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Loudoun
County Virginia Basic Information
Welcome
to Loudoun County! Loudoun County is a dynamic county with an outstanding quality
of life, located just 25 miles from Washington, D.C. The home of Dulles International
Airport and America Online, Loudoun has established a reputation as an international
center for technology, communications and transportation.
Bordered by the Blue Ridge Mountains and Potomac River, Loudoun is widely known
for its beautiful scenery, rich history and strong sense of community. The county
also enjoys a reputation for high quality services, including a first-rate educational
system.
For
more than two centuries, agriculture was the dominant way of life in Loudoun
County, which had a relatively constant population of about 20,000. That began
to change in the early 1960s, when Dulles International Airport was built in
the southeastern part of the county. The airport attracted new businesses, workers
and their families to the area.
At the same time, the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area began a period of rapid
growth. Major road improvements made commuting from Loudoun County much easier,
attracting more and more people to the eastern part of the county. In the last
three decades, the population of Loudoun County nearly quadrupled. Today, Loudoun
County is a growing, dynamic county of about 270,000 people. Loudoun is known
for its beautiful scenery, rich history, healthy diversity of expanding business
opportunities, comfortable neighborhoods, and high quality public services.
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