Vienna (Virginia)
Fairfax County
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Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, in the State of Virginia, 15 kilometers west of Washington, DC. According to Money magazine, an American financial magazine, the city was in 2005 on the 4th place of American cities where you can live best.
History
Perhaps the first inhabitants on the today's city was the settlers Colonel Charles Broadwater, a well-known soldier of the British colonial forces and landowner, who built his home here.
The town was originally called Ayr Hill and was renamed only in the late 1850s in Vienna.
The town was connected to the railway network in 1858. This gave the city a decisive impulse for further growth. During the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 the city was several times in the crossfire. The first car was in 1904 through the streets of the city. At that time the speed limit was 12 mph and the equivalent of about 19.3 km / h In 1940, the population was still at only 1,237 residents. After the Second World War, the city grew slightly faster. In 1962, the Dulles International Airport was opened.
Geography
Vienna lies on a latitude of 38 °, 53 minutes and 57 seconds north and 77 degrees, 15 minutes, 38 seconds West.
According to the Bureau of Census ( United States Census Bureau), the city has a total area of 11.5 km ².
Population
According to the census of 2000 14.453 people, 5,331 households, and 3,982 families living in the city. The population density was 1,256.8 people per km ². The distribution of the population in different breeds results from the following list: 81.10 percent of the population are white skin color. 3.44 percent are African-American, 0.19 percent Native American origin, 9.47 percent Asian, 2.71 belong to other races. 3.09 percent belong to two or more races. 7.39 percent belong to minority ethnic Hispanics or Latinos are.
64.2 percent of families are married couples. In 7.4 percent of households single women live. The average household size was 2.71 persons and the average size is from 3.08.
23.6 percent of the population is under 18 years, 5.0 percent between 18 and 24 years, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.2 percent between 45 and 64 years. 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. There is a slight surplus of women: For every 100 females there are 99.4 males.
The average income of a city budget was 85.519 U.S. dollars, the average income for a family was 93 043 U.S. dollars. Males have a median income of $ 62 733 U.S. dollars compared to 39 563 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income for the city was 37 753 U.S. dollars. Approximately 1.3 percent of families and 2.5 percent of the population are below the poverty line.
Education
The education system of Fairfax County was listed repeatedly as one of the best public school systems in the country. Vienna has a high school, a " secondary school", and six elementary schools. The James Madison High School is Vienna 's pride and joy, especially with regard to school sport. The music program at James Madison High School is outstanding with an award winning marching band, symphonic two groups, a jazz band, an orchestra and a choir. The " Thoreau Middle School " is the only " middle school " ( secondary school) in Vienna, but not the only one in the region.