Annandale () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States."Annandale CDP, Virginia" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Annandale CDP, VA" The population of the CDP was 43,363 as of the 2020 United States census. It is home to the oldest and largest branch of the Northern Virginia Community College system, and to one of the D.C. area's Koreatowns.
History When Europeans arrived in the 17th century, the area around Annandale, which became Fairfax County, was inhabited by an Algonquian-speaking sub-group called the Taux, also known as the Doeg or Dogue.
In 1685, an Englishman, Col. William H. Fitzhugh, purchased over 24,000 acres (37.5 square miles) of wilderness in the area and converted it into one of the largest tobacco plantations in Northern Virginia. It stretched from current day Fairfax City to Springfield and Falls Church and south to Pohick Church. Fitzhugh's descendants later named it "Ravensworth." For over six generations, the Fitzhugh family farmed at Ravensworth and slowly sold off portions of the land.
In 1830, the community of Annandale was named by a Scottish settler, after the town named Annan located at the mouth of the River Annan. Annandale followed nearby Dumfries to become the second place in Dumfriesshire to become the name of a settlement in Virginia. In 1806, the Little River Turnpike (now Virginia State Route 236) had been completed through the community, connecting it with Alexandria and Fairfax. In 1808, the Columbia Pike (now Virginia State Route 244) was built, connecting the District of Columbia with Little River Turnpike in what is now Annandale. The first businessman to locate in Annandale was William Garges, who built a blacksmith shop and a livery stable at the intersection of Columbia Pike, Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road, which would become the center of town. Garges became the first postmaster at the Annandale Post Office, which opened in 1837. Small farms and businesses grew up around the town and its first church, the Annandale Methodist Chapel, was built in 1846.
American Civil War The American Civil War touched Annandale several times between 1861 and 1865. Union troops defending the vicinity of Washington, D.C., frequently took positions in and around the town. Confederate forces probing those defenses skirmished with them from time to time. The Methodist Chapel, which had fallen into disrepair during the war, was dismantled by Union troops to obtain construction materials in 1863.
After the war, farmers and businessmen returned to their pursuits and dairy farming began to grow in Fairfax County. Small communities continued to develop or grow near railroad stations and the dairy farms. Residents built stores, churches, and schools for their communities.
20th century By 1925, Fairfax County contained more dairy farms than any other county in Virginia. In the 1930s and 1940s, work in the area for the federal government grew as President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented the New Deal and the United States entered World War II.
After World War II, growth continued, with housing developments in suburbs like Annandale accompanied by businesses, schools, and roads to support the new residents. The suburbs became “bedroom communities” with many residents commuting to work in Washington or surrounding small cities. That trend has continued to today with further growth and many residents now commuting to work in Northern Virginia as well as in and around Washington.
Geography Annandale is located at (38.834134, −77.211277). Annandale is mostly traversed by the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and Little River Turnpike (Virginia State Route 236). The center of town is considered to be where Little River Turnpike, Columbia Pike, and Backlick Road meet, around east of Interstate 495 on Little River Turnpike.
Annandale is bordered to the north by West Falls Church, to the east by Lake Barcroft and Lincolnia, to the south by North Springfield, and to the west by Wakefield and Woodburn. The CDP border follows Braddock Road to the south, Interstate 495 to the west, Holmes Run and Arlington Boulevard (U.S. Route 50) to the north, and Sleepy Hollow Road, Columbia Pike, and Little River Turnpike to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. The area is part of the coastal plain located just east of the Fall Line separating the coastal plain of Virginia from the Piedmont. It is characterized by rolling hills, stream valleys, and heavy red clay soils.
