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href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling,_Virginia" title="Sterling, Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Sterling, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_(Virginia)" title="Sterling (Virginia) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sterling (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_(Virginia)" title="Sterling (Virginia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sterling (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa 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(Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_(Virginia)" title="Sterling (Virginia) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Sterling (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling,_Virginia" title="Sterling, Virginia – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Sterling, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a 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class="longitude">77°25′43″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.00611°N 77.42861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.00611; -77.42861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of counties in Virginia">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Loudoun_County%2C_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="450" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5.48 sq mi (14.19 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">5.45 sq mi (14.12 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.03 sq mi (0.07 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">295 ft (90 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">30,337</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">5,565/sq mi (2,148.5/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">20164</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">51-75376</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2584925</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sterling, Virginia</b>, refers most specifically to a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> (CDP) in <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, United States. The population of the CDP as of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 United States Census</a> was 30,337<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CDP boundaries are confined to a relatively small area between <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_28" title="Virginia State Route 28">Virginia State Route 28</a> on the west and <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_7" title="Virginia State Route 7">Virginia State Route 7</a> on the northeast, excluding areas near <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_606_(Loudoun_County)" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia State Route 606 (Loudoun County)">SR 606</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dulles_Town_Center" title="Dulles Town Center">Dulles Town Center</a>. </p><p>A much wider region has a preferred mailing address of "Sterling, Virginia", per the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other localities included within this larger area include <a href="/wiki/Arcola,_Virginia" title="Arcola, Virginia">Arcola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cascades,_Virginia" title="Cascades, Virginia">Cascades</a>, <a href="/wiki/Countryside,_Virginia" title="Countryside, Virginia">Countryside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dulles,_Virginia" title="Dulles, Virginia">Dulles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dulles_Town_Center,_Virginia" title="Dulles Town Center, Virginia">Dulles Town Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oak_Grove,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Oak Grove, Loudoun County, Virginia">Oak Grove</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sugarland_Run,_Virginia" title="Sugarland Run, Virginia">Sugarland Run</a>. The "Greater Sterling" region includes part of <a href="/wiki/Washington_Dulles_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Dulles International Airport">Washington Dulles International Airport</a> and the former <a href="/wiki/AOL" title="AOL">AOL</a> corporate headquarters. Greater Sterling is also home to the <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service_Baltimore/Washington" title="National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington">Weather Forecast Office</a> LWX (serving the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore%E2%80%93Washington_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area">Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area</a>), as well as the Sterling Field Support Center, the <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> test, research, and evaluation center for <a href="/wiki/Weather_instrument" class="mw-redirect" title="Weather instrument">weather instruments</a>. </p><p>The following includes information covering both the CDP and the wider "Greater Sterling" region. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-One_source plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-one_source" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>relies largely or entirely on a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">single source</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Relevant discussion may be found on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Sterling,_Virginia##" title="Talk:Sterling, Virginia">talk page</a>. Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">introducing citations to additional sources</a>.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22">"Sterling, Virginia"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Sterling%2C+Virginia%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2010</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1962, large farms made up the 1,762 acres (713 ha) of what today is called Sterling Park. Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>7, also known as Leesburg Pike, bordered what used to be Jesse Hughes's dairy farm. Hughes arrived in Loudoun County in the early 20th century and was a longtime head of the county's <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrats</a>. Fred Franklin Tavenner, who was somewhat related to <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, operated vast stretches of Sterling Farm at the southwest fringes of Sterling Park. Tavenner had purchased land from Albert Shaw Jr., who had inherited it from his father <a href="/wiki/Albert_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Albert Shaw (journalist)">Albert B. Shaw</a>, editor and publisher of the American <i><a href="/wiki/Review_of_Reviews" title="Review of Reviews">Review of Reviews</a></i>. One of Shaw's spreads, totaling 1,640 acres (660 ha), was called "The Experimental Farm" because it was one of the first area farms to receive a U.S. grant for applying "scientific methods", as Tavenner called them. According to Tavenner, refugees from the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> ran the farm while Shaw remained in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport" title="Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a> and the extension of water and sewer lines to the airport began to change the landscape when construction started in 1959. Land prices rose from an average $125 per acre ($310/ha) to $500 per acre ($1,200/ha). During the same year, Marvin T. Broyhill Jr. and his father made plans to develop land in the airport area under the company <a href="/wiki/M.T._Broyhill_%26_Sons_Corporation" title="M.T. Broyhill & Sons Corporation">M.T. Broyhill & Sons Corporation</a>. In late 1961, they decided to buy and incorporated Sterling Park Development Corporation with his son Marvin T. Broyhill as president, and cousin Thomas J. Broyhill as vice president. Between April 28 and December 29 of 1961, they purchased 1,762 acres (713 ha) in 14<span class="nowrap"> </span>parcels for $2,115,784. For the 226-acre (91 ha) Hughes farm along Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>7, they paid $1,700 per acre ($4,200/ha).<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/M.T._Broyhill_%26_Sons_Corporation" title="M.T. Broyhill & Sons Corporation">M.T. Broyhill & Sons Corporation</a> learned where the right-of-way for <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_28" title="Virginia State Route 28">Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>28</a> (Sully Road) would be, and hoped to develop Sterling Park on both sides of it, so they would not have to build a road through Sterling Park. However, Powell B. Harrison, who was instrumental in planning Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>28, insisted that the road be kept generally free of development, for easy access to the airport. Therefore, the Broyhills developed Sterling Park east of Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>28, and had to build their own through road, today's Sterling Boulevard.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Marvin Broyhill, Jr.'s marketing thoughts were to "put together a prefabricated home marketed by <a href="/wiki/U.S._Steel" title="U.S. Steel">U.S. Steel</a> and sell it for about $17,000 [that is] $3,000 less than a comparable residence in <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax County, Virginia</a>.<span class="nowrap"> </span>.<span class="nowrap"> </span>. All homes to have air conditioning. Homeowners to have access without membership fees to golf and tennis courts and pools."<sup id="cite_ref-Peskin2014_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peskin2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Air conditioning was uncommon in homes of that price range at the time. Broyhill's ideas, except for free golf, are realities today. As selling points, Loudoun's taxes were less than half of Fairfax's taxes, Washington was a half-hour away, and the elder Broyhill had envisioned <a href="/wiki/Commuter_train" class="mw-redirect" title="Commuter train">commuter trains</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Old_Dominion_Railroad" title="Washington and Old Dominion Railroad">Washington and Old Dominion Railroad</a> (which, since 1951, had carried only freight). The railroad tracks were the southern boundary of the present Sterling Park.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sterling Park residents had to be of the "<a href="/wiki/Caucasian_race" title="Caucasian race">Caucasian race</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No board member or speaker before the board raised an objection to the clause, a common one in the United States before the 1960s, when discriminatory housing was outlawed by the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968" title="Civil Rights Act of 1968">Fair Housing Act</a>, which was enacted as a follow-up to the <a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964" title="Civil Rights Act of 1964">Civil Rights Act of 1964</a>. No <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> family moved into Sterling Park until August 1966, when the illegality of the clause became apparent. By then, the population of "The Park", as it had come to be known, had reached 5,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park,_Virginia_starts_the_growth_battle_in_Loudoun_County-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Broad_Run_Bridge_and_Tollhouse" title="Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse">Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vestal%27s_Gap_Road_and_Lanesville_Historic_District" title="Vestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic District">Vestal's Gap Road and Lanesville Historic District</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arcola_Elementary_School" title="Arcola Elementary School">Arcola Elementary School</a> are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nps_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Geological_Survey" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Geological Survey">USGS</a>, Sterling has an average elevation of 289 feet (88 m) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>. The original center of Sterling is located at 39°00'22.4"N 77°25'43.0"W.<sup id="cite_ref-GNIS_Detail_Sterling_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GNIS_Detail_Sterling-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sterling is part of the <a href="/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay" title="Chesapeake Bay">Chesapeake Bay</a> watershed, and Greater Sterling borders the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>27,822</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>30,337</td><td></td><td>9.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a> estimates, there were 31,058 people and 9,659 households.<sup id="cite_ref-DP02_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DP05_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 5,694.