A special election to fill the vacancy was called for the same day as the U.S. Senate election between Jim Webb and George F. Allen. Occoquan District Supervisor Stewart won the election and a special election was called for January 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Occoquan District. Mr. Stewart's successor for the Occoquan District was Michael C. May, a fellow Republican.

In the United States presidential election of 2008, Democrat Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

carried Prince William with 57.51% of the vote, compared to Republican John McCain

John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

who received 41.62%. Obama's final rally the night before the election was held at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, just outside the city of Manassas.

Board of County Supervisors
	Name	Party	First Election	District
Chairman	Corey A. Stewart Corey Stewart (politician) Corey Stewart is the current chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors, having first been elected as chairman in 2006. He was first elected to the board in 2003, representing the Occoquan district.-External links:*...	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2003	At-Large
Supervisor	W.S. Wally Covington, III	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2003	Brentsville
Supervisor	Martin E. Nohe	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2003	Coles
Supervisor	John T. Stirrup, Jr.	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2003	Gainesville
Supervisor	John D. Jenkins	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1982	Neabsco
Supervisor	Michael C. May	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2007	Occoquan
Supervisor	Maureen S. Caddigan	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	1995	Potomac
Supervisor	Frank J. Principi	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	2007	Woodbridge

Constitutional Officers
	Name	Party	First Election	District
Sheriff	Glendell Hill	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2004	County-Wide
Commonwealth's Attorney	Paul B. Ebert	Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1968	County-Wide
Clerk of Circuit Court	Michèle B. McQuigg Michèle McQuigg Michèle McQuigg is a Virginia politician who was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2008 after opting not to run for reelection. She was elected clerk of circuit court in Prince William County, Virginia on Nov. 6, 2007....	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2008	County-Wide

Representatives to the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
	Name	Party	First Election	District
Delegate	Bob Marshall Robert G. Marshall Robert G. "Bob" Marshall is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District, currently serving his 7th term. His district includes portions of Prince William and Loudoun counties.In 2008, Marshall was a candidate for the United States Senate seat being...	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	1991	13
Delegate	Scott Lingamfelter Scott Lingamfelter L. Scott Lingamfelter is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates , a position that he has held since 2002. He serves on the Appropriations, Education, and Militia Police and Public Safety committees...	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2001	31
Delegate	Jackson H. Miller Jackson Miller Jackson H. Miller is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2006 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates...	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2006	50
Delegate	Richard L. Anderson Richard Anderson (politician) Richard "Rich" Anderson is a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates, who represents the 51st district, which includes part of Prince William County....	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2009	51
Delegate	Luke Torian Luke Torian Luke Torian is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 52nd district, which includes part of Prince William County.- Electoral History :...	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	2009	52

Representatives to the Virginia State Senate
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
	Name	Party	First Election	District
Senator	Richard Stuart Richard Stuart Richard H. Stuart is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 2007. He the 28th district, made up of six counties and parts of two others in the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and northern Piedmont, plus part of the city of...	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	2007	28
Senator	Chuck Colgan Charles J. Colgan -Background:Orphaned at the age of 5, Charles J. Colgan was raised by his grandparents on a farm in Garrett County, Maryland.Upon his graduation from high school Colgan enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was called to active duty in February 1945...	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	1975	29
Senator	Toddy Puller Toddy Puller Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller is an American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–99 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 1999. She the 36th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties.-Personal life:Puller's father...	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	2000	36
Senator	George Barker George Barker (Virginia politician) George Lincoln Barker is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Virginia. He currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 39th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties. He was first elected in November 2007.-Early life:Barker attended Harvard...	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	2007	39

