Franconia, Virginia
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Franconia is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 (CDP) in Fairfax County
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
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, United States
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. The population was 18,245 at the 2010 census, down from 31,907 in 2000 due to the splitting off of part of it to form Kingstowne
Kingstowne, Virginia
Kingstowne is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a master-planned community that lies amidst the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Springfield, Alexandria, and Lorton, Virginia and is centered around the intersection of South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne...

 CDP.

Located just southwest of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

, Franconia has existed as a community since the 1870s, when a station by that name opened on the RF&P Railroad; however, like most of the surrounding area, it only began to develop into its present, suburban form in the 1950s. The CDP extends further south to the border of Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
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, encompassing most of Kingstowne
Kingstowne, Virginia
Kingstowne is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is a master-planned community that lies amidst the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Springfield, Alexandria, and Lorton, Virginia and is centered around the intersection of South Van Dorn Street and Kingstowne...

 and other neighborhoods such as Hayfield, Manchester Lakes and Windsor Park. Street addresses have Alexandria ZIP code
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s 22310 and 22315.

Geography

Franconia is located at 38.763351°N 77.150328°W (38.763351, -77.150328).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.5 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 31,907 people, 13,284 households, and 8,182 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 4,465.3 people per square mile (1,723.0/km2). There were 13,509 housing units at an average density of 1,890.6/sq mi (729.5/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 69.26% White, 13.57% African American, 0.30% Native American, 10.72% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races
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, and 3.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.32% of the population.

There were 13,284 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 43.4% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the CDP was $100,161, and the median income for a family was $106,998. Males had a median income of $56,890 versus $46,138 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $37,134. About 1.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.
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