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,198.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,956 housing units at an average density of 1,825.4 units per square mile (704.8 units/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-B25001_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B25001-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gaz2023_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gaz2023-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DP05_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The racial makeup of the city was 42.0% White, 22.1% some other race, 15.2% Asian, 6.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American or Alaskan Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, with 13.4% from two or more races.<sup id="cite_ref-DP05_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanics or Latinos</a> of any race were 47.1% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-DP05_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 9,659 households, 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.9% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% were couples cohabitating, 15.9% had a male householder with no partner present, and 23.1% had a female householder with no partner present.<sup id="cite_ref-DP02_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The median household size was 3.21 and the median family size was 3.65.<sup id="cite_ref-DP02_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The age distribution was 24.1% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.4 years.<sup id="cite_ref-S0101_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S0101-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males.<sup id="cite_ref-DP05_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP05-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The median income for a household was $117,699, with family households having a median income of $128,241 and non-family households $76,526. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> was $44,054.<sup id="cite_ref-S1901_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S1901-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-S1902_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S1902-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Males working <a href="/wiki/Full-time_job" title="Full-time job">full-time jobs</a> had median earnings of $64,685 compared to $55,864 for females.<sup id="cite_ref-S2001_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S2001-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Out of the 30,861 people with a determined poverty status, 7.4% were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>. Further, 7.5% of minors and 11.3% of seniors were below the poverty line.<sup id="cite_ref-S1701_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-S1701-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of <a href="/wiki/German_American" class="mw-redirect" title="German American">German</a> descent made up 6.0% of the population of the town, followed by <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a> at 5.1%, <a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a> at 4.9%, <a href="/wiki/American_ancestry" title="American ancestry">American</a> at 4.7%, <a href="/wiki/Italian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian American">Italian</a> at 2.3%, <a href="/wiki/Arab_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Arab American">Arab</a> at 1.9%, <a href="/wiki/French_American" class="mw-redirect" title="French American">French</a> at 1.2%, <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan African</a> at 1.1%, <a href="/wiki/Polish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Polish American">Polish</a> at 0.9%, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish American">Scottish</a> at 0.8%, <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean American">Caribbean (excluding Hispanics)</a> at 0.6%, and <a href="/wiki/Greek_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek American">Greek</a> at 0.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-DP02_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DP02-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_Census">2020 Census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2020 Census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Sterling, Virginia – Racial and Ethnic Composition</b><br /> (<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)<br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th>% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>11,631 </td> <td>9,025 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001418050463661850♠" style="display:none"></span>41.81% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001297491512015031♠" style="display:none"></span>29.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>2,149 </td> <td>2,080 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000772410322766156♠" style="display:none"></span>7.72% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000685631407192537♠" style="display:none"></span>6.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>46 </td> <td>32 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999165336783840126♠" style="display:none"></span>0.17% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999105481754952698♠" style="display:none"></span>0.11% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>3,897 </td> <td>4,414 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001140069010135863♠" style="display:none"></span>14.01% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001145498895737877♠" style="display:none"></span>14.55% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>17 </td> <td>8 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998611027244626554♠" style="display:none"></span>0.06% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998263704387381745♠" style="display:none"></span>0.03% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Some Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>110 </td> <td>231 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999395370570052476♠" style="display:none"></span>0.4% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999761446418564788♠" style="display:none"></span>0.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race/Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>742 </td> <td>1,050 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000266695420889943♠" style="display:none"></span>2.67% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000346112008438540♠" style="display:none"></span>3.