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72-859: The AA Highlands District was a high school conference of the Virginia High School League that included schools from Southwest Virginia, mostly in the Bristol and Kingsport areas. The schools of the Highlands District competed in AA Region IV with the schools in the AA Piedmont District and the AA Southwest District . The district dissolved in 2007 after two of its members, Lee High School and Virginia High dropped to Group A with

144-678: A 7 to 2 majority on the Board of Supervisors and a 6 to 3 majority on the School Board, but Republicans hold all five countywide elected constitutional offices (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Commissioner of the Revenue, Commonwealth's Attorney, Sheriff, and Treasurer). This makes Loudoun County a reliable state bellwether, having voted for every statewide presidential election winner since 1932. The county's official motto, I Byde My Time ,

216-625: A PreK–12 non-denominational Christian school and Loudoun County's only private school accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International; and Loudoun School for Advanced Studies (formerly the Ideal Schools High School,) an independent non-denominational school in Ashburn. In terms of post-secondary education, Loudoun County is home to a variety of colleges and universities, including: Patrick Henry College ,

288-717: A boarding school for girls located in Middleburg; Dominion Academy , a Non-denominational Christian school , K–8 in Leesburg; Loudoun Classical School, a Protestant classical 7th-12th grade school in Purcellville; Leesburg Christian School, a K–12 school in Leesburg; St. Theresa School, a K–8 Roman Catholic school in Ashburn; Village Montessori School at Bluemont , an accredited Pre-K through Elementary Montessori school in Bluemont; Christian Faith & Fellowship School ,

360-646: A comparably sized population in 2006 Loudoun County is one of the counties in Virginia that elects to cover their employees in the Virginia Mortgage Assistance Program (VMAP). The program is designed to make housing more affordable for civil service workers in Virginia. Loudoun County has two airports: Washington Dulles International and Leesburg Executive . Loudoun County operates its own bus public transit system, known as Loudoun County Commuter Bus . The Silver Line of

432-562: A few outliers in the Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Danville areas. Group A schools were typically found in rural areas, with the largest concentration in Southwest Virginia . Group AA schools were somewhat more widely distributed than the other two and found in rapidly growing areas like Loudoun County , in and around cities such as Roanoke , Lynchburg , Harrisonburg , and Charlottesville , and in some cities and counties which have

504-637: A group. Several schools in the Richmond and Hampton Roads areas competed in the Central and Eastern Regions of Group AAA instead of Group AA due to a reluctance to travel long distances in the post-season. In Southwest Virginia, some schools with Group A enrollment levels competed in Group AA due to traditionally being part of that group. Lee High School in Jonesville received a special dispensation from

576-562: A lesser extent, some smaller schools from the former Group AA have been assigned to Group 2A, a few larger school from the former Group A to Group 3A, and some larger schools from the former Group AA, particularly in Loudoun County, to Group 5A. The district system largely based on the prior group classifications has been retained for regular season competition and districts may now include schools from different group classifications to maintain local rivalries and minimize travel during

648-672: A primary residence from 1823 until his death on July 4, 1831. The Loudoun County coat of arms and flag, granted by the English College of Arms , memorialize the special relationship between Britain and the United States that developed through his Monroe Doctrine . Early in the American Civil War , the Battle of Ball's Bluff took place near Leesburg on October 21, 1861. Future jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

720-554: A private Christian college; Northern Virginia Community College in Sterling (branch campus); George Washington University (satellite campus); George Mason University (satellite campus); Marymount University (satellite campus); Shenandoah University (satellite campus); and Strayer University (satellite campus). Loudoun is also home to a satellite campus of the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and

792-533: A school in Group 6A but is required to play against schools in Groups 5A and 4A. In some cases, no district championship is awarded when there is not a full round robin schedule of all district teams. Schools have also been assigned to a conference of schools from the same group classification for the first round of post-season competition. There are a total of 48 conferences, designated by numbers in reverse order of

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864-478: A series of journalism education workshops in four cities across the state that is sponsored by Jostens. The VHSL/Jostens Regional Workshops began in 2005 and target both students and advisers of newspaper, magazine, and yearbook publications. The 2007 series included stops in Virginia Beach, Richmond, Roanoke, and Dulles. This event is followed up by what is referred to as the state journalism workshop, or