The Annandale region is bisected by Accotink Creek, which in Colonial times was a primary link for ocean-going ships that would load tobacco and other goods where Little River Turnpike - Annandale's oldest road and the first toll road in America - crosses it. With the construction of the Springfield Dam in 1918, Lake Accotink was created to serve as a water source for World War I-era Army Camp A.A. Humphreys (now named Fort Belvoir). In 1960, when the lake was no longer needed by the Army, the Fairfax County Park Authority leased the land and finally bought the site in 1965.Camp A. A. Humphreys. In 1912, the War Department purchased a plot of land that had once been part of the Belvoir estate built by William Fairfax in 1741. The land was meant to serve as a summer camp and rifle range for the engineering corps stationed at nearby Washington Barracks in Washington, DC. With the outbreak of WWI, the camp was turned into a more permanent establishment and named Camp A. A. Humphreys, after a distinguished Civil War engineer. With plans to permanently move the Army Corps of Engineers there in 1919, a water source was needed. Springfield Dam. Originally known as the Springfield Dam, when it was first built in 1918, the dam created Lake Accotink as a safe, stable water source. The dam originally cost $100,000 to build and was contracted to the Amburson Construction Company. The reservoir it created covered 110 acres and was 23 feet deep. Because of siltation from storm water runoff, the lake has now shrunk in size. http://www.historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM4DB_the-origins-of-lake-accotink_West-Springfield-VA.html accessed August 26, 2015 Today, Lake Accotink is a popular recreation area with walking, hiking and biking trails, fishing and boat rentals.
Also along Accotink Creek runs the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail which provides uninterrupted hiking, biking, running and cross-country skiing for in Annandale. The trail meanders through parks and forests filled with deer, fox, geese and numerous species of native birds. In the spring, Accotink Creek is stocked with trout, and fishermen are often seen wading in its waters.
Demographics
For the 2010 U.S. census, Wakefield CDP and Woodburn CDP were carved out of Annandale's territory.
Racial and ethnic composition +Annandale CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)43,85242,15431,45314,98612,71988.55%82.70%57.19%36.54%29.33%Black or African American alone (NH)1,3411,9463,1283,4083,8852.71%3.82%5.69%8.31%8.96%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)104 Compiliation of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut categories10811480530.21%0.21%0.21%0.20%0.12%Asian alone (NH)1,926 Compiliation of Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Vietnamese categories. Other Asian groups would be included in the Some Other Race category2,20210,62310,05010,6113.89%4.32%19.32%24.51%24.47%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)14 Compiliation of Hawaiian, Guamanian, and Samoan categories. Other Pacific Islander groups would be included in the Some Other Race category20 included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census3943140.03%0.04%0.07%0.10%0.03%Other race alone (NH)407 Calculated as the difference between the total population and all other categories1,0231471071930.82%2.01%0.27%0.26%0.45%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census1,5241,0081,618xx2.77%2.46%3.73%Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,8803,5227,96611,32614,2703.80%6.91%14.49%27.62%32.91%Total49,52450,97554,99441,00843,363 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Annandale had a population of 43,363. The median age was 38.4 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
The sharp decrease in population from 54,994 in 2000 was due to the splitting off of the CDP's western portion to form the Wakefield and Woodburn CDPs.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 13,924 households in Annandale, of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 14,367 housing units, of which 3.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 14,203 32.8% Black or African American 3,963 9.1% American Indian and Alaska Native 526 1.2% Asian 10,658 24.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 22 0.1% Some other race 8,046 18.6% Two or more races 5,945 13.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 14,270 32.9%
Income
The median income for a household in the community was $96,533, and the median income for a family was $108,079. Males had median earnings of $42,552 versus $30,979 for females. The community's per capita income was $40,361. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestry
According to the Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States, as of 2018, the largest ancestry groups were:Ancestry in Annandale, Virginia (Unincorporated Place), Statistical Atlas. Accessed January 28, 2022.
9.5% Salvadoran 9.0% African-American 8.9% Vietnamese 9.1% Bolivian 6.8% German 6.2% Korean 5.8% Irish 4.8% English 3.0% Guatemalan 3.0% Italian 2.8% Honduran 2.8% American 2.7% Arab 2.4% Filipino 2.1% Chinese 1.9% Pakistani 1.6% Mexican 1.4% Polish 1.2% Indian 1.2% Peruvian 1.1% Scottish
Economy Corporate presence DynCorp Headquarters (uses a Mclean, Virginia postal address)"Contact." DynCorp. Noblis Headquarters (uses a Reston, Virginia postal address) Former Ensco Headquarters (used a Falls Church, Virginia postal address)"Office locations." Ensco
Koreatown