Falls Church, VA
| Falls Church, Virginia | ||
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| Independent city | ||
| City of Falls Church | ||
A view off Broad Street (Route 7)
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| Coordinates: 38°52′56″N 77°10′16″W / 38.88222°N 77.17111°WCoordinates: 38°52′56″N 77°10′16″W / 38.88222°N 77.17111°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 Virginia
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| County | None (Independent city) | |
| Settled | c. 1699 | |
| Incorporated (town) | 1875 | |
| Incorporated (city) | 1948 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council–manager | |
| • Mayor | David Tarter | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 328 ft (99 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 12,332 | |
| • Estimate (2015) | 13,892 | |
| • Density | 6,950/sq mi (2,683.5/km2) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 22040, 22042, 22044, 22046 | |
| Area code(s) | 703 and 571 | |
| FIPS code | 51-27200 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495526 | |
| Website | fallschurchva |
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| Sister city is Kokolopori, Democratic Republic of Congo | ||
Falls Church is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,332. The estimated population in 2015 was 13,892. Falls Church is included in the Washington metropolitan area. Falls Church has the lowest level of poverty of any independent city or county in the United States.
Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Church of England (later Episcopal Church) parish, Falls Church gained township status within Fairfax County in 1875. In 1948, it was incorporated as the City of Falls Church, an independent city with county-level governance status. It is also referred to as Falls Church City.
The city's corporate boundaries do not include all of the area historically known as Falls Church; these areas include portions of Seven Corners and other portions of the current Falls Church postal districts of Fairfax County, as well as the area of Arlington County known as East Falls Church, which was part of the town of Falls Church from 1875 to 1936. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Falls Church with Fairfax City and Fairfax County.
Cherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn, an 1845 Greek-Revival farmhouse and 1856 barn, owned and managed by the city of Falls Church, are open to the public select Saturdays in summer.Tinner Hill Arch and Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation represent a locus of early African American history in the area, including the site of the first rural chapter of the NAACP. Two of the District of Columbia's original 1791 boundary stones (see: Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia) are located in public parks on the boundary between Falls Church and Arlington County. The West cornerstone stands in Andrew Ellicott Park at 2824 Meridian Street, Falls Church and N. Arizona Street, Arlington, just south of West Street. Stone number SW9 stands in Benjamin Banneker Park on Van Buren Street, south of 18th Street, near the East Falls Church Metro station. Most of Banneker Park is in Arlington County, across Van Buren Street from Isaac Crossman Park at Four Mile Run.
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