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Arlington-Five Forks-Kenwood was a special kind of area in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. It was like a community that wasn't officially a city or a town with its own government.

What Was Arlington-Five Forks-Kenwood?

This area was called a "census-designated place." Think of it like a neighborhood or a group of small communities that the government decided to count together for a big survey. This survey is called a census. A census happens every ten years and helps the government count all the people living in the country. It helps them understand where people live and how many there are.

In 1950, Arlington-Five Forks-Kenwood was counted for the first and only time. The census found that 4,124 people lived there. After 1950, this area was no longer counted as a separate place in future censuses. This could mean it became part of another town, or its boundaries changed.

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