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>9,230 </td> <td>13,497 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001331751851053123♠" style="display:none"></span>33.18% </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001444902264561426♠" style="display:none"></span>44.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>27,822</b> </td> <td><b>30,337</b> </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100%</b> </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Broad Run Farms is a residential area north of <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_7" title="Virginia State Route 7">Virginia State Route 7</a> and<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/State_Route_28_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 28 (Virginia)">28</a> that was founded in 1952. It shares the ZIP code of 20165 which uses "Sterling" or "Potomac Falls" as recommended addresses. As an area much older than the surrounding recent growth, it has features unique to the region, including large lots, highly wooded old-growth trees, a wide variety of housing and a voluntary civic association. The <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a> forms its northern border, and <a href="/wiki/Broad_Run_(Loudoun_County,_Virginia)" title="Broad Run (Loudoun County, Virginia)">Broad Run</a> its western. A <a href="/wiki/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> lawyer bought the Miskel farm in 1950 and later subdivided it, founding Broad Run Farms. The <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> <a href="/wiki/Skirmish_at_Miskel_Farm" title="Skirmish at Miskel Farm">Skirmish at Miskel Farm</a> propelled <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate</a> Captain <a href="/wiki/John_S._Mosby" title="John S. Mosby">John S. Mosby</a> to fame. The community banded together in 1995, with state and county help, to finance and install its own sewer service, in part through an added property tax. The lien was paid off several years early and the tax has now been retired.<sup id="cite_ref-Broad_Run_Farms,_VA_Community_Profile_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Broad_Run_Farms,_VA_Community_Profile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cascades,_Virginia" title="Cascades, Virginia">Cascades</a> is a 2,500-acre (1,000 ha) planned community within the 20165 ZIP code. The area is located in the northeasternmost part of Loudoun County, between the Fairfax County line to the east, the Potomac River to the north, and Algonkian Parkway to the south. Located just north of Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>7, along the Algonkian Parkway, approximately 6500 homes comprise the community.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Countryside,_Virginia" title="Countryside, Virginia">Countryside</a> is a housing development in Sterling (20165 ZIP code), bounded by the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a> to the north and by Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>7 (<a href="/wiki/Leesburg_Pike" class="mw-redirect" title="Leesburg Pike">Leesburg Pike</a>) to the south. This subdivision was conceived in the middle 1970s when 1,000 acres (400 ha) of farmland was divided in preparation for a planned housing development. Homes construction began in 1983 and continued through 1991. Today, Countryside covers about 3.75 square miles (9.7 km<sup>2</sup>) and consists of 2,539<span class="nowrap"> </span>homes, which includes 1,269<span class="nowrap"> </span>single-family homes, 1,168<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Town_home" class="mw-redirect" title="Town home">town homes</a>, and 102<span class="nowrap"> </span>condominium units. Countryside contains a shopping center. The shopping center is within the mixed-use Countryside Commercial and Professional Center, which contains various office buildings. Countryside is governed by the CountrySide Proprietary, the community's homeowners association.<sup id="cite_ref-Countryside_VA_Community_Profile_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Countryside_VA_Community_Profile-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dulles,_Virginia" title="Dulles, Virginia">Dulles</a> is an unincorporated area in Loudoun County, with ZIP code 20166. The headquarters of <a href="/wiki/Orbital_ATK" title="Orbital ATK">Orbital ATK</a> (on <a href="/wiki/Warp_Drive" title="Warp Drive">Warp Drive</a>), ODIN Technologies, the former headquarters of <a href="/wiki/MCI_Inc." title="MCI Inc.">MCI Inc.</a>, and AOL are located in Dulles. The usage of Dulles as a community name began in the mid-1980s when Loudoun County economic development officer Pam Treadwell successfully lobbied the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">United States Postal Service</a> to allow Sterling businesses and residents to use Dulles as an alternate address.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dulles_Town_Center,_Virginia" title="Dulles Town Center, Virginia">Dulles Town Center</a> is a census-designated place located within Dulles, which contains the <a href="/wiki/Dulles_Town_Center" title="Dulles Town Center">Dulles Town Center</a> shopping mall.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowes_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Lowes Island">Lowes Island</a> is an advertised portion of the legal subdivision of Cascades, but is not a legal subdivision itself. While newer residents use the city address "Potomac Falls, VA", the post office will recognize either "Potomac Falls, VA" or "Sterling, VA" as a correct mailing address. Almost 50% of the Lowes Island geography is occupied by club grounds and a golf course.<sup id="cite_ref-Trump_Buys_Lowes_Island_Golf_Club_in_VA_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trump_Buys_Lowes_Island_Golf_Club_in_VA-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Falls,_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Potomac Falls, Virginia">Potomac Falls</a> is another name for the unincorporated area along the Potomac River in the northernmost portion of Sterling with the ZIP code of 20165, bordering <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. It contains the census-designated places of Countryside, Cascades, and Lowes Island. The name for Potomac Falls came from a competition to name the second new post office in Sterling.