Top employers

According to the County's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the county are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Prince William County Public Schools Prince William County Public Schools Prince William County Public Schools is a Virginia school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States...	9,656
2	U.S. Department of Defense United States Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...	1,000 and over
3	County of Prince William	3,232
4	Walmart	1,000 and over
5	Potomac Hospital Corporation	1,000 and over
6	Morale, Welfare and Recreation Morale, Welfare and Recreation Morale, Welfare and Recreation, abbreviated MWR, is a network of support and leisure services designed for use by soldiers , their families, civilian employees, military retirees and other eligible participants....	1,000 and over
7	Wegmans Store #07 Wegmans Food Markets Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a family-owned U.S. regional supermarket chain headquartered in Gates, New York, near Rochester. Wegmans has more than 75 stores spread across the mid-Atlantic region, in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts...	500-999
8	Target Corporation Target Corporation Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...	500-999
9	Northern Virginia Community College Northern Virginia Community College Northern Virginia Community College, often abbreviated NVCC and colloquially as NOVA, comprises several locations in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., and is both the second largest multi-campus community college in the United States and the largest educational institution in the...	500-999
10	Minnieland Private Day School	500-999

Public schools

Prince William County Public Schools

Prince William County Public Schools is a Virginia school division with its headquarters in the Kelly Leadership Center in unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States...

is the second largest school system in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

(having recently overtaken Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the branch of the government of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia responsible for public K-12 education. Like all public school systems in the state, it is legally classified as a school division instead of a school district. Although Virginia school...

). The system consists of 57 elementary, 16 middle, and 12 high schools, as well as a virtual high school, two traditional schools, three special education schools, and two alternative schools. The Superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools is Dr. Steven L. Walts.

The system has a television station called PWCS-TV. It is programmed and operated by Prince William County Public Schools' Media Production Services Department and is accessible to Comcast and Verizon subscribers in Prince William County.

Edulink Intouch Online is a parent-school communication system that allows secure access to student information such as school attendance and grades.

Universities

George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
Strayer University
Strayer University
Strayer University, formerly Strayer College of Baltimore, Maryland, is a private, for-profit educational institution. The Strayer University campuses are owned by Strayer Education, Inc. , headquartered in Herndon, Virginia....
University of Northern Virginia
University of Northern Virginia
The University of Northern Virginia or UNVA is an unaccredited for-profit private undergraduate and graduate university located in Northern Virginia. Founded in 1998, the university offers bachelors, Masters and doctoral degrees. The school's Virginia locations include Annandale, Manassas, and...

Demographics

As of the census[] of 2010, there were 402,002 people, 137,115 housing units, and 130,785 households residing in the county. The population density was 1,186 people per square mile (458/km²). There were 137,115 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile (156/km²). The racial makeup of the county (reporting as only one race) was 60.9% White, 21.3% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 7.9% Asian (1.5% Indian, 1.2% Filipino, 1.2% Korean, 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Chinese, 0.1% Japanese, 2.1% Other Asian), 0.1% Pacific Islander, 9.1% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. 20.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In recent decades, the population of Prince William County increasingly has become racially and ethnically diverse. The census also indicates that Prince William County is now a “minority-majority” community, meaning that less than half of the population (48.7%) is reported as non-Hispanic and of one race--White. Between 2000 and 2010, according to the census, the population of Hispanics of any race in the County grew by 198.8%; Asian/Pacific Islanders grew by 188.8%. American Indian/Alaskan Natives, a relatively small segment of the total population grew by 89.5%, while Black/African Americans increased by 53.6% and Whites increased by 20.4%.

Also according to census figures, there were 130,785 households in Prince William County as of April 1, 2010. According to the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey, 76.1% of the County’s households are occupied by families, (compared to 66.5% in the United States). This represents a decrease of 4.6 percentage points since 1990, when 80.7% of households in the County were families. Approximately 42.2% of Prince William County’s households are family households occupied by parents with their own children under 18 years of age.

According to the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey, 29.3% of the total County population is under 18 years of age; approximately 6.5% is aged 65 and over. The median age of the population is 33.2 years. The 2009 American Community Survey also indicated that 50.0% of the County’s population is male and 50.0% is female.

