Quantico, Virginia facts for kids
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Quantico
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Town
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Potomac Avenue in downtown Quantico
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Location in Prince William County and the state of Virginia.
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Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Prince William |
Area | |
• Total | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
• Land | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population
(2010)
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• Total | 480 |
• Estimate
(2019)
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553 |
• Density | 7,900.00/sq mi (3,066.86/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code |
22134
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Area codes | 571, 703 |
FIPS code | 51-65120 |
GNIS feature ID | 1499925 |
Website | townofquantico.org |
Quantico ( formerly Potomac) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, DC, bordered by the Potomac River to the east and the Quantico Creek to the north. The word Quantico is a derivation of the name of a Doeg village recorded by English colonists as Pamacocack.
Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides by one of the largest U.S. Marine Corps bases, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The base is the site of the HMX-1 presidential helicopter squadron, the FBI Academy, the FBI Laboratory, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the Officer Candidates School, The Basic School, The United States Drug Enforcement Administration training academy, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations headquarters. A replica of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial stands at one of the entrances to the base.
Geography
Quantico is at 38°31'19" North, 77°17'23" West (38.521871, −77.289757). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Climate
Quantico has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).
Climate data for Quantico, Virginia (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) |
47.3 (8.5) |
56.1 (13.4) |
67.0 (19.4) |
75.1 (23.9) |
83.7 (28.7) |
87.5 (30.8) |
85.7 (29.8) |
78.9 (26.1) |
68.3 (20.2) |
57.8 (14.3) |
47.2 (8.4) |
66.7 (19.3) |
Average low °F (°C) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
36.3 (2.4) |
45.9 (7.7) |
55.1 (12.8) |
64.8 (18.2) |
69.3 (20.7) |
68.1 (20.1) |
60.5 (15.8) |
48.3 (9.1) |
39.0 (3.9) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
48.0 (8.9) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.88 (73) |
2.82 (72) |
3.74 (95) |
3.25 (83) |
3.77 (96) |
3.32 (84) |
3.82 (97) |
3.36 (85) |
3.88 (99) |
3.27 (83) |
3.81 (97) |
3.19 (81) |
41.11 (1,045) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.0 (10) |
2.5 (6.4) |
1.3 (3.3) |
trace | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
.5 (1.3) |
1.9 (4.8) |
10.2 (26) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 114.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | .7 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .2 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
Source: NOAA |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 538 | — | |
1940 | 1,139 | 111.7% | |
1950 | 1,240 | 8.9% | |
1960 | 1,015 | −18.1% | |
1970 | 719 | −29.2% | |
1980 | 621 | −13.6% | |
1990 | 670 | 7.9% | |
2000 | 561 | −16.3% | |
2010 | 480 | −14.4% | |
2019 (est.) | 553 | 15.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the census of 2000, there were 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density was 7,811.2 inhabitants per square mile (3,015.9/km2). The racial makeup was 61.32% White, 20.32% African American, 10.16% Asian, 0.36% Native American, 2.32% from other races, and 5.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.53% of the population. The median income for a household in the town was $26,250. About 22.4% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.4% of those under the age of 18.
In popular culture
The FBI Academy in Quantico was the setting of fifteen episodes of The X-Files and several scenes from Thomas Harris' book The Silence of the Lambs and the film of the same name. Criminal Minds is based out of Quantico. The CBS drama ' is also set in Quantico. A new thriller series, Quantico, set at the FBI Academy premiered in 2015 on the ABC network. Lee Child's character Major Jack Reacher makes numerous references to Quantico, especially in the novel The Visitor.
Transportation
There are no significant highways passing through Quantico. All road vehicles must pass through Marine Corps Base Quantico in order to reach the town. Therefore, all vehicle drivers must present a valid driver's license to the military security officer stationed at the gate, and may be required to state their destination and reason for visiting. More thorough searches and checks may also be undertaken, according to the discretion and authority of base security.
Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express trains stop at the Quantico station.
Notable people
- Robert L. Crawford Jr., actor on Laramie
- Geof Isherwood, artist
- Shelby Lynne, musician, singer, songwriter, producer, owner of Everso Records, actress
- Roy Thomas, former pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
See also
In Spanish: Quantico (Virginia) para niños