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alternately called Potomac Falls or Sterling,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the village consists of the communities of Glen Heather, Calvert's Glen, Cascades, Countryside, Lowes Island, Rivercrest, Potomac Hunt, Great Falls Forest and Great Falls Chase. <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">Great Falls Chase is a new addition to what was previously known as Great Falls Forest.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2009)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Development of Potomac Falls began in the late 1980s, and is essentially complete today. Potomac Falls borders <a href="/wiki/Great_Falls,_Virginia" title="Great Falls, Virginia">Great Falls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax County</a> to the southeast and has several shopping areas, schools, and community centers. Potomac Falls is also home to three 18-hole golf courses and is home to the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_Falls_High_School" title="Potomac Falls High School">Potomac Falls High School</a> Panthers.<sup id="cite_ref-Potomac_Falls,_VA_Community_Profile_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Potomac_Falls,_VA_Community_Profile-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sterling Park is a portion of Sterling with the ZIP code of 20164. The land where Sterling Park was built was mainly made up of a few very large farms. When construction of Dulles International Airport began in 1959, land prices began to rise. In 1961, Marvin T. Broyhill Sr. saw this as a great investment opportunity and decided to buy the 1,762 acres (713 ha) that now make up Sterling Park <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">for $2,115,783.86</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. Construction of homes priced $14,800 to $22,500 was completed by 1967. Sterling Park was one of the first planned communities built in eastern Loudoun County and was a popular place for government workers to settle with their families outside Washington, D.C. Sterling Park also contains a variety of businesses, churches, parks, a <a href="/wiki/Community_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Community center">community center</a>, a semi-private golf club with schools, tennis courts, and two swimming pools. It is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Park_View_High_School_(Sterling,_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Park View High School (Sterling, Virginia)">Park View High School Patriots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Park_VA_Community_Profile_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Park_VA_Community_Profile-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugarland_Run,_Virginia" title="Sugarland Run, Virginia">Sugarland Run</a> is a portion of Sterling with the ZIP code of 20164. Built in the 1970s in the style of Sterling Park. The housing around Sugarland Elementary School consists of town houses, apartments and single-family homes, while the housing around Meadowland Elementary is predominantly single-family homes. <span class="citation-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">Sugarland Run also has a community center, which is situated near the preconstructed <a href="/w/index.php?title=Willow_Lake_(Virginia)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willow Lake (Virginia) (page does not exist)">Willow Lake</a>,</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and over 26 miles (42 km) of walking paths. There is also a community swimming pool and <a href="/wiki/Playground" title="Playground">playground</a> situated across from the lake. The swimming pool is 75 feet (23 m) by 160 feet (50 m), with a large diving well and a separate baby pool. Sugarland Run also is a geographical feeder to <a href="/wiki/Dominion_High_School" title="Dominion High School">Dominion High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sugarland_Run_VA_Community_Profile_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sugarland_Run_VA_Community_Profile-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sterling is home to many businesses and also serves as branch offices for many major companies. According to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100813101731/http://www.manta.com/">Manta</a>, the following companies, with annual revenues of $20<span class="nowrap"> </span>million or more, have headquarters in Sterling, Virginia: <a href="/wiki/Neustar" title="Neustar">Neustar</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Electronic_Instrumentation_and_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Electronic Instrumentation and Technology (page does not exist)">Electronic Instrumentation and Technology</a>. Companies that have a branch office or headquarters in Sterling, with a total number of employees over 1,000 or more are as follows: <a href="/wiki/Alcatel-Lucent" title="Alcatel-Lucent">Alcatel-Lucent</a>, Geo Trans, HR Solutions LLC, <a href="/wiki/M.C._Dean,_Inc." title="M.C. Dean, Inc.">M.C. Dean, Inc.</a>, National Electronics Warranty Corp, <span class="nowrap">N E W Customer</span> Service Companies Inc, and Orbital Science.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling,_Virginia_(VA)_Companies_&_Businesses_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling,_Virginia_(VA)_Companies_&_Businesses-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Federal agencies with offices in Sterling include <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Safety_and_Environmental_Enforcement" title="Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement">Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration" title="Drug Enforcement Administration">Drug Enforcement Administration</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At one time, <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Airlines" title="Atlantic Coast Airlines">Atlantic Coast Airlines</a> had its headquarters in Sterling.