According to the 2009 American Community Survey, the 2009 median household income in Prince William County was $89,785. The per capita income for the county was $35,890. The 2009 American Community Survey reported that in 2009, 6.0% of Prince William County’s population was living below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

The Potomac Nationals

Potomac Nationals

The Potomac Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team located in Woodbridge, Virginia. The Nationals play in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals.-History:...

are a Minor League Baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

team located in Woodbridge, Virginia

Woodbridge, Virginia

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,941 people, 10,687 households, and 7,769 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,047.8 people per square mile . There were 11,026 housing units at an average density of 1,052.1/sq mi...

. The Nationals play in the high-A Carolina League and are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...

. The Northern Virginia Royals

Northern Virginia Royals

Northern Virginia Royals is an American soccer team based in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...

are an American minor league soccer team, also located in Woodbridge, Virginia

Woodbridge, Virginia

. The Royals have minor league affiliation with D.C. United

D.C. United

D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the...

, Washington, DC Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

franchise.

Located in Manassas is the historic Old Dominion Speedway

Old Dominion Speedway

Old Dominion Speedway is a 3/8 mile NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and drag racing track in Prince William County, just south of Manassas, Virginia . The Potomac News reported in August 2006 that the track had been sold and that it would be leveled by developers in around a year...

. Opened in 1948, it was the location of the first commercial drag race held on the East Coast. It was also a stop on the NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) schedule in the late 50's and early 60's. It still holds weekly drag races and NASCAR-sanctioned races.

Museums

The National Museum of the Marine Corps

National Museum of the Marine Corps

The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. It is located in Quantico, Virginia and is open to the public with free admission. The museum had its grand opening on November 10, 2006 and is now the number one tourist attraction in Virginia,...

is the new historical museum of the United States Marine Corps

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

. It is located in Triangle, Virginia

Triangle, Virginia

Triangle is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,500 at the 2000 census. It is bounded to the south by the Quantico Marine Corps Base, which surrounds the town of Quantico. It is bounded to the north and west by the town of Dumfries...

and is free to the public.
The Historic Preservation Division of Prince William County also operates five museums, Rippon Lodge Historic Site, Brentsville Historic Centre, Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, Lucasville Historic Site, and Ben Lomond Historic Site.

Prince William Forest Park

Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at...

was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in eastern Prince William County, Virginia

Virginia

. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

metropolitan region at over 15000 acre (6,070 ha).

Manassas National Battlefield Park

Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862...

, located north of Manassas in Prince William County, Virginia

Virginia

, preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Manassas which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862. These battles are commonly referred to as the first and second battles of Bull Run outside the South.

Prince William County Park Authority

The Prince William County Park Authority

Prince William County Park Authority

The Prince William County Park Authority is a department of the Prince William County, Virginia county government responsible for developing and maintaining the various parks, historical sites, and recreational areas owned or administered by Prince William County...

, founded in 1977 by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, provides the residents and visitors with recreational programs, parks and facilities. The park authority is an autonomous organization governed by an eight member board appointed by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors and funded by a tax transfer and revenue producing facilities. The park board appoints an executive director to act as the Chief Administrative Officer and to execute the board's policies and programs.

Airports

The following commercial or civil facilities are located in adjacent or nearby counties:

Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of...
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Manassas Regional Airport
Stafford Regional Airport
Stafford Regional Airport
Stafford Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Stafford, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia, United States. The airport is southwest of the intersection of Route 630 and U.S. Route 1 near Interstate 95, approximately ...

Public Bus Service

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is the public transportation system in Prince William County, Virginia, plus two adjacent independent cities, Manassas and Manassas Park, that together are surrounded by the county. Services provided by PRTC include OmniRide, OmniLink, and...

(PRTC) is the public transportation system in Prince William County. Services provided by PRTC include OmniRide, OmniLink, and OmniMatch.

Commuter Rail Service

Virginia Railway Express

The Virginia Railway Express is a regional/ commuter rail service that connects the Northern Virginia suburbs to Union Station in Washington, D.C., via two lines: the Fredericksburg Line from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run/Airport station in Bristow,...

