Moorefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP was named Moorefield Station, and the population was 77.[2] As of 2019, the estimated population was 1,976.[3] Moorefield is a mixed-use development currently in progress, located at the Ashburn station at the western terminus of the Metrorail Silver Line.
Moorefield, Virginia
Moorefield Station | |
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 SR 267 forms the northeast edge of Moorefield, with an exit at the Loudoun County Parkway providing direct access. | |
  Moorefield  Moorefield  Moorefield | |
| Coordinates: 39°0′1″N 77°29′47″W / 39.00028°N 77.49639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| County |  Loudoun |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2) |
| • Land | 1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 280 ft (90 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 77 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20148 (Ashburn) |
| FIPS code | 51-53030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584884 |
Geography
editMoorefield is in the Ashburn portion of eastern Loudoun County, on the southwest side of the Dulles Greenway (Virginia State Route 267). It is bordered to the northeast by Ashburn proper, to the northwest and west by Brambleton, and to the south by Loudoun Valley Estates. It is 10 miles (16 km) south of Leesburg, the Loudoun county seat, and 31 miles (50 km) west-northwest of Washington, D.C.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Moorefield CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which 2,166 square metres (0.5 acres), or 0.07%, are water.[1] The area drains southeast toward Broad Run, a north-flowing tributary of the Potomac River.
References
edit- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Moorefield Station CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 5-Year Data Profiles: 2012-2016 (DP05), Moorefield Station CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
External links
edit- Moorefield Station Collection at George Mason University Libraries