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Currently, Sterling is home to three public high schools serving grades 9-12: <a href="/wiki/Dominion_High_School" title="Dominion High School">Dominion High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Park_View_High_School_(Loudoun_County,_Virginia)" title="Park View High School (Loudoun County, Virginia)">Park View High School</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Potomac_Falls_High_School" title="Potomac Falls High School">Potomac Falls High School</a>. Sterling also has three public middle schools serving grades 6-8: <a href="/wiki/River_Bend_Middle_School" class="mw-redirect" title="River Bend Middle School">River Bend Middle School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seneca_Ridge_Middle_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Seneca Ridge Middle School">Seneca Ridge Middle School</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Middle_School_(Sterling,_Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sterling Middle School (Sterling, Virginia)">Sterling Middle School</a>. There are also twelve public elementary schools serving grades PK-5: Algonkian Elementary School, Countryside Elementary School, Forest Grove Elementary School, Guilford Elementary School, Horizon Elementary School, Lowes Island Elementary School, Meadlowland Elementary School, Potowmack Elementary School, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, Sterling Elementary School, Sugarland Elementary School, and Sully Elementary School.<sup id="cite_ref-Loudoun_County_Public_Schools_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Loudoun_County_Public_Schools-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Higher_education">Higher education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Higher education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia_Community_College" title="Northern Virginia Community College">Northern Virginia Community College</a> has a <a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a> campus on Leesburg Pike (Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>7). Nearby, in <a href="/wiki/Ashburn,_Virginia" title="Ashburn, Virginia">Ashburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_George_Washington_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The George Washington University">The George Washington University</a> has its <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gwvirginia.gwu.edu/">Virginia Science and Technology Campus</a>, established in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-The_George_Washington_University:_Virginia_Science_and_Technology_Campus:_About_the_Campus_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_George_Washington_University:_Virginia_Science_and_Technology_Campus:_About_the_Campus-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main arterial roads serving Sterling are <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_28" title="Virginia State Route 28">Route<span class="nowrap"> </span>28</a>, West Church Road, South Sterling Boulevard, <a href="/wiki/Leesburg_Pike" class="mw-redirect" title="Leesburg Pike">Leesburg Pike</a>, Algonkian Parkway, Potomac View Road, Waxpool Road, and Cascades Parkway.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_VA_Community_Profile_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_VA_Community_Profile-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg/220px-Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg/330px-Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg/440px-Algonkian_Regional_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="978" data-file-height="652" /></a><figcaption>Algonkian Regional Park</figcaption></figure> <p>Claude Moore Park occupies 357 acres (144 ha) in Sterling and offers activities for people of all ages, with three main areas. Claude Moore Recreation Center contains an Olympic-size indoor pool, a children's pool with water features, an exercise area, gymnasium, and several event and meeting rooms.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sportplex includes baseball and softball fields, while the nature area includes hiking trails and the park. The last known undeveloped section of the historic Vestal's Gap Road runs across the park. Originally a trail first used by Native Americans, it was a major route for settlers between <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_Valley" title="Shenandoah Valley">Shenandoah Valley</a>. <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> used the road frequently in his travels between <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a> and the western frontier. <a href="/wiki/General_Braddock" class="mw-redirect" title="General Braddock">General Braddock</a>'s troops, including <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Boone" title="Daniel Boone">Daniel Boone</a>, traveled Vestal's Gap Road during the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Claude_Moore_Park_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claude_Moore_Park-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sterling offers the following parks and clubs as recreational areas: Algonkian Regional Park, Dulles Golf Center<span class="nowrap"> </span>& Sports Park, and Sterling Golf Club.<sup id="cite_ref-Sterling_Recreation_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sterling_Recreation-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Northern_Virginia_Regional_Park_Authority:_Algonkian_Regional_Park_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Northern_Virginia_Regional_Park_Authority:_Algonkian_Regional_Park-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_works_and_services">Public works and services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Public works and services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Firefighter" title="Firefighter">Fire protection</a> services are provided by the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company. Technical Rescue and <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Medical_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergency Medical Services">Emergency Medical Services</a> are provided by the Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad. Both are non-governmental <a href="/wiki/501(c)" class="mw-redirect" title="501(c)">501(c)</a> <a href="/wiki/Non-profit_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit organization">non-profit</a> organizations that operate as a part of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System, and share three stations: one in Sterling Park, one in Potomac Falls, and one in <a href="/wiki/Kincora,_Virginia" title="Kincora, Virginia">Kincora</a> at the northern end of Pacific Boulevard. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the Virginia State Police provide law enforcement. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Famous people who were born in or who lived in Sterling include: </p> <ul><li>United States President <a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> had his summer home near what is now Ruritan Circle.