(VRE) is a commuter rail

Regional rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...

service that connects the Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia consists of several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia, in a widespread region generally radiating southerly and westward from Washington, D.C...

area with Washington, DC. Both VRE lines have three stations each in Prince William County. The Manassas

Manassas, Virginia

The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county...

line has the Manassas Park

Manassas Park (VRE station)

The Manassas Park is located at 9300 Manassas Drive in Manassas Park, Virginia. The station serves the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Cardinal and Crescent trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.-Bus connections:OmniRide Commuter*OmniLink...

, Manassas, and Broad Run / Airport

Broad Run/Airport (VRE station)

The Broad Run/Airport Virginia Railway Express station is located at 10637 Piper Lane in the Bristow section of unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to Manassas Regional Airport. It is the last station on VRE's Manassas Line, and has parking for 885 cars. The...

stations. The Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...

line has the Woodbridge, Rippon

Rippon (VRE station)

The Rippon is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 15511 Farm Creek Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia. The station, one of two VRE stations in Woodbridge, is located at a southerly dead end, and is named for the closest and last intersection with Farm Creek Drive...

, and Quantico stations. The Manassas , Quantico and Woodbridge stations
are also served by Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

Major highways

Interstate 66
Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 in Virginia
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg. Though Interstate 95 was originally planned to go straight through Washington, D.C., it was instead...
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 in Virginia
U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Virginia runs north–south through South Hill, Petersburg, Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Alexandria on its way from North Carolina to the 14th Street Bridge into the District of Columbia...
U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 15 is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Carolina to Interstate 86 and NY 17 in Painted Post, New York.US...
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland...
State Route 28
State Route 123
State Route 234
Prince William Parkway
Prince William Parkway
The Prince William Parkway is a road in Prince William County, Virginia. The road carries two designations. Between U.S. Route 1 in Woodbridge and Dumfries Road near Manassas it carries SR 3000...

Incorporated towns

Four incorporated towns are located within Prince William County:

Dumfries
Dumfries, Virginia
Dumfries is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,937 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dumfries is located at ....
Haymarket
Haymarket, Virginia
Haymarket is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 879 at the 2000 census, but the 2009 is 1,252. Haymarket is home to the Haymarket Senators of the Valley Baseball League...

Occoquan

Occoquan, Virginia

Occoquan is a town in Prince William County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 759 at the 2000 census, but as of the census of 2010, there were 934 people residing in the town of Occoquan. The town is a suburb of Washington, D.C. and is adjacent to Woodbridge...

Quantico

Quantico, Virginia

- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...

Census Designated Places and Unincorporated Communities

Aden
Aden, Virginia
Aden is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. The town is centered at the intersection of Aden Road and Fleetwood Drive approximately four miles due south of Manassas Airport. Aden does not have the characteristics of a distinct town entity, but one building on the...
Antioch
Antioch, Prince William County, Virginia
Antioch is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. Antioch lies at the intersection of Antioch, Mountain, and Waterfall Roads near the Fauquier County line....
Bethel
Bethel, Prince William County, Virginia
Bethel is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...
Brentsville
Brentsville, Virginia
Brentsville is an unincorporated village in Prince William County, Virginia. Originally known as Prince William Court House, Brentsville was first platted in 1822 and served as the site of Prince William County's fourth county seat from 1820 to January 1, 1894. Brentsville is near the exact...
Bristow
Bristow, Virginia
Bristow is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,910 in the 2000 census, and the 2009 estimate was 15,137....
Buckhall
Buckhall, Virginia
Buckhall is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. It is located on Moore Drive just south of the Prince William Parkway near Manassas. The greater Buckhall area is defined by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place , with a population of 16,293 as of 2010...

Buckland

Buckland, Virginia

Buckland is an unincorporated village in Prince William County, Virginia. Established in 1798, Buckland was an early inland stagecoach town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike...

Bull Run

Bull Run, Virginia

Bull Run is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia. The population was 11,337 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bull Run is located at ....

Canova

Canova, Virginia

Canova is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia. The community is located on Canova Drive, a former section of State Route 234, about 1 mile and a half north of Hoadly Road. The town consists of a church and multiple housing areas...

