Quantico Station, Virginia
| Quantico Station, Virginia | |
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 Quantico Station, Virginia
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| Coordinates: 38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W / 38.50194°N 77.30583°WCoordinates: 38°30′7″N 77°18′21″W / 38.50194°N 77.30583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Counties | Prince William, Stafford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.2 sq mi (21.1 km2) |
| • Land | 7.2 sq mi (18.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,571 |
| • Density | 918.9/sq mi (354.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 51-65136[1] |
Quantico Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County and Stafford counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 6,571 at the 2000 census. The designation Quantico Station is not in widespread local use, but is simply a name used by the Census Bureau to describe base housing on Marine Corps Base Quantico.
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[edit] Geography
Quantico Station is located at 38°30′07″N 77°18′21″W / 38.501951°N 77.305962°W (38.501951, -77.305962).[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21.1 km2), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.5 km2) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.6 km2) of it (12.27%) is water.
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Quantico | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 44.5 (6.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
55.6 (13.1) |
66.4 (19.1) |
76 (24) |
83.3 (28.5) |
87.3 (30.7) |
85.1 (29.5) |
79.1 (26.2) |
68.6 (20.3) |
57.3 (14.1) |
46 (8) |
66.25 (19.03) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 26.3 (−3.2) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
34.5 (1.4) |
43.1 (6.2) |
53 (12) |
62.5 (16.9) |
67.4 (19.7) |
65.3 (18.5) |
59 (15) |
47.2 (8.4) |
36.5 (2.5) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
45.76 (7.64) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 2.9 (74) |
2.6 (66) |
3.2 (81) |
2.9 (74) |
3.1 (79) |
3.5 (89) |
3.8 (97) |
4.3 (109) |
3.1 (79) |
2.8 (71) |
2.5 (64) |
2.8 (71) |
37.5 (953) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,571 people, 1,389 households, and 1,351 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 918.9 people per square mile (354.8/km2). There were 1,645 housing units at an average density of 230.0/sq mi (88.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.25% White, 16.01% African American, 0.46% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 3.91% from other races, and 4.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.37% of the population.
There were 1,389 households out of which 77.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 91.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.7% were non-families. 2.1% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.57.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 29.9% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 2.2% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 158.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 196.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $41,288. Males had a median income of $24,478 versus $20,676 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,563. About 5.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Quantico, Virginia". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=530427&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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