Lansdowne is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 and planned community

Planned community

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 located near Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616...

. The population as of the 2010 Census

United States Census, 2010

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 was 11,253.
It is north of State Route 7 and south of the Potomac River

Potomac River

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. A section of the Potomac Heritage Trail

Potomac Heritage Trail

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 runs through Lansdowne. It is the home of the Inova Loudoun Hospital, The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Lansdowne Resort, Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship

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, and Leisure World of Virginia

Leisure World of Virginia

Leisure World of Virginia is a highrise condominium complex in Lansdowne, Virginia, for active adults aged 55 and older. It is run by IDI group, the same company that runs Leisure World of Maryland.-Amenities:...

, a high rise luxury retirement community.

Lansdowne is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Washington Metropolitan Area

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 and is approximately 25 miles west of Washington, D.C.

Education

All students in Lansdowne attend schools that are part of Loudoun County Public Schools

Loudoun County Public Schools

Loudoun County Public Schools is a branch of the Loudoun County, Virginia, United States government, and administers public schools in the county...

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Children who live in Lansdowne attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School which is located in Lansdowne. Middle school students attend Belmont Ridge Middle School which is also located in Lansdowne. High school students attend Tuscarora High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

Tuscarora High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)

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 in Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616...

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