Catharpin

Catharpin, Virginia

Catharpin is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, in the United States. Catharpin lies on State Route 234 to the northwest of Manassas National Battlefield Park.-Geography:...

Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill, Prince William County, Virginia

Cherry Hill is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 16,000. It encompasses Cherry Hill peninsula east of Dumfries, with the small waterside community by that name that has long stood at the east end of it, along with...

Cornwell

Cornwell, Virginia

Cornwell is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia located on State Route 234 about one mile north of Canova at its intersection with Purcell Road. Though Cornwell is a named location on Mapquest, as of 2006 there is no signage at the location to indicate that the area is...

Dale City

Dale City, Virginia

Dale City is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community had a total population of 63,616 according to the 2006 American Community Survey....

Featherstone

Featherstone, Virginia

Featherstone is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

Gainesville

Gainesville, Virginia

-Demographics:Gainesville is currently the third-largest CDP in Prince William County. As of the census estimate of 2009, there were 28,662 people, 10,300 households, and 8,604 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,150.2 people per square mile . There were 10,300 housing units...

Greenwich

Greenwich, Virginia

Greenwich is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

Hoadly

Hoadly, Virginia

Hoadly is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

Independent Hill

Independent Hill, Virginia

Independent Hill is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. It is located along State Route 234 at the intersection with Joplin Road. The only visible remaining businesses seem to be Samsky's Market and Crosby's Crab Company. In early 2006, a realignment of 234 bypassed the...

Lake Ridge

Lake Ridge, Virginia

Lake Ridge is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 30,404 at the 2000 census.-History:...

Linton Hall

Linton Hall, Virginia

Linton Hall is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,620 at the 2000 census....

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond, Virginia

Loch Lomond is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,411 at the 2000 census. It is named after a lake in northern Scotland, Loch Lomond-Geography:...

Montclair

Montclair, Virginia

Montclair is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,728 at the 2000 census. Montclair is a residential community surrounding a man-made lake and golf course. Development began in the late 1960s and new home construction for the most part...

Nokesville

Nokesville, Virginia

Nokesville is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2000 census.-History:...

Quantico Station

Quantico Station, Virginia

Quantico Station is a census-designated place in Prince William County and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census...

Rixlew

Rixlew, Virginia

Rixlew is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia, USA. Rixlew lies on Wellington Road adjacent to the city of Manassas....

Southbridge

Southbridge, Virginia

Southbridge is an unincorporated master-planned community of over 1,500 homes with more than 5,000 residents located in Prince William County, Virginia...

Sudley

Sudley, Virginia

Sudley is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,719 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sudley is located at ....

Sudley Springs

Sudley Springs, Virginia

Sudley Springs is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Reference:...

Thoroughfare

Thoroughfare, Virginia

Thoroughfare is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia. Roughly located on Virginia State Route 55 about 1.5 miles West of Haymarket where the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks cross the road. The community thrived through the 1940s as a community founded by former slaves. As...

Triangle

Triangle, Virginia

Waterfall, Virginia

Waterfall, Virginia is an unincorporated community located in Western Prince William County, Virginia. Waterfall sits at the foot of Bull Run Mountains, the easternmost front of the Blue Ridge Mountains....

Wellington

Wellington, Virginia

Wellington is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, in the U.S. state of Virginia....

West Gate

West Gate, Virginia

West Gate is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,493 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Gate is located at ....

Woodbridge

Woodbridge, Virginia

Yorkshire

Yorkshire, Virginia

Yorkshire is a census-designated place in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yorkshire is located at ....

Extinct towns/communities

Agnewville
Batestown
Groveton
Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia
Groveton is an extinct unincorporated Civil War era village in Prince William County, Virginia. The village is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 29 and Groveton Road on land that is now part of Manassas National Battlefield Park, a National Park Service property. The only remnant of the...
Hickory Grove
Hickory Ridge
Hickory Ridge, Virginia
Hickory Ridge is an extinct unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. The town was located on land that is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico...
Joplin
Joplin, Virginia
Joplin is an extinct unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. The town was located on land taken to form Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area and is now part of Prince William Forest Park, a National Park Service property located adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico. The...