936-502: A single day in late March/early April and consists of ten individual events: duo interpretation, serious dramatic interpretation, humorous dramatic interpretation, storytelling, poetry interpretation, prose interpretation, foreign extemporaneous speaking, domestic extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking, and original oratory. At this tournament, Group A, AA, and AAA competition occur separately, but simultaneously. The top six students in each category and in each group are recognized with

1008-399: A single high school. Unlike many state associations, districts and regions were the same for every sport with few exceptions. Redistricting and regrouping occurred every two years. Group AAA schools typically had enrollments above 1,500 students, Group AA schools typically had from 700 to about 1,500 students, and Group A schools had fewer than 700 students. Schools could request to play up

1080-547: A team sweepstakes. The team champion and runner-up are also recognized. The VHSL academic activities season culminates with the judging of creative writing entries announced in mid-late May. In March, schools submit a folder containing six works (2 poems, 2 short stories, and 2 essays) written by six different students. These school folders have traditionally been evaluated by judges at the University of Virginia's creative writing department. Judges award individual awards for

1152-531: A veritable part of the Washington suburbs. Others have moved to the county seat or to the small towns and rural communities of the Loudoun Valley. Between 1952 and 2008, Loudoun was a Republican -leaning county. However, this has changed in recent years with Democrats winning Loudoun in all statewide campaigns after Republicans narrowly carried it in 2014 . As of the 2023 elections, Democrats hold

1224-541: Is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Earl of Loudoun . In the mid to late 20th century, as northerners gradually migrated to Southern suburbs, Loudoun County increasingly shifted to the Republican Party in supporting presidential candidates, and more local ones. Before the 2008 election of Barack Obama , county voters had not supported a Democratic president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. In recent years,

1296-589: Is bounded on the south by Prince William and Fauquier counties, on the west by watershed of the Blue Ridge Mountain across which are Jefferson County , West Virginia and Clarke County, and on the east by Fairfax County. The Bull Run Mountains and Catoctin Mountain bisect the county. To the west of the range is the Loudoun Valley . Bisecting the Loudoun Valley from Hillsboro to

1368-456: Is divided into two regions of four conferences each. The two regions are designated North/South in Groups 6A, 5A, and 4A and East/West in Groups 3A, 2A, and 1A. In most team sports, the top two teams from conference playoffs advance to compete in regional playoffs. The top two teams from regional playoffs advance to a final four state playoff competition to determine the state champion. The conferences are not used for football playoffs in ten of

1440-533: Is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg . Loudoun County is part of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2023, Loudoun County had a median household income of $ 156,821,

1512-651: Is overseen by an Executive Committee elected from the principals and superintendents of the various Virginia school districts. Day-to-day affairs are handled by the Executive Director and Assistant Directors. From 1970, the VHSL's member schools were organized into three group classifications based on enrollment: A, AA, and AAA. Each of the three groups were split into four geographic regions, which usually contained three or four districts. District sizes vary and consist of four to eleven teams. The group of schools with

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1584-645: The Academies of Loudoun , and is eligible to send students to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology , a STEM magnet school in Alexandria, Virginia . Loudoun County is home to ten private schools: Loudoun Country Day School , a Pre-K–8 independent school in Leesburg; Notre Dame Academy , an independent non-denominational day high school in Middleburg ; the Foxcroft School ,

1656-696: The Dulles Toll Road are patrolled by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department. The Loudoun County Public Library System has eleven branches in the county. The library's Outreach Department of the Loudoun County Public Library is a resource for those who cannot easily access branch services. The public library system has won several awards, including 10th place for libraries serving

1728-648: The Janelia Farm Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute . The population ranking of the following table is based on 2018 estimates by the United States Census Bureau. † county seat James Monroe constructed and resided at Oak Hill near Aldie after his presidency. American Civil War Brigadier General Robert H. Chilton ( Chief of Staff under Robert E. Lee )

1800-561: The Potomac River is Short Hill Mountain . Traditionally a rural county, Loudoun's population has grown dramatically since the 1980s. Having undergone heavy suburbanization since 1990, Loudoun has a full-fledged service economy . It is home to world headquarters for several Internet-related and high tech companies, including Verizon Business , Telos Corporation , and Orbital Sciences Corporation . Like Fairfax County's Dulles Corridor , Loudoun County has economically benefited from

1872-570: The University of Virginia to serve as a debating league for the state's high schools. During the 1910s, it expanded to over 250 schools and added championships in oral reading, baseball, basketball, and track and renamed itself the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League. After World War II , it adopted other sports and began standardizing officiating practices for high school sports. In 1969, it merged with

