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Loudoun Times-Mirror

Loudoun County, Virginia
County
Loudoun County
Loudoun County Courthouse in Leesburg,Virginia.jpg
The Loudoun County Courthouse at Leesburg in May 2010
Flag of Loudoun County, Virginia
Flag
Seal of Loudoun County, Virginia
Seal
Motto: "I Byde My Time"
Map of Virginia highlighting Loudoun County
Location in the U.S. state of Virginia
Map of the United States highlighting Virginia
Virginia's location in the U.S.
Founded 1757
Named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Seat Leesburg
Largest town Leesburg
Area
 • Total 521 sq mi (1,349 km2)
 • Land 516 sq mi (1,336 km2)
 • Water 6 sq mi (16 km2), 1.1%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 375,629
 • Density 721/sq mi (278/km²)
Congressional district 10th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.loudoun.gov

Loudoun County (/ˈldən/ LOWD-ən) is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2015, the population was estimated at 375,629, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. Loudoun's county seat is Leesburg. Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

As of 2012, Loudoun County had a median household income of $117,876. Since 2008 the county has been ranked first in the United States in median household income among jurisdictions with a population of 65,000 or more.

Loudoun County was established in 1757 from Fairfax County. The county is named for John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun and Governor General of Virginia from 1756–59. Western settlement began in the 1720s and 1730s with Quakers, Scots-Irish, Germans and others moving south from Pennsylvania and Maryland and by English and African slaves moving upriver from Tidewater.


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