Kopp

Kopp, Virginia

Kopp is an extinct unincorporated town located in Prince William County, Virginia. The town began in 1885 and consisted, at one time, of a country store, school, post office, and Bellehaven Baptist Church, and was the home to about 100 local farming families. The town ceased to exist in 1942 when...

Minnieville

Minnieville, Virginia

Minnieville is an extinct unincorporated town that was once located in Prince William County, Virginia. The Minnieville post office stood at the corner of what is now known as Minnieville Road and Cardinal Drive from 1884 to 1924...

Pamacocack

Woolsey

Independent cities

The independent cities

Independent city

An independent city is a city that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity. These type of cities should not be confused with city-states , which are fully sovereign cities that are not part of any other sovereign state.-Historical precursors:In the Holy Roman Empire,...

of Manassas

Manassas, Virginia

and Manassas Park are surrounded by Prince William County. The Prince William County Circuit, District, Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts (County of Prince William, City of Manassas, and City of Manassas Park are combined for purposes of criminal, traffic, civil, and juvenile and domestic relations courts within 31st Judicial District), Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Prince William County Adult Detention Center, Prince William County Sheriff's Office, and other County agencies are located at Prince William County Courthouse Complex. The Courthouse Complex itself is located in a Prince William County enclave surrounded by the City of Manassas.

Other important features

Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park was established as Chopawamsic Recreational Demonstration Area in 1936 and is located in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, adjacent to the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The park is the largest protected natural area in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region at...

, the largest National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

property in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, region
Leesylvania State Park
Leesylvania State Park
Leesylvania State Park is located in the southeastern part of Prince William County, Virginia. The land was donated in 1978 by philanthropist Daniel K. Ludwig.-History:...

, the ancestral home of the Lee family
Lee family
The Lee family of the United States is a historically significant Virginia and Maryland political family, whose many prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics and the military. Through the past few hundred years it was believed that Colonel Richard Lee of Virginia descended...

. The park offers a range of recreational activities and beautiful views of the river.
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico, sometimes abbreviated MCB Quantico, is a major United States Marine Corps training base located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly in southern Prince William County, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County...

, a large military installation
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles: the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, and the Second Battle of Bull Run which was fought between August 28 and August 30, 1862...

, an important Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

battlefield
Hylton Performing Arts Center
Hylton Performing Arts Center
The Hylton Performing Arts Center is a $46 million performance facility located on the Prince William County, Virginia campus of George Mason University. The center is a joint venture that was funded 60 percent by Prince William County, 30 pecent by the university and 10 percent by the City of...

, state-of-the-art venues
Jiffy Lube Live, a large concert venue
Potomac Mills
Potomac Mills
Potomac Mills is a shopping mall in Woodbridge, VA in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. It is located near Interstate 95 between Smoketown Road, Telegraph Road and the Prince William Parkway....

, the 10th most popular tourist destination in Virginia and largest outlet mall in the region.
Old Dominion Speedway
Old Dominion Speedway
Old Dominion Speedway is a 3/8 mile NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and drag racing track in Prince William County, just south of Manassas, Virginia . The Potomac News reported in August 2006 that the track had been sold and that it would be leveled by developers in around a year...

, A race track near Manassas featuring a 1/8 mile drag strip, and a NASCAR sanctioned 3/8 mile high banked oval track

External links

Official Website of Prince William County Government

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National protected areas

Government and politics

Top employers

Public schools

Universities

Demographics

Sports

Museums

Prince William Forest Park

Manassas National Battlefield Park

Prince William County Park Authority

Airports

Public Bus Service

Commuter Rail Service

Major highways

Incorporated towns

Census Designated Places and Unincorporated Communities

Extinct towns/communities

Independent cities

Other important features

See also

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