Dranesville, Virginia
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Dranesville is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County
, Virginia
, USA. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike. The Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place
(CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010. The town is named for Washington Drane, a settler who moved there from the District of Columbia in 1810 and began the operation of Drane's Tavern.
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...
, 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...
, USA. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) at its intersection with Georgetown Pike. The Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010. The town is named for Washington Drane, a settler who moved there from the District of Columbia in 1810 and began the operation of Drane's Tavern.