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilarie_Burton" title="Hilarie Burton">Hilarie Burton</a>, actress from the television programs <i><a href="/wiki/One_Tree_Hill_(TV_series)" title="One Tree Hill (TV series)">One Tree Hill</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/White_Collar_(TV_series)" title="White Collar (TV series)">White Collar</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_King_(basketball)" title="Billy King (basketball)">Billy King</a>, former general manager for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> of the NBA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patton_Oswalt" title="Patton Oswalt">Patton Oswalt</a>, stand-up comedian<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pg._99" title="Pg. 99">Pg. 99</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Screamo" title="Screamo">screamo</a> band formed in 1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conor_Shanosky" title="Conor Shanosky">Conor Shanosky</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-20 soccer team">United States men's national under-20 soccer team</a> football player, who operated commonly as midfielder and defender, who was a <a href="/wiki/D.C._United" title="D.C. United">D.C. United</a> player; currently plays for <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_St._John" title="Austin St. John">Austin St. John</a>, actor and martial artist from the <i><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers" title="Mighty Morphin Power Rangers">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers</a></i> television series, who left acting to work as a paramedic and study martial arts<sup id="cite_ref-Power_Morphicon_2007-_Where_are_they_Now?_Part_1_of_6_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Power_Morphicon_2007-_Where_are_they_Now?_Part_1_of_6-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Whitten" title="Cameron Whitten">Cameron Whitten</a>, community activist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> system, Sterling has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a>, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/wiki/Dulles_International_Airport" title="Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a> in <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sterling, Virginia</a> (1991−2020 normals,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> extremes 1960−present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">99<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">105<br />(41) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF9D3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.6<br />(18.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.1<br />(19.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.5<br />(24.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.8<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89.9<br />(32.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94.1<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF2600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96.7<br />(35.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">95.4<br />(35.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91.3<br />(32.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.4<br />(29.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.4<br />(23.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.1<br />(18.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">97.7<br />(36.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFF5EB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.6<br />(5.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.1<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.8<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.0<br />(23.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.1<br />(28.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">87.6<br />(30.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.3<br />(30.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.3<br />(26.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF942A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.8<br />(19.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.5<br />(13.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.5<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">66.0<br />(18.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.9<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.4<br />(2.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.2<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.0<br />(12.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.0<br />(17.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.5<br />(22.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.2<br />(25.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.7<br />(24.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.6<br />(20.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.6<br />(13.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.0<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.7<br />(3.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">55.7<br />(13.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(−3.8) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.7<br />(−2.9) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.2<br />(6.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.0<br />(11.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.9<br />(16.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.8<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.2<br />(18.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.9<br />(14.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.6<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(−1.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #9A9AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(−14.1) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(−12.4) </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(−8.4) </td> <td style="background: #DADAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.8<br />(−2.3) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.0<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.3<br />(9.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.4<br />(13.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC892; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.4<br />(12.