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<div>{{Mergeto |Mount Vernon, Virginia |date=February 2010}}<br />
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'''Mount Vernon''' is a district in the southeastern sector of [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] which encompasses the area along the [[Potomac River]], [[Mount Vernon]], [[Fort Belvoir]], [[Gunston Hall]] and [[Lorton]]. The office of the district is on 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306; town hall meetings are held here. As of 2010 <ref>http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/sdprofs/MtVernon.htm</ref> the population was 127,637. Its official newspaper is the Mount Vernon Gazette.{{Fact|date=February 2010}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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Mount Vernon has very low African American, Hispanic, and Asian populations. It has a total population of 127,637 with 44,466 households. The median market value of single-family detached homes in Mount Vernon is $627,341. The median market value for all housing units in Mount Vernon is $518,056 <ref>http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/sdprofs/mtvernon.htm</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
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The district is characterized by rolling hills, forests, streams, lakes, and is located along the Potomac River. <br />
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==History==<br />
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Mount Vernon District is built on former plantation land, primarily the plantation of Mount Vernon belonging to George Washington. George Mason`s Gunston Hall Plantation and Hollin Hall Plantation are also located in Mount Vernon. <br />
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==Community Activities==<br />
*Town hall meetings <br />
*Mount Vernon Community Children`s Theater<br />
*Aldersgate Church Children`s Theater<br />
*Hollin Hall Shopping Center<br />
*Belle View Shopping Center<br />
*George Washington Memorial Parkway<br />
*Belle Haven Country Club<br />
*Mount Vernon Country Club<br />
*Lorton Town Center<br />
*Gunston Hall<br />
*Mount Vernon<br />
*Hollin Hall<br />
*Woodlawn Stables<br />
*Mount Vernon Recreational Center<br />
*Mount Vernon Farmer`s Market<br />
*Lorton Farmer`s Market<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Fairfax County, Virginia]]</div>72.83.190.110