Sterling Park, Virginia
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Sterling Park is a community
in Sterling
, Virginia
and is considered part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The community opened in 1963 on former farmland near Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County
. The land where Sterling Park was built was mainly made up of a few very large farms. When construction of Dulles International Airport began in 1959, land prices began to rise. In 1961 Marvin T. Broyhill Sr. saw this as a great investment opportunity and decided to buy the 1762 acres (7.1 km²) that now make up Sterling Park for the price of $2,115,783.86. Sterling Park shares the ZIP Code 20164 with a small portion of Sterling.
Construction of the homes priced $14,800 to $22,500 was completed by 1967. Sterling Park was one of the first planned communities built in eastern Loudoun County and was a popular place for government workers to settle with their families outside the city. Many current residents of Sterling Park purchased their homes new, raised their families and continue to be residents of this community enjoying the benefits from Mr. Broyhill's investment in this land. As the economy flourished in the Washington D.C. area, Loudoun County was determined to be one of the richest counties in the country in 2006. As these original settlers of Sterling Park enter retirement, they enjoy an increase in the value of their homes at approximately 20 times what they paid for the property: current sale price of these homes are $350,000.00–$450,000.00 and up.
Sterling Park contains a golf and swim club, a community center, various schools, businesses, churches and parks. It is the home of the Park View High School Patriots
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Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
in Sterling
Sterling, Virginia
Sterling, Virginia is a census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 27,822.It is located northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Great Falls, and includes part of Dulles International Airport and the former AOL corporate headquarters...
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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...
and is considered part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The community opened in 1963 on former farmland near Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
. The land where Sterling Park was built was mainly made up of a few very large farms. When construction of Dulles International Airport began in 1959, land prices began to rise. In 1961 Marvin T. Broyhill Sr. saw this as a great investment opportunity and decided to buy the 1762 acres (7.1 km²) that now make up Sterling Park for the price of $2,115,783.86. Sterling Park shares the ZIP Code 20164 with a small portion of Sterling.
Construction of the homes priced $14,800 to $22,500 was completed by 1967. Sterling Park was one of the first planned communities built in eastern Loudoun County and was a popular place for government workers to settle with their families outside the city. Many current residents of Sterling Park purchased their homes new, raised their families and continue to be residents of this community enjoying the benefits from Mr. Broyhill's investment in this land. As the economy flourished in the Washington D.C. area, Loudoun County was determined to be one of the richest counties in the country in 2006. As these original settlers of Sterling Park enter retirement, they enjoy an increase in the value of their homes at approximately 20 times what they paid for the property: current sale price of these homes are $350,000.00–$450,000.00 and up.
Sterling Park contains a golf and swim club, a community center, various schools, businesses, churches and parks. It is the home of the Park View High School Patriots
Park View High School (Sterling, Virginia)
For schools of a similar name, see Park View School .Park View High School is a public secondary school in Sterling, an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States...
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