Lake Ridge, Virginia
| Lake Ridge, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia. |
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| Coordinates: 38°41′17″N 77°18′32″W / 38.68806°N 77.30889°WCoordinates: 38°41′17″N 77°18′32″W / 38.68806°N 77.30889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince William |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.6 sq mi (22.4 km2) |
| • Land | 8.2 sq mi (21.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 41,058 |
| • Density | 4,800/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 22192 |
| Area code(s) | 571, 703 |
| FIPS code | 51-43432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867592 |
Lake Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It is an annex of Woodbridge, Virginia. The population was 41,058 at the 2010 census, an increase of 35% from 2000.
Lake Ridge was started in the late 1960s when Sorensen Construction Corporation began building in the area now known as East Lake Ridge.
By 1969, the first five developments had begun, named Thousand Oaks, The Point, Plantation Harbor, The Village of Lake Ridge, and The Hamlet.
Lake Ridge Parks and Recreation was formed in 1972 as the HOA for the area. The community grew rapidly throughout the 70s and 80s from about 3350 homes in 1983 to approximately 6600 in 1990. Lake Ridge as it is now was completed in the late 1990s with the completion of Ridgeleigh. Currently Lake Ridge comprises about 7700 housing units spread out over 70+ subdivisions and 9 condominium complexes.
Lake Ridge is located at 38°41′17″N 77°18′32″W / 38.68806°N 77.30889°W (38.688190, -77.308953).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.4 km²), of which, 8.2 square miles (21.3 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (4.63%) is water.
The community of Lake Ridge is located along Old Bridge Road between Harbor Drive and Westridge Drive.
As of the census of 2000, there were 30,404 people, 10,980 households, and 8,103 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,689.9 people per square mile (1,424.6/km²). There were 11,265 housing units at an average density of 1,367.1/sq mi (527.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.38% White, 16.02% African American, 0.24% Native American, 3.53% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 3.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.11% of the population.
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