1944-743: The Washington Metro provides service at the Dulles Airport , Loudoun Gateway , and Ashburn stations. The county is served by Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). LCPS serves over 70,000 students from Kindergarten through 12th grade and is Virginia's fifth largest school system. Loudoun County schools recently ranked 11th in the United States in terms of educational achievement versus funds spent. Loudoun County also sends students to its Loudoun Academy of Science , formerly housed within Dominion High School now within

2016-681: The Championship Journalism Workshop in October, which is both an educational and recognition event. Held at Virginia Commonwealth University since 1989, the CJW celebrates the results of the newspaper, magazine, and yearbook evaluations that schools submit each June to the VHSL. The two-day workshop offers about 100 classes that are taught mostly by the state's top advisers, but also by college professors, industry professionals, and recognized out-of-state advisers. Since 2005,

2088-604: The Civil War, see Loudoun County in the American Civil War ). During World War I , Loudoun County was a major breadbasket for supplying provisions to soldiers in Europe. Loudoun farmers implemented new agricultural innovations such as vaccination of livestock, seed inoculations and ensilage . The county experienced a boom in agricultural output, outputting an annual wheat output of 1.04 million bushels in 1917,

2160-650: The Great War. Five of the thirty died on the front, while the other twenty five died while in training or in other locations inside the United States. In 1962, Washington Dulles International Airport was built in southeastern Loudoun County in Sterling . Since then, Loudoun County has experienced a high-tech boom and rapid growth. Accordingly, many have moved to eastern Loudoun and become residents of planned communities such as Sterling Park, Sugarland Run , Cascades, Ashburn Village , and Ashburn Farm, making that section

2232-715: The Office of Emergency Management. LC-CFRS is a combination system that utilizes some 500 volunteers and over 600 career firefighters, EMT/paramedics, dispatchers, and support staff. LCFR is one of the largest fire and rescue systems in Virginia. Law enforcement in Loudoun County is provided by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office , which is Virginia's largest sheriff's office, as well as three town police departments: Leesburg Police , Purcellville Police, and Middleburg Police. The county's highways are also patrolled by Virginia State Police troopers. Dulles Airport and

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2304-755: The Student Journalist of the Year to a deserving senior, which comes with the Savedge scholarship. The VHSL academic season continues with the Group A and AA One Act Theatre Festivals, traditionally held the first week of December in Charlottesville. Eight schools representing the top two in both district and regional competition present plays that are 35 or fewer minutes in length. Preferably four, but no fewer than three, judges usually consisting of both high school directors and professionals evaluate

2376-434: The VHSL intends that the group classifications will remain approximately the same size, and schools will not be allowed to compete for a state championship in a group classification above or below the one determined by their enrollment. Regrouping will occur every two years. Many schools which had competed at the former Group AAA level, particularly in the Central and Eastern Regions, have been assigned to Groups 4A or 3A. To

2448-472: The VHSL to play in Group A despite having Group AA enrollment numbers due to being far away from the nearest schools in Group AA and not having substantially more students than large Group A schools. In football, each region was further split into two divisions based on school enrollment, so statewide champions were determined in Divisions 1 through 6. Divisions 1 and 2 were for Group A with Division 2 being

2520-695: The Virginia Interscholastic Association, which was a similar organization that had served African American schools around the Commonwealth during segregation . Girls' sports were added around this time. Statewide football playoffs also began in 1970. The VHSL is headquartered in Pantops Charlottesville and has 308 member schools and conducts championships in 27 different sports. Nearly 200,000 students participate in its activities annually. The VHSL

2592-529: The awards portion of this event has been held in the nearby historic Jefferson Hotel 's ballroom. State champions in newspaper, magazine, and yearbook publications are given an evaluation on their publication known as Trophy Class. Publications that receive five Trophy Class ratings in seven or fewer years are also awarded the Savedge Award for Sustained Excellence, named after renowned yearbook adviser Colonel Charles Savedge. The VHSL also annually awards

2664-674: The county decreased by 16% from 2017 to 2018. The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Ashburn Aviation Field Office in Ashburn , an unincorporated area of Loudoun County. The Federal Aviation Administration 's Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center , the second-busiest facility of its kind in the nation, is located in Leesburg. Emergency services are provided by the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System with

