Manassas, Virginia
| Manassas, Virginia | |||
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| Independent city | |||
| City of Manassas | |||
View of downtown Manassas looking east on Center Street.
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 Location in relation to Prince William County and the state of Virginia. |
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| Coordinates: 38°45′5″N 77°28′35″W / 38.75139°N 77.47639°W | |||
| Country |
 United States of America |
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| State |
 Virginia
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| County | None (Independent city) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
| • Mayor | Harry J. (Hal) Parrish II | ||
| • City Manager | W. Patrick Pate | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Marc Aveni | ||
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Council Members
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 26 km2 (9.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 26 km2 (9.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 41,705 | ||
| • Density | 1,478/km2 (3,828/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 20108 (PO Box Only), and 20110 | ||
| Area code(s) | 703, 571 | ||
| FIPS code | 51-48952 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1498512 | ||
| Website | www.manassascity.org | ||
Manassas (formerly Manassas Junction) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 37,821. The city is surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Manassas (along with Manassas Park) with Prince William County for statistical purposes.
Manassas also serves as the seat of Prince William County. It surrounds the 38-acre (150,000 m2) county courthouse, but that county property is not part of the city. The City of Manassas has several important historic sites from the period 1850–1870.
The City of Manassas is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area and it is situated in the Northern Virginia region.
In July 1861, the First Battle of Manassas – also known as the First Battle of Bull Run – the first major land battle of the American Civil War, was fought nearby. Manassas commemorated the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas during July 21–24, 2011.
The Second Battle of Manassas (or the Second Battle of Bull Run) was fought near Manassas during August 28–30, 1862. At that time, Manassas Junction was little more than a railroad crossing, but a strategic one, with rails leading to Richmond, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and the Shenandoah Valley. Despite these two Confederate victories, Manassas Junction was in Union hands for most of the war.
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