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.0<br />(6.1) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(−1.2) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.6<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #AFAFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(−10.3) </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3.8<br />(−15.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−18<br />(−28) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−14<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #8585FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1<br />(−18) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(−8) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br />(5) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(−1) </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15<br />(−9) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−18<br />(−28) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.94<br />(75) </td> <td style="background: #93FF93; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.61<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #7AFF7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.50<br />(89) </td> <td style="background: #77FF77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.47<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #4CFF4C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.72<br />(120) </td> <td style="background: #57FF57; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.30<br />(109) </td> <td style="background: #62FF62; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.15<br />(105) </td> <td style="background: #78FF78; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.53<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #65FF65; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.94<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.65<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.13<br />(80) </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.30<br />(84) </td> <td style="background: #74FF74; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43.24<br />(1,098) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #0000F1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">6.9<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">7.0<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #6B6BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F3F3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.3<br />(0.76) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.0<br />(53) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.3<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1<br />(0.25) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.5<br />(19) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #6262FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.8 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.3 </td> <td style="background: #8C8CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.0 </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.1 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #8181FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">121.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.9 </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8 </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.2 </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.6 </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">9.7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000F9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">68.1 </td> <td style="background: #0202FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">66.0 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63.9 </td> <td style="background: #0F0FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">62.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000F0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000E9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">72.3 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000DF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74.8 </td> <td style="background: #0000DD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">75.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">73.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000F3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">69.9 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(−5.4) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.2<br />(−1.0) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.7<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD3A8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.4<br />(10.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB061; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.6<br />(15.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.9<br />(18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.0<br />(17.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.6<br />(14.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.0<br />(7.2) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.7<br />(−3.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43.0<br />(6.1) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/National_Weather_Service" title="National Weather Service">National Weather Service</a> (relative humidity and dew point 1961–1990)<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sterling,_Virginia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia"><span>Leesburg</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Town_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Town (Virginia)">Towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Virginia" title="Hamilton, Virginia">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia">Hillsboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leesburg,_Virginia" title="Leesburg, Virginia">Leesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovettsville,_Virginia" title="Lovettsville, Virginia">Lovettsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleburg,_Virginia" title="Middleburg, Virginia">Middleburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purcellville,_Virginia" title="Purcellville, Virginia">Purcellville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Hill,_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia">Round Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Virginia highlighting Loudoun County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg.png 2x" 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