2736-648: The county outnumber them significantly. As of the census of 2010, there were 312,311 people, 104,583 households, and 80,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 606 inhabitants per square mile (234/km ). There were 109,442 housing units at an average density of 212 per square mile (82/km ). The racial makeup of the county was: According to the 2010 census , 10.5% of residents reported being of German ancestry, while 9.1% reported Irish , 7.7% English , 5.4% Italian and 5.2% American ancestry. The most spoken languages other than English in Loudoun County as of 2018 were Spanish , spoken by 10.8% of

2808-546: The county with 55.3% to now Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin 's 44.2%. Loudoun was one of ten counties that was won by McAuliffe, though it was his smallest margin of victory in Northern Virginia. Like many counties in Virginia, Loudoun is locally governed by a board of supervisors , the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors . The chairman of the board is elected by county voters at-large while

2880-653: The county's rapid growth in its eastern portion, settled by educated professionals working in or near Washington, D.C. , has changed the demographics of the county, and the Democratic Party has become increasingly competitive. After giving Senator Barack Obama nearly 54% of its presidential vote in 2008, the county supported Republican Bob McDonnell in 2009, who received 61% of the gubernatorial vote. Voters also replaced two incumbent Democratic delegates, making Loudoun's state House delegation all Republican. In 2012 county voters again supported Obama, who took 51.5% of

2952-409: The different division of another region. Most districts contained members in both divisions of its group, and a single district had two state championship teams on a few occasions. Because of the number of schools choosing to play up, in some years a state championship team from a lower division had a greater enrollment than a state championship team in a higher division. In the 2013-2014 school year,

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3024-623: The existence of Washington Dulles International Airport , the majority of which is in the county along its border with Fairfax. Loudoun County retains a strong rural economy. The equine industry has an estimated revenue of $ 78 million. It is home to the Morven Park International Equestrian Center which hosts national horse trials. In addition, a growing wine industry has produced several internationally recognized wines. Loudoun County now has 40 wineries and over 25 active farms. Loudoun has rich soil and

3096-644: The formation of the Clinch Mountain District , which prompted Abingdon High School and Marion High School to move to the Southwest District . This article about a school in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Virginia High School League Private and religious schools and teams of homeschooled students belong to other sanctioning organizations,

3168-464: The former three group classification system was replaced by a six group classification system with Group 1A schools having the smallest enrollments and Group 6A schools having the largest enrollments. Generally, schools which had competed in Group A have been assigned to the new Groups 1A and 2A; in Group AA, the new Groups 3A and 4A; and in Group AAA, the new Groups 5A and 6A. Unlike the former system,

3240-449: The fourth round. In Groups 6A, 5A, and 4A, the two regional champions play for the state championship. (i.e. The regional championship game is also the state semi-final.) In Groups 3A, 2A, and 1A, the final four teams are cross-bracketed in the state semi-finals with the higher remaining seed in one region hosting the lower remaining seed in the other region. (i.e. No regional championship is awarded.) This format could allow two teams from

3312-510: The group classification numbers. (i.e. Conference 1 is in Group 6A while Conference 48 is in Group 1A.) Conferences are not uniform in the number of the member schools and almost always include schools in other districts. Only two conferences are composed solely of the members of one district. There are no uniform rules for the seeding of schools in conference competition based on regular season results. The six groups are not divided into four regions as before. Instead, each group classification

3384-400: The highest median income in the country at $ 119,134. From 1980 to 2014, deaths from cancer in Loudoun County decreased by 46 percent, the largest such decrease of any county in the United States. From 2017 to 2018, Loudoun County saw an increase of 18.5% of households experiencing homelessness, a 21% increase for single adults, and a 36% increase for families. Homelessness for veterans in

3456-458: The highest of any county in the nation. 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 to 1759. Western settlement began in the 1720s and 1730s with Quakers , Scots-Irish , Germans and others moving south from Pennsylvania and Maryland, and also by English and enslaved Africans moving upriver from Tidewater . By

3528-479: The largest enrollments were in Group AAA, the group with the next largest enrollments were in Group AA, and the schools with the smallest enrollments were in Group A. Regional boundaries were different for all three groups as average school sizes vary substantially in different parts of Virginia. Nearly all Group AAA schools were located in Northern Virginia , Hampton Roads , and Greater Richmond , with

