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Census-designated place
Houses in Crosspointe, August 2019
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Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Founded	May 17, 1983
Government
• Type	Board of Directors, Community Manager
Area
• Total	2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2)
• Land	2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (90 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,722
• Density	2,600/sq mi (1,003.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	22039, 22079
Area code(s)	703, 571
FIPS code	51-20436
GNIS feature ID	2584834
Website	http://www.crosspointe.info/

Crosspointe is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 5,722.

History

On May 17, 1983, the William Lyon Company of Newport Beach, California, which owned the land that made up Crosspointe established the Crosspointe Village Homeowners' Association, a not for profit corporation, to provide services to Crosspointe's residents. Since then, the community has evolved into an upper middle class suburb of Washington, D.C.

Recreational and cultural activities

The Crosspointe Community Center, located on Glen Eagles Lane (the headquarters of the Association), can be rented out for private parties.

Amenities and recreation

Crosspointe is home to several green spaces, with around 11 miles of trails.

Crosspointe is also near the Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton.

Crosspointe is about 1 mile from the Fairfax County Parkway Trail, about 3 miles from the Lakeridge Marina Waterfront Trail, and about 5 miles from the Bull Run Occoquan Trail. Crosspointe is also home to Heron Pond, a fishing pond. Giles Run, a tributary of the Occoquan River, begins at Heron Pond in Crosspointe and flows 6 miles to the southeast, ending at the Occoquan River in Mason Neck.

Crosspointe is home to two pools, one adjacent the clubhouse on Glen Eagles Lane, and another on Oak Chase Circle. There are also 8 tennis courts on the grounds.

Transportation

Two major state highways directly serve Crosspointe: Virginia State Route 123 (Ox Road), which forms the northeastern boundary and also connects the CDP to Fairfax, Virginia State Route 286 (Fairfax County Parkway), and Virginia State Route 620 (Braddock Road) in the west, and Woodbridge, Interstate 95, and U.S. Route 1 in the east; and Virginia State Route 600 which connects Crosspointe to Lorton and Lorton Road in the east.

Geography

It is located in southeast Fairfax County on the northeast side of Virginia Route 123, 6 miles (10 km) north of Woodbridge and 10 miles (16 km) south of Fairfax. It is bordered to the north by the South Run CDP, to the northeast by the Newington Forest CDP, and to the southeast by the Laurel Hill CDP. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Crosspointe has a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km²), of which 2.20 square miles (5.70 km²) is land and 0.019 square miles (0.05 km²), or 0.84%, is water. The CDP border is defined as Ox Road to the southwest, Hooes Road to the east, and South Run to the north.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Crosspointe has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Local media

Crosspointe lies within the distribution zone for two national newspapers, the Washington Post, and the Washington Times, as well as for the local Fairfax Times. Crosspointe is also covered by AOL's Patch service's Fairfax Station and Lorton divisions.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

As a part of Fairfax County, Crosspointe is served by the Fairfax County Public Schools and private schools. Crosspointe is served by one high school, South County High School, and one middle school, South County Middle School, both in adjacent Laurel Hill.

Public elementary schools

• Silverbrook Elementary School
• Halley Elementary School

Colleges and universities

Crosspointe is near a few higher education centers, including Agora University and Holy Transfiguration College.

Public libraries

Crosspointe is served by the Lorton Library, a branch of the Fairfax County Public Library System.

Demographics

2020 Census

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 5,722 people, 1,819 housing units and 1,670 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,600.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,003.9/km²). The average housing unit density was 826.8 per square mile (319.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.65% White, 6.97% African American, 0.12% Native American, 13.42% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 10.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.76% of the population.

Of the households, 87.9% were married couple families, 4.6% were a male family householder with no spouse, and 6.4% were a female family householder with no spouse.The average family household had 3.29 people.

The median age was 45.3, 22.6% of people were under the age of 18, and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The largest ancestry is the 16.3% who had German ancestry, 14.8% spoke a language other than English at home, and 13.0% were born outside the United States, 81.3% of whom were naturalized citizens.

The median income for a household in the CDP was over $250,000. 19.8% of the population were military veterans, and 76.0% had a batchelor's degree or higher. In the CDP 3.2% of the population was below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over, with 2.6% of the population without health insurance.

As of 2019, Crosspointe had an estimated median household income of $193,472.

See also

In Spanish: Crosspointe (Virginia) para niños