3600-400: The largest of any county in Virginia that year. 1.2 million units of home produce were produced at home, much of which went to training sites across the state such as Camp Lee . The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 established increased agricultural education in Virginia counties, increasing agricultural yields. After the war, a plaque was dedicated to the "30 glorious dead" from the county who died in

3672-763: The largest of which is the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association. Proposals in the Virginia General Assembly to mandate that the VHSL allow homeschooled students to compete for the public high school they would otherwise attend have failed to pass. The VHSL was established in 1913 by members of both the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society and the Washington Literary Society and Debating Union at

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3744-477: The motorcade of Donald Trump went viral on social media in 2017. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Loudoun County has a total area of 521 square miles (1,350 km ), of which 516 square miles (1,340 km ) is land and 6 square miles (16 km ) (1.1%) is water. It is bounded on the north by the Potomac River ; across the river are Frederick , Washington and Montgomery counties in Maryland; it

3816-488: The need for extensive travel during the regular season. Schools begin the post-season with Regional tournaments and then State tournament play. Athletic activities include the following: For boys and girls : Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Lacrosse, Gymnastics, Indoor track, Outdoor track, Soccer, Swimming/diving, Tennis, Volleyball For boys : Baseball, Football, Wrestling For girls : Cheerleading, Field hockey, Softball Boys' and girls' sports will allow members of

3888-413: The one for schools with larger enrollments; 3 and 4, the Group AA schools; and 5 and 6, the Group AAA schools. The division format was first adopted in 1986 for football and was expanded in the late 2000s and early 2010s to some other sports in Groups A and AA. Since the average enrollments of schools varied by region in each group, some schools in one region had enrollments which would have placed them in

3960-521: The opposite sex to participate. Academic activities include the following: Creative Writing, Debate, Drama (one-act plays), Forensics (a variety of individual events ), Magazines, Newspapers, Scholastic Bowl , and Yearbooks Academic activities are coed and not considered varsity athletics by most schools. Academic activities are usually awarded different letters and honors from athletics. The VHSL academic activities season begins in September with

4032-938: The performances and recognize both the champion and runner-up school. Also recognized are eight outstanding actors. In February, the top eight schools that have advanced from regional competition in Groups A, AA, and AAA go to the College of William and Mary for Scholastic Bowl competition. Two four-person teams meet head-to-head in this double-elimination tournament, answering questions in mathematics, science/health, social studies, English, and miscellany (including current events, fine arts, music, entertainment and sports). There are three rounds, including two toss-up rounds where either team may answer and one round of directed questioning toward individual schools. Toss-up rounds consist of 15 questions and directed rounds include 10 questions per team. The champion and runner-up are recognized in each grouping. The state forensics tournament occurs on

4104-556: The population, and Telugu , spoken by 2.8% of the population. Almost 25% of Loudoun County residents were born outside of the United States, with the largest groups being from India , El Salvador , and Korea . As of 2000 there were 59,900 households, out of which 43.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.30% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 18.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.70% had someone living alone who

4176-426: The regular season. Some Group AAA and AA districts with few schools and which were geographically isolated from other districts in the same group were dissolved and their member schools assigned to districts of nearby schools with smaller enrollments. Schools are not required to play a district rival which is at least three group classifications higher. For example, a school in Group 3A is not required to play against

4248-413: The remaining supervisors are elected from eight single-member districts roughly equal in population. All nine members serve concurrent terms of four years. The board handles policy and land use issues and sets the budget; it appoints a county administrator to handle the county government's day-to-day operations. As of the 2023 elections, the chairman of the board and six district supervisors are Democrats;

4320-435: The remaining two supervisors are Republicans. In November 2019, Democrats took over the Board of Supervisors. Voters elected Juli E. Briskman (D) in Algonkian District, with 6,763 votes (54.09%) replacing incumbent Suzanne M. Volpe (R) who polled 5,719 votes (45.74%). Juli Briskman had been fired from her job as a marketing analyst for a United States government and military subcontractor, after an AFP photo of her flipping off

4392-501: The same region to play for the state championship. VHSL member schools are classified based on enrollment into six classifications, 1 through 6, with schools having an enrollment of 475 or less in the smallest (1) classification. The remainder of the League’s member schools are divided equally into fifths, with the largest schools in Class 6. Each Classification is made up of four Regions (A, B, C, D). For regular season play, schools are placed into geographically-based Districts, eliminating

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4464-645: The three categories in each group (A, AA, and AAA) as well as an overall school folder winner in each group. The VHSL also awards the Wachovia Cup for each group to the schools which accumulate the most points across all competitions much like the NACDA Director's Cup for college athletics. There are separate cups for athletic and academic activities. Districts are geographically-organized groups and may contain schools in varying classifications. Class 6 Class 5 Class 4 Class 3 Class 2 Class 1 Loudoun County, Virginia Loudoun County ( / ˈ l aʊ d ən / )

4536-542: The time of the American Revolution , Loudoun County was Virginia's most populous county. It was also rich in agriculture, and the county's contributions of grain to George Washington's Continental Army earned it the nickname "Breadbasket of the Revolution." During the War of 1812 , important Federal documents and government archives were evacuated from Washington and stored at Leesburg . Local tradition holds that these documents were stored at Rokeby House . U.S. president James Monroe treated Oak Hill Plantation as

4608-462: The top four earning points toward a team sweepstakes. The team champion and runner-up are also recognized. Debate is a two-day tournament in April that features four events: Student Congress, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy. This competition has taken place at Liberty University since 1999. Public Forum, added in 2011, is the newest VHSL debate event. The top four individuals (or two-person policy and public forum teams) earn points toward

4680-412: The twelve regions. Instead, the sixteen schools with the most VHSL points from each region compete in the regional playoffs. The exception is that the first three rounds of the playoffs in the South regions in Groups 6A and 5A are split into two sections of two conferences each with eight schools qualifying for the playoffs in each section. The two sectional champions meet for the regional championship in

4752-400: The vote, with Republican challenger Mitt Romney garnering 47%. Democrats carried the county again in the 2016 presidential election, when Loudoun swung heavily towards Hillary Clinton, giving her 55.1% to Donald Trump's 38.2%. In 2020, Joe Biden won 61.5% to Trump's 36.5%. A year later, in the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election , Democratic nominee and former Governor Terry McAuliffe won

4824-482: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.24. In the county, 29.80% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.70% was from 18 to 24, 38.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 5.60% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males. In 2011, Census survey data concluded that Loudoun County had

4896-477: Was a native of Loudoun County. World War II general George C. Marshall resided at Dodona Manor in Leesburg. Essayist and journalist Russell Baker grew up in Morrisonville, Virginia and his book Growing Up highlights his childhood in rural Virginia. Entertainer Arthur Godfrey lived near historic Waterford, Virginia . Loudoun County is also the birthplace of Julia Neale Jackson, mother of Stonewall Jackson , and Susan Catherine Koerner Wright , mother of

4968-418: Was critically wounded in that battle along the Potomac River . During the Gettysburg Campaign in June 1863, Confederate major general J.E.B. Stuart and Union cavalry clashed in the battles of Aldie , Middleburg , and Upperville . Confederate partisan John S. Mosby based his operations in Loudoun and adjoining Fauquier County (for a more in-depth account of the history of Loudoun County during

5040-455: Was headquartered in Dulles. At one time Atlantic Coast Airlines had its headquarters in Sterling . Before its dissolution, MAXjet Airways was headquartered on the grounds of Washington-Dulles International Airport . According to the county's comprehensive annual financial reports , the top employers in the county are: From 1890 to 1940, the county had a decline in population as people moved to cities for more opportunities. The decline

5112-887: Was in the mid-19th century a top wheat -producing county in the fourth largest wheat-producing state. MCI, Inc. (formerly WorldCom), a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, is headquartered in Ashburn , Loudoun County. It announced it would move its headquarters to Ashburn in 2003. AOL had its headquarters at 22000 AOL Way in Dulles in unincorporated Loudoun County. In 2007 AOL announced it would move its headquarters from Loudoun County to New York City ; it would continue to operate its Virginia offices. Orbital Sciences Corporation has its headquarters in Dulles. Loudoun County houses over 60 massive data centers , many of which correspond to Amazon Web Services ’s (AWS) us-east-1 region. These data centers are estimated to carry 70 percent of global web traffic. Before its dissolution, Independence Air (originally Atlantic Coast Airlines )

5184-547: Was likely highest among African Americans, who had worked in an agricultural economy that was becoming increasingly mechanized. During the first half of the 20th century, African Americans moved out of rural areas to cities in the Great Migration . In the 21st century, African Americans now form a proportionally much smaller portion of the county’s population than they once did, and the